Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman.
He was the son of Alexander Stewart, from whom he inherited the lands of
Avondale. Alexander had inherited them from his uncle
Lord Avondale, who had in turn received them following their forfeiture by
the last Earl of Douglas and Avondale in 1455.
The title
Lord Avondale was revived for Andrew Stewart of Avondale in about 1499. He died in 1513, killed at the
Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...
. and was succeeded by his son.
Marriage and family
Lord Avondale married Margaret Kennedy, daughter of
John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, and their children included:
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Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale
Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale or Andrew Stuart, 1st Lord Ochiltree (died 1549), was a Scottish peer.
Title
Andrew was the son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale, a new creation which Andrew surrendered for a new investment as Lord Ochil ...
, who exchanged the Avondale title for
Ochiltree
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. A cinerary urn was found i ...
and thus became first
Lord Ochiltree
Lord Ochiltree (or Ochiltrie) of Lord Stuart of Ochiltree was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. In 1542 Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale (see the Earl Castle Stewart for earlier history of the family) exchanged the lordship of Avondale with ...
.
*
Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven
Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (c. 1495 – 1552) was Master of the Scottish Artillery and third, and last husband, of Margaret Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
Ancient lineage
He was a son of Andrew Stewa ...
, married to
Margaret Tudor
Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was List of Scottish royal consorts, Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and fought to exte ...
as her 3rd husband; her 1st was
James IV of Scotland
James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James I ...
.
*Sir James Stewart of Beath, father of
James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune, whose son
James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...
became
Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, or Mormaer of Moray (pronounced "Murry"), was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until ...
.
*Barbara Stewart, who married (1) James Sinclair of
Sanday, and (2) in 1541,
Roderick MacLeod of Lewis
*David Stewart, married Elizabeth Elphinstone, sister of
Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone
Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish Peerage, peer. He was the son of Sir John Elphinstone of that ilk and of Pittendreich.
Courtier and administrator
He was first known as "Alexander Elphinstone of ...
Ancestry
References
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15th-century births
1513 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Deaths at the Battle of Flodden
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...
Lords of Parliament (pre-1707)