Duke Murdach Stewart Of Albany 
Murdach was born about 1362 in Falkland Castle,Fifeshire,Scotland.1 Murdach's father was Duke Robert Stewart Of Albany and his mother was Countess Margaret Graham Of Menteith. His paternal grandparents were King Robert II Stewart Of Scotland, Earl Of Atholl and Elizabeth Mure Of Rowallon; his maternal grandparents were Earl John Graham Of Menteith and Countess Mary Stewart Of Menteith. He had two sisters named Margaret Maris and Joan. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named John and Marjory Marcelline. He died on June 24th, 1425 in Beheaded at Stirling Castle,Stirlingshire,Scotland.1 General Notes
Murchach Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany: b. c1362; Justiciar of Scotland north of Fort 1389, captured by the Percys at Homildon Hill 1402 but released in exchange for the Earl of Northumberland 1415; Regen of Scotland 1420; secured James I's release from captivity in England and (as Earl of Fife heir of Clan MacDuff) enthroned him at Scone 1424, but was considered over-powerful, arrested with his family, tried and beheaded 25 May 1425, having married (indenture 17 Feb 1391/2) Isabel, Countess of Lennox in her own right (d c 1458) daughter and coheir of Duncan 8th Earl of Lennox (Beheaded with the Albany family 1425). [Burke's Peerage]
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Doune Castle is named for a dun, meaning fortified town, which stood nearby. Doune was the Highland center for pistol making. There are traces of prehistoric earthworks around this stone castle. This iteration of the castle was built as a hunting lodge for Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, who was the Regent of Scotland from 1396-1420. Much of the castle has been restored in recent centuries, but it is still one of the least changed castles in Scotland.
Albany died in 1420, and his son, Murdoch, inherited the castle. He didn't have it for long, though. He was put to death by James I in 1425, and for more than a century, Doune Castle was held by the Crown. It finally passed to the Morays.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1210 d.1283
- b.1245 d.16 Jul 1309 in Battle Of Fallkirk,Fallkirk,Stirlingshire,Scotland
- b.1210
- b.1292 in Dundonald Castle,Irvine,Ayrshire,Scotland d.19 Jul 1333 in Battle Of Halidon Hill,Scotland
- b.1230 d.28 Jul 1271
- b.1263
- b.1238 d.20 May 1274
- b.02 Mar 1316 in Innermeath,Argyllshire,Scotand d.19 Apr 1390 in Dundonald Castle,Irvine,Ayrshire,Scotland
- b.Jul 1243 in Annadale,Scotland d.12 Apr 1304 in Palestine,Holy Lands
- b.11 Jul 1274 in Writtle,Scotland d.07 Jun 1329 in Cardross Castle,Dunbartonshire,Scotland
- b.1252 in Carrick,Argyllshire,Scotland d.27 Oct 1292
- b.1297 in Dundonald Castle,Irvine,Ayrshire,Scotland d.02 Mar 1315 in Paisley Abbey,Renfrewshire,Scotland
- b.1278
- b.~ 1340 in Dundonald Castle,Irvine,Ayrshire,Scotland d.02 Sep 1420 in Doune Castle,Stirlingshire,Scotland
- b.1265 d.1348
- b.~ 1290 in Rowallan Castle,Kilmarnock,Ayrshire,Scotland d.1355 in Rowallan Castle,Kilmarnock,Ayrshire,Scotland
- b.1261
- b.1320 in Rowallon,Kilmarnock,Ayrshire,Scotland d.< 1355 in Paisley Abbey,Renfrewshire,Scotland
- b.1269
- b.~ 1295 in Fokeltie,Ayrshire,Scotland
- b.~ 1362 in Falkland Castle,Fifeshire,Scotland d.24 Jun 1425 in Beheaded at Stirling Castle,Stirlingshire,Scotland
- b.~ 1300 in Strathblane,Lanarkshire,Scotland d.28 FEB 1346/1347 in Hanged,Drawn & Quartered in London,Middlesex,England
- b.~ 1334 in Doune Castle,Stirlingshire,Scotland d.04 May 1380
- b.< 1308 in Menteith,Perthshire,Scotland d.<29 Apr 1360 in Menteith,Perthshire,Scotland
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‌Murdach and Isabel were married in a religious ceremony in indenture date.1 They had a son named James.
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Children
James Stewart
James was born about 1411 in Stirling,Stirlingshire,Scotland. He died in 1451 in Ireland.2
1 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1989
2 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1990
2 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1990
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