Lady Agnes Stewart

Lady Agnes Stewart was born illegitimately.[1] She was the daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan and Margaret Murray.[1] On 31 October 1552 she was legitimized, confirmed by Queen Mary of Guise, on 31 October 1552, under the Great Seal of Scotland.[1]

Marriages

Lady Agnes Stewart, married first Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell in August 1511, secondly Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home, thirdly John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell and fourthly Cuthbert Ramsay.[2] They had at least eight children. Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell was killed at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, she died in February, 1557.[2][3]

From August 1511, her married name became Hepburn. As a result of her marriage, Agnes Stewart was styled as Countess of Bothwell. From between 9 September 1513 and 25 February 1513/14, her married name became Home. From between 1520 and 15 November 1525, her married name became Maxwell. From before 13 December 1549, her married name became Ramsay.[1]

Children

Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell include:

  1. Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell b. abt 1511 - 1513, d. Sep 1556 [1][2]

Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home include:

  1. Janet Home, married John Hamilton of Samuelston (aka Clydesdale John), illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran [1][4]

Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell include:[5]

  1. Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell Regent of the Isle of Arran, Warden of the West Marches. Lord High Admiral, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Extraordinary Lord of Session and one of the members of the regency council
  2. Herbert Maxwell, ancestor of the Maxwells of Clowden
  3. John Maxwell, who was Abbot of Dundrennan in 1524
  4. Edward Maxwell, who was still living on 6 June 1540
  5. Mary Maxwell, who married James Johnstone of that Ilk
  6. Agnes Maxwell, who married Robert Charteris of Amisfield
  7. Isobel Maxwell, who married Laird Robert Porterfield
  8. Katherine Maxwell, who married Ninian Glendoning of Parton

Ancestry

Lady Agnes Stewart is the granddaughter of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots and James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn.[6] Through Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots she is a direct descendant of Edward III of England.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 238. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lundy, Darryl. "Agnes Stewart1 F, #108317, d. circ". Thepeerage.com. p. 10832. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. ↑ Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 240. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  4. ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home". Thepeerage.com. p. 10959. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. ↑ Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), at pages 477-479
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Česky (2012-10-28). "Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  7. ↑ Česky. "Edward III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  8. ↑ Česky. "John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  9. ↑ "John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-12-10.