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Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, 1st Earl of Atholl (1340–1420), third son of Robert II, was created Earl of Atholl for the life of his brother only. He therefore lost the earldom upon the death of his brother in 1406.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (c. 1437–1442 – 15 September 1512), [1] also known as Sir John Stewart of Balveny, was a Scottish nobleman and ambassador.
The Earl of Orkney requested it, as compensation for his expenses at court in 1594. [10] In March 1596 John Stewart 6th Lord Innermeath married the earl's widow Marie Ruthven and in May 1596 he was newly created Earl of Atholl, after the countess had bought back the rights to the earldom for £10,000 Scots. [11]
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl (c. 1507–1542) was the son of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell, a daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart. The Scottish chronicle writer Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie recorded that John Stewart built a lavish temporary palace near Pitlochry to entertain ...
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Strathearn and Caithness (c. 1360 – 26 March 1437) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert II of Scotland. Stewart advocated for the ransom and return to Scotland of the future king in exile, James I , in 1424.
Murray was the son of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl (cr. 1629) by his wife Jane, daughter of Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy.In 1650 he joined in the unsuccessful attempt to liberate Charles II from the Covenanters, [1] and he was, in 1653, a chief supporter of the 8th Earl of Glencairn's rising to power in opposition to English plans to incorporate Scotland into the Commonwealth and devoted ...
David Strathbogie (died 6 August 1270) was the first Strathbogie Earl of Atholl.. David was the son of John de Strathbogie and Ada of Atholl.David's mother, Ada, was suo jure Countess of Atholl, she held the title of countess in her own right, and upon her death, David succeeded her as Earl of Atholl.
Stewart was the son of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and Grizel Rattray.. He supported the government of the queen dowager Mary of Guise.He wrote to her on 10 June 1554 describing a skirmish in which his cousin George Drummond of Ledcrieff was killed by the lairds of Ardblair, Drumlochie, and Gormok, his followers.