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| name = Earldom of Castle Stewart
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| peerage = [[Peerage of Ireland]]
| peerage = [[Peerage of Ireland]]
| baronetage =
| baronetage =
| first_holder = [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Earl Castle Stewart|Andrew Stuart, 1st Viscount Castle Stewart]]
| first_holder = [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart|Andrew Stuart, 1st Viscount Castle Stewart]]
| last_holder =
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| present_holder = [[Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart]]
| present_holder = Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart
| heir_apparent = Andrew Stuart, Viscount Stuart
| heir_apparent =
| heir_presumptive =
| heir_presumptive = Thomas Stuart
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| subsidiary_titles = Viscount Castle Stewart <br> Baron Castle Stuart <br> Baronet ‘of Castle Stewart’
| subsidiary_titles = Viscount Castle Stewart <br> Baron Castle Stuart <br> Baronet ‘of Castle Stewart’
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The eldest son of Lord Avondale (killed 1513), [[Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale]], exchanged the Lordship of Avondale with Sir James Hamilton for that of Ochiltree (see the [[Lord Ochiltree]] for further history of this title) by an Act of Parliament in 1542, becoming '''Lord Stuart of Ochiltree'''. He was succeeded by his son, [[Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree]]. In turn, his son, [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart|Andrew Stuart]] (also spelled as Andrew Stewart), succeeded him as 3rd [[Lord Ochiltree]] and became First [[Gentleman of the Bedchamber]] to [[James I of England|King James VI]]. To raise money, in 1615 he resigned the feudal barony of Ochiltree and the peerage to his first cousin, Sir James Stuart, the son of [[James Stewart, Earl of Arran]], younger son of the second Lord Ochiltree.
The eldest son of Lord Avondale (killed 1513), [[Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale]], exchanged the Lordship of Avondale with Sir James Hamilton for that of Ochiltree (see the [[Lord Ochiltree]] for further history of this title) by an Act of Parliament in 1542, becoming '''Lord Stuart of Ochiltree'''. He was succeeded by his son, [[Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree]]. In turn, his son, [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart|Andrew Stuart]] (also spelled as Andrew Stewart), succeeded him as 3rd [[Lord Ochiltree]] and became First [[Gentleman of the Bedchamber]] to [[James I of England|King James VI]]. To raise money, in 1615 he resigned the feudal barony of Ochiltree and the peerage to his first cousin, Sir James Stuart, the son of [[James Stewart, Earl of Arran]], younger son of the second Lord Ochiltree.


In compensation for the loss of this title, in 1619 the King created the previous 3rd Lord Ochiltree the '''Baron Castle Stuart''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. In 1611, he had settled in [[Ulster]] where he was granted 3,000 acres (12&nbsp;km²) of land in [[County Tyrone]]. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, Andrew Stewart (1590–1639), who one year before the death of his father had in 1628 been created a '''Baronet''' in the [[Baronetage of Nova Scotia]]. The second Baron made his home at [[Roughan Castle]] and was the founder of nearby [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone]]. His eldest son, Sir Andrew Stewart 2nd Bt., became the third Baron and Governor of Fort Falkland in [[County Offaly]] fighting as a [[Royalist]] in the [[English Civil War|Civil War]]. He was the father of one daughter, Mary, his sole heiress. She married [[Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk]], and the majority of the Stewart estates in Ireland were swallowed up by him. The title Baron Castle Stuart passed briefly to Sir Andrew's brother, Josias Stewart, who died childless. On the death of the fourth Baron, his uncle the Hon. John Stewart (d.1685) succeeded to the title as the 5th Baron. After John's death, the title was passed to his nephew, Robert Stewart (1646–1686) of Irry in County Tyrone, the eldest son of [[Robert Stewart, of Irry]], third son of [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart]]. The 6th Baron Castle Stuart was the father of Andrew Stewart (1672–1715), who during the wars of the Revolution was taken to [[Scotland]]. At the age of twelve, he became the rightful heir to the title 7th Baron Castle Stuart, but on returning to [[Ireland]] in adulthood he did not think it fit to claim the title as the land that had once gone with it was no longer his, having been given as a dowry to the previously mentioned Earl of Suffolk. Instead, the ''de jure'' 7th Baron made his home at Irry, which he renamed [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mgCwB6zy6gk/TNu1Bhqj10I/AAAAAAAADXU/8MKR3rAvXPY/s1600/Stuart%2BHall%2B2%2BIreland%2B%2B1922%2Bby%2BWilliam%2BHomewood.jpg Stuart Hall], near [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone]]. His son, Robert Stewart (1700–1742) of Stuart Hall, for the same reasons as his father, chose not to become the 8th Baron Castle Stuart. After remaining dormant for 88 years the title Baron Castle Stuart was reclaimed by Andrew Thomas Stewart (1725–1809) of Stuart Hall, the eldest son of the ''de jure'' 8th Baron. He successfully petitioned the King and in 1774 became the rightful '''9th Baron Castle Stuart'''. In 1793, he was created '''1st Viscount Castle Stuart'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=13609 |date=4 January 1794 |page=3}}</ref> and in 1800 he was further honoured by being created the '''1st Earl Castle Stewart''' all in the [[Peerage of Ireland]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=15326 |date=10 January 1801 |page=40}}</ref>
In compensation for the loss of this title, in 1619 the King created the previous 3rd Lord Ochiltree the '''Baron Castle Stuart''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. In 1611, he had settled in [[Ulster]] where he was granted 3,000 acres (12&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land in [[County Tyrone]]. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, Andrew Stewart (1590–1639), who one year before the death of his father had in 1628 been created a '''Baronet''' in the [[Baronetage of Nova Scotia]]. The second Baron made his home at [[Roughan Castle]] and was the founder of nearby [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone]]. His eldest son, Sir Andrew Stewart 2nd Bt., became the third Baron and Governor of Fort Falkland in [[County Offaly]] fighting as a [[Royalist]] in the [[English Civil War|Civil War]]. He was the father of one daughter, Mary, his sole heiress. She married [[Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk]], and the majority of the Stewart estates in Ireland were swallowed up by him. The title Baron Castle Stuart passed briefly to Sir Andrew's brother, Josias Stewart, who died childless. On the death of the fourth Baron, his uncle the Hon. John Stewart (d.1685) succeeded to the title as the 5th Baron. After John's death, the title was passed to his nephew, Robert Stewart (1646–1686) of Irry in County Tyrone, the eldest son of [[Robert Stewart, of Irry]], third son of [[Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart]]. The 6th Baron Castle Stuart was the father of Andrew Stewart (1672–1715), who during the wars of the Revolution was taken to [[Scotland]]. At the age of twelve, he became the rightful heir to the title 7th Baron Castle Stuart, but on returning to [[Ireland]] in adulthood he did not think it fit to claim the title as the land that had once gone with it was no longer his, having been given as a dowry to the previously mentioned Earl of Suffolk. Instead, the ''de jure'' 7th Baron made his home at Irry, which he renamed Stuart Hall, near [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone]]. His son, Robert Stewart (1700–1742) of Stuart Hall, for the same reasons as his father, chose not to become the 8th Baron Castle Stuart. After remaining dormant for 88 years the title Baron Castle Stuart was reclaimed by Andrew Thomas Stewart (1725–1809) of Stuart Hall, the eldest son of the ''de jure'' 8th Baron. He successfully petitioned the King and in 1774 became the rightful '''9th Baron Castle Stuart'''. In 1793, he was created '''1st Viscount Castle Stuart'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=13609 |date=4 January 1794 |page=3}}</ref> and in 1800 he was further honoured by being created the '''1st Earl Castle Stewart''' all in the [[Peerage of Ireland]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=15326 |date=10 January 1801 |page=40}}</ref>


Lord Castle Stewart was baptised Andrew Thomas Stewart-Moore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2015/12/1st-earl-castle-stewart.html|website=lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com|title=1st Earl Castle Stewart|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Moore was the maiden name of his paternal great-grandmother, Anne (Moore) Stewart, daughter of William Moore of Garvey, a first cousin the 1st [[Earl of Clanbrassil]]. He only assumed the surname of Stewart by royal licence in 1775. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. His eldest son, the third Earl, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. His only son, the fifth Earl, assumed in 1867 by royal licence the additional surname of Richardson (which was that of his father-in-law). He died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin, who became the sixth Earl. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Reverend the Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart, fourth son of the second Earl. His two elder sons were both killed in the [[First World War]] and he was therefore succeeded by his third son, the seventh Earl, in 1921. He represented [[Harborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Harborough]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as a Unionist. He married in December 1920 Eleanor May Guggenheim (eldest daughter of Irene Guggenheim, ''née'' Rothschild, and [[Solomon R Guggenheim]]). They had four sons. His two elder sons were both killed in the [[Second World War]]. As of 2014 the titles are held by his third son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Arthur-Patrick-Avondale-Stuart-8th-Earl-Castle-Stewart/6000000010602049287|website=geni.com|title=8th Earl Castle Stewart, Arthur Patrick Avondale Stewart}}</ref>
Lord Castle Stewart was baptised Andrew Thomas Stewart-Moore.{{cn|date=November 2021}} Moore was the maiden name of his paternal great-grandmother, Anne (Moore) Stewart, daughter of William Moore of Garvey, Garvey House and Fassaroe Castle, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, a first cousin of the [[James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (second creation)|1st Earl of Clanbrassil]]. He only assumed the surname of Stewart by royal licence in 1775. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. His eldest son, the third Earl, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. His only son, the fifth Earl, assumed in 1867 by royal licence the additional surname of Richardson (which was that of his father-in-law). He died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin, who became the sixth Earl. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Reverend the Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart, fourth son of the second Earl. His two elder sons were both killed in the [[First World War]] and he was therefore succeeded by his third son, the seventh Earl, in 1921. He represented [[Harborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Harborough]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as a Unionist. He married in December 1920 Eleanor May Guggenheim (eldest daughter of Irene Guggenheim, ''née'' Rothschild, and [[Solomon R Guggenheim]]). They had four sons. His two elder sons were both killed in the [[Second World War]]. The titles are held by his third son, the eighth Earl, from 1961 to 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Arthur-Patrick-Avondale-Stuart-8th-Earl-Castle-Stewart/6000000010602049287|website=geni.com|title=8th Earl Castle Stewart, Arthur Patrick Avondale Stewart|date=27 November 2023 }}</ref> As of November 2023, the titles are held by the eighth Earl's son, Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart, following his death on 21 November 2023.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Michael Rhodes |user=migrhodes |number=1729117629799927864 |title= Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart has died on 21 November 2023.}}</ref>


Another member of the Stuart/Stewart family was [[Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven]]. He was a younger son of the first Lord Avondale (of the second creation). The Earldom and Baronetcy of castle Stewart are registered with the Crown Office (now Ministry of Justice), and recorded at the College of Arms, London.
Another member of the Stuart/Stewart family was [[Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven]]. He was a younger son of the first Lord Avondale (of the second creation). The Earldom and Baronetcy of castle Stewart are registered with the Crown Office (now Ministry of Justice), and recorded at the College of Arms, London.


The family seat is [[Stuart Hall,County Tyrone|Stuart Hall]], near [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone|Stewartstown]], [[County Tyrone]].
The family seat is [[Stuart Hall,County Tyrone|Stuart Hall]], near [[Stewartstown, County Tyrone|Stewartstown]], [[County Tyrone]].

[[Digby Stuart College]], one of the constituent colleges of the [[University of Roehampton]], is named also for [[Janet Erskine Stuart]], a granddaughter of a Earl Castle Stewart.


==Lords Avondale (c. 1499)==
==Lords Avondale (c. 1499)==
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*[[Andrew John Stuart, 6th Earl Castle Stewart]] (1841–1921)
*[[Andrew John Stuart, 6th Earl Castle Stewart]] (1841–1921)
*[[Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart]] (1889–1961)
*[[Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart]] (1889–1961)
*[[Arthur Patrick Avondale Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart]] (born 1928)
*[[Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart|Arthur Patrick Avondale Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart]] (1928–2023)
*[[Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart|Andrew Richard Charles Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart]] (b. 1953)

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The [[heir presumptive]] is the present holder's paternal cousin, Thomas Harry Erskine Stuart (b. 1974).<br>


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The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's only son Andrew Richard Charles Stuart, Viscount Stuart (born 1953).<br>
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*[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Andrew Stuart, 1st Earl Castle Stewart (1725–1809)''
**[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Robert Stuart, 2nd Earl Castle Stewart (1784–1854)''
***''Rev. Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart (1812–1889)''
****[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Andrew Stuart, 6th Earl Castle Stewart (1841–1921)''
*****[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart (1889–1961)''
******[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] ''Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (1928–2023)''
*******[[Image:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|35px]] '''Andrew Richard Charles, 9th Earl Castle Stewart''' (b. 1953)
******''Hon. Simon Walter Erskine Stuart (1930–2002)''
*******'''(1)''' Thomas Harry Erskine Stuart (b. 1974)
*******'''(2)''' Corin Edward Leveson Stuart (b. 1975)
*******'''(3)''' [[Tristram Stuart|Tristram James Avondale Stuart]] (b. 1977)
**''Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart (1790–1872)''
***''Andrew Thomas Stuart (1814–1894)''
****''Robert Walter Stuart (1845–1918)''
*****''Walter Burleigh Stuart (1875–1912)''
******''Burleigh Athol Stuart (1904–1982)''
*******'''(4)''' Ernest Martin Stuart (b. 1935)
********'''(5)''' Conway Athol Stuart (b. 1968)
***''Burleigh William Henry Fitzgibbon Stuart (1823–1905)''
****''Godfrey Richard Conyngham Stuart (1866–1955)''
*****''Robin Charles Burleigh Stuart (1907–1970)''
******'''(6)''' Douglas Charles Burleigh Stuart (b. 1940)
*******'''(7)''' Andrew John Burleigh Stuart (b. 1967)
********'''(8)''' James William Burleigh Stuart (b. 2006)
****''Burleigh Francis Brownlow Stuart (1868–1952)''
*****''Burleigh Edward St. Lawrence Stuart (1920–2004)''
******'''(9)''' Edward John Burleigh Stuart (b. 1953)
*******'''(10)''' Simon Francis Brownlow Stuart (b. 1980)
*******'''(11)''' Henry George Burleigh Stuart (b. 1982)
{{tree list/end}}
<ref>{{cite book |year=1999 |chapter=Castle Stewart |editor1-last=Mosley |editor1-first=Charles |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage|volume=1 |edition=106th |location=Crans, Switzerland |publisher=Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. |pages=514–517|no-pp= |arxiv= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn=2-940085-02-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |year=2019|chapter=Castle Stewart |editor1-last=Morris |editor1-first=Susan |editor2-last=Bosberry-Scott |editor2-first=Wendy |editor3-last=Belfield |editor3-first=Gervase |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage|volume=1 |edition=150th |location=London |publisher=Debrett's Ltd. |pages=818–822 |arxiv= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn=978-1-999767-0-5-1}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |last=Hesilrige |first=Arthur G. M. |date=1921| title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy| url=https://debretts.com/ | url-status=live| location=160A, Fleet street, London, UK |publisher=London: Dean & son, limited|archive-url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/mode/2up |quote=[[John Debrett]] |archive-date=13 September 2016 |page=181}}
*{{cite book |last=Hesilrige |first=Arthur G. M. |date=1921| title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy| url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/181 | location=London |publisher=London: Dean & son, limited|page=181}}
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
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Earldom of Castle Stewart
Arms of the Earl Castle Stewart
Arms: Quarterly: 1st, Or a Lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a Double-Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Scotland); 2nd, Or, a Fess chequy Azure and Argent, in chief a Label of three-points Gules (Stuart); 3rd, Argent, a Saltire between four Roses Gules, barbed and seeded proper (Lennox); 4th, Or, a Lion rampant Gules (Macduff); the whole within a Bordure compony Argent and Azure. Crest: A Unicorn’s Head Argent, armed and maned Or. Supporters: On either side a Wyvern tail nowed Or, armed proper and langued Gules.
Creation date29 December 1800
Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderAndrew Stuart, 1st Viscount Castle Stewart
Present holderAndrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart
Heir presumptiveThomas Stuart
Subsidiary titlesViscount Castle Stewart
Baron Castle Stuart
Baronet ‘of Castle Stewart’
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Stuart Hall, near Stewartstown
MottoFORWARD

Earl Castle Stewart, in the County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Andrew Thomas Stewart, 9th Baron Castle Stuart.

The Earls Castle Stewart claim to be the head representatives in the pure male line of the Scottish Royal House of Stuart. They are directly descended from Sir Walter Stewart (died 1425), Keeper of Dumbarton Castle, younger son of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany,[1] younger son of King Robert II of Scotland. One of Sir Walter's sons, Andrew Stuart, was created Lord Avandale (or Avondale) in 1459 and became Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1460 to 1482. Another son, Walter Stewart, became feudal Baron of Morphie and was legitimised in 1479. His grandson Andrew Stewart was created Lord Avondale circa 1499, a revival of the title which had become extinct on his great-uncle's death in 1488. Andrew, Lord Avondale, was one of the many Scottish peers who were killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.

The eldest son of Lord Avondale (killed 1513), Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale, exchanged the Lordship of Avondale with Sir James Hamilton for that of Ochiltree (see the Lord Ochiltree for further history of this title) by an Act of Parliament in 1542, becoming Lord Stuart of Ochiltree. He was succeeded by his son, Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree. In turn, his son, Andrew Stuart (also spelled as Andrew Stewart), succeeded him as 3rd Lord Ochiltree and became First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI. To raise money, in 1615 he resigned the feudal barony of Ochiltree and the peerage to his first cousin, Sir James Stuart, the son of James Stewart, Earl of Arran, younger son of the second Lord Ochiltree.

In compensation for the loss of this title, in 1619 the King created the previous 3rd Lord Ochiltree the Baron Castle Stuart in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1611, he had settled in Ulster where he was granted 3,000 acres (12 km2) of land in County Tyrone. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, Andrew Stewart (1590–1639), who one year before the death of his father had in 1628 been created a Baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The second Baron made his home at Roughan Castle and was the founder of nearby Stewartstown, County Tyrone. His eldest son, Sir Andrew Stewart 2nd Bt., became the third Baron and Governor of Fort Falkland in County Offaly fighting as a Royalist in the Civil War. He was the father of one daughter, Mary, his sole heiress. She married Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk, and the majority of the Stewart estates in Ireland were swallowed up by him. The title Baron Castle Stuart passed briefly to Sir Andrew's brother, Josias Stewart, who died childless. On the death of the fourth Baron, his uncle the Hon. John Stewart (d.1685) succeeded to the title as the 5th Baron. After John's death, the title was passed to his nephew, Robert Stewart (1646–1686) of Irry in County Tyrone, the eldest son of Robert Stewart, of Irry, third son of Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart. The 6th Baron Castle Stuart was the father of Andrew Stewart (1672–1715), who during the wars of the Revolution was taken to Scotland. At the age of twelve, he became the rightful heir to the title 7th Baron Castle Stuart, but on returning to Ireland in adulthood he did not think it fit to claim the title as the land that had once gone with it was no longer his, having been given as a dowry to the previously mentioned Earl of Suffolk. Instead, the de jure 7th Baron made his home at Irry, which he renamed Stuart Hall, near Stewartstown, County Tyrone. His son, Robert Stewart (1700–1742) of Stuart Hall, for the same reasons as his father, chose not to become the 8th Baron Castle Stuart. After remaining dormant for 88 years the title Baron Castle Stuart was reclaimed by Andrew Thomas Stewart (1725–1809) of Stuart Hall, the eldest son of the de jure 8th Baron. He successfully petitioned the King and in 1774 became the rightful 9th Baron Castle Stuart. In 1793, he was created 1st Viscount Castle Stuart[2] and in 1800 he was further honoured by being created the 1st Earl Castle Stewart all in the Peerage of Ireland.[3]

Lord Castle Stewart was baptised Andrew Thomas Stewart-Moore.[citation needed] Moore was the maiden name of his paternal great-grandmother, Anne (Moore) Stewart, daughter of William Moore of Garvey, Garvey House and Fassaroe Castle, High Sheriff of County Tyrone, a first cousin of the 1st Earl of Clanbrassil. He only assumed the surname of Stewart by royal licence in 1775. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. His eldest son, the third Earl, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. His only son, the fifth Earl, assumed in 1867 by royal licence the additional surname of Richardson (which was that of his father-in-law). He died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin, who became the sixth Earl. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Reverend the Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart, fourth son of the second Earl. His two elder sons were both killed in the First World War and he was therefore succeeded by his third son, the seventh Earl, in 1921. He represented Harborough in the House of Commons as a Unionist. He married in December 1920 Eleanor May Guggenheim (eldest daughter of Irene Guggenheim, née Rothschild, and Solomon R Guggenheim). They had four sons. His two elder sons were both killed in the Second World War. The titles are held by his third son, the eighth Earl, from 1961 to 2023.[4] As of November 2023, the titles are held by the eighth Earl's son, Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart, following his death on 21 November 2023.[5]

Another member of the Stuart/Stewart family was Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven. He was a younger son of the first Lord Avondale (of the second creation). The Earldom and Baronetcy of castle Stewart are registered with the Crown Office (now Ministry of Justice), and recorded at the College of Arms, London.

The family seat is Stuart Hall, near Stewartstown, County Tyrone.

Digby Stuart College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Roehampton, is named also for Janet Erskine Stuart, a granddaughter of a Earl Castle Stewart.

Lords Avondale (c. 1499)

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Lords Stuart of Ochiltree (1542)

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Barons Castle Stewart (1619)

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Earls Castle Stewart (1800)

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The heir presumptive is the present holder's paternal cousin, Thomas Harry Erskine Stuart (b. 1974).

Line of succession
  • Andrew Stuart, 1st Earl Castle Stewart (1725–1809)
    • Robert Stuart, 2nd Earl Castle Stewart (1784–1854)
      • Rev. Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart (1812–1889)
        • Andrew Stuart, 6th Earl Castle Stewart (1841–1921)
          • Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart (1889–1961)
            • Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (1928–2023)
              • Andrew Richard Charles, 9th Earl Castle Stewart (b. 1953)
            • Hon. Simon Walter Erskine Stuart (1930–2002)
    • Hon. Andrew Godfrey Stuart (1790–1872)
      • Andrew Thomas Stuart (1814–1894)
        • Robert Walter Stuart (1845–1918)
          • Walter Burleigh Stuart (1875–1912)
            • Burleigh Athol Stuart (1904–1982)
              • (4) Ernest Martin Stuart (b. 1935)
                • (5) Conway Athol Stuart (b. 1968)
      • Burleigh William Henry Fitzgibbon Stuart (1823–1905)
        • Godfrey Richard Conyngham Stuart (1866–1955)
          • Robin Charles Burleigh Stuart (1907–1970)
            • (6) Douglas Charles Burleigh Stuart (b. 1940)
              • (7) Andrew John Burleigh Stuart (b. 1967)
                • (8) James William Burleigh Stuart (b. 2006)
        • Burleigh Francis Brownlow Stuart (1868–1952)
          • Burleigh Edward St. Lawrence Stuart (1920–2004)
            • (9) Edward John Burleigh Stuart (b. 1953)
              • (10) Simon Francis Brownlow Stuart (b. 1980)
              • (11) Henry George Burleigh Stuart (b. 1982)

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Bannockburn Genetic Genealogy Project". stewartsociety.org.
  2. ^ "No. 13609". The London Gazette. 4 January 1794. p. 3.
  3. ^ "No. 15326". The London Gazette. 10 January 1801. p. 40.
  4. ^ "8th Earl Castle Stewart, Arthur Patrick Avondale Stewart". geni.com. 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ Michael Rhodes [@migrhodes] (27 November 2023). "Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart has died on 21 November 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999). "Castle Stewart". Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 1 (106th ed.). Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. pp. 514–517. ISBN 2-940085-02-1.
  7. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Castle Stewart". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 818–822. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.

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