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John Stewart, Earl of Mar (died 1503)

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Arms of John Stewart, Earl of Mar

John Stewart, Earl of Mar (December 1479 – 11 March 1503) was the youngest son of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark.[1]

Biography

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He was born at Dunfermline Palace in Fife as the youngest son of the king. He was created Earl of Mar on 2 March 1486, at the age of eight. Not much is known of his life and he died on 11 March 1503,[2] at the age of 23.

As he died unmarried, the earldom became extinct for almost 60 years, and his brother James IV awarded many of the Mar lands to Lord Elphinstone.[3]

Family

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Stewart had two brothers, King James IV and James Stewart, Duke of Ross.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Undiscovered Scotland website, Margaret of Denmark
  2. ^ Stewart Society website, History of the Stewarts: John Stewart Earl of Mar and Garioch
  3. ^ Round, John Horace (1911). "Mar, Earldom of" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 665–666.