Biography of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent 1531-1570

Around 1531 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent was born illegitimately to [his father] King James V of Scotland [aged 18] and [his mother] Margaret Erskine [aged 15]. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 31st August 1536 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 5] received a royal charter granting the lands of Tantallon and others.

On 1st January 1537 [his father] King James V of Scotland [aged 24] and Madeleine Valois [aged 16] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King Francis I of France [aged 42] and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. He the son of [his grandfather] King James IV of Scotland and [his grandmother] Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 47]. They were third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 17th July 1537 Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 39] was burned at the stake at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for conspiring against the [his father] king's [aged 25] life. Her son, John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon [aged 16], was supposedly a witness to the burning.

In 1538 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 7] was appointed Prior of St Andrew's securing his income.

On 18th June 1538 [his father] King James V of Scotland [aged 26] and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 22] were married at St Andrew's Cathedral Priory, St Andrew's. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise [aged 41] and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise [aged 45]. He the son of [his grandfather] King James IV of Scotland and [his grandmother] Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 48]. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 20th April 1541 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Earl Albany was styled 1st Earl Albany Styled 1541.

On 20th April 1541 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Earl Albany died being only eight days old.

Around September 1543 James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran [aged 27] was created 1st Duke Châtellerault. Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault by marriage Duchess Châtellerault. He was awrded the Duchy for having arranged the marriage of [his half-sister] Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin.

In 1553 [his brother-in-law] Archibald Campbell 5th Earl Argyll [aged 19] and [his illegitimate half-sister] Jean Stewart Countess Argyll [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Argyll. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] King James V of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune. He the son of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll [aged 46] and Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1556 Sébastien de Luxembourg Duke of Penthièvre [aged 26] and Marie de Beaucaire [aged 21] were married. She a Lady in Waiting to [his half-sister] Mary Queen of Scots [aged 13].

On 5th August 1557 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 26] and his half-brother [his illegitimate half-brother] Lord Robert [aged 24], and Lord Home [aged 22] led a raiding party from Edinburgh towards Ford Castle in Northumberland and burnt houses at Fenton before retreating on the approach of an English force led by Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland.

In 1561 Hans Eworth [aged 41]. Portrait of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 30].

On 14th December 1561 [his illegitimate half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Earl Orkney [aged 28] and [his sister-in-law] Jean Kennedy Countess Orkney were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney. She the daughter of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis [aged 47]. He the illegitmate son of [his father] King James V of Scotland and Euphame Elphinstone [aged 52]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 7th February 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Moray and 1st Earl Mar.

On 8th February 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 31] and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar [aged 31] were married at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. She by marriage Countess Moray and Countess Mar. She the daughter of William Keith 4th Earl Marischal [aged 55] and Margaret Keith Countess Marischal. He the illegitmate son of King James V of Scotland and Margaret Erskine [aged 46]. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1565 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 34] Earl Mar forfeit following his rebellion in protest at the marriage of [his half-sister] Mary, Queen of Scots [aged 22], and [his future brother-in-law] Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley [aged 19].

On 29th July 1565 [his brother-in-law] Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart [aged 19] and [his half-sister] Mary Queen of Scots [aged 22] were married at Holyrood Palace, Holyrood. She the daughter of [his father] King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox [aged 48] and [his aunt] Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox [aged 49]. They were half first cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In August 1565 [his daughter] Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray was born to James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 34] and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar [aged 35]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She married 23rd January 1581 her third cousin James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and had issue.

In 1568. Unknown Painter. Portrait of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 37].

On 8th April 1569 [his daughter] Margaret Stewart Countess Erroll was born to James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 38] and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar [aged 38]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She married 27th June 1584 her fourth cousin Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll, son of Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll and Jean Hay.

Moray Aisle, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map]. 1570. Memorial to James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 39].

[his daughter] Annabel Stewart was born to James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.