Earl Moray

Earl Moray is in Earl Moray.

In 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Regent (age 31) was created 1st Earl Moray.

On 08 Feb 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Regent (age 31) and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Argyll (age 31) were married at Holyrood. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of William Keith 4th Earl Marischal (age 55) and Margaret Keith Countess Marischal. He the illegitmate son of King James V of Scotland and Margaret Erskine (age 46). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Assassinated by Firearm

On 23 Jan 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.

On 23 Jan 1581 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray (age 16) and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray (age 15) were married. She by marriage Lord Doune. He by marriage 2nd Earl Moray. She the daughter of James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Regent and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Argyll (age 50). They were third cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 07 Feb 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray (age 27) was murdered. His son James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.

Moray, in expectation of a summons to the court, had arrived at Donibristle, a house on the Fife coast owned by his mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). The house was suddenly beset by the followers of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30), who called on him to surrender. He declined to do so, and the house was set on fire. Moray escaped but was subsequently killed.

The next day, the corpses of the earl and of Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who had also been killed in the attack, were brought to Leith by the earl's mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). She intended to confront King James VI (age 25) and demand that Huntly (age 30) be brought to justice. The body displayed in the St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; a 'vendetta portrait' showing his wounds was commissioned.

The body remained on display for five years. He was eventually buried on the orders of King James (age 25)

James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray: Before 1591 he was born to James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 02 Oct 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 06 Aug 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray died. His son James Stewart 4th Earl Moray succeeded 4th Earl Moray.

Margaret Campbell: In 1544 she was born to Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. On 10 Jan 1563 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune and she were married. There was a masque involving courtiers and musicians dressed in white taffeta as shepherds. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half third cousin once removed. In Feb 1592 Margaret Campbell died.

On 02 Oct 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 16) and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 45) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 34). He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 18 Oct 1627 James Stewart 4th Earl Moray (age 16) and Margaret Home Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of Alexander Home 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley Countess Home (age 41). He the son of James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 36) and Anne Gordon Countess Moray. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 06 Aug 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 47) died. His son James Stewart 4th Earl Moray (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl Moray.

On 04 Mar 1653 James Stewart 4th Earl Moray (age 42) died. His son Alexander Stuart 5th Earl Moray (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Moray.

In 1658 Alexander Stuart 5th Earl Moray (age 23) and Emilia Balfour Countess Moray (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. He the son of James Stewart 4th Earl Moray and Margaret Home Countess Moray. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 01 Nov 1701 Alexander Stuart 5th Earl Moray (age 67) died. His son Charles Stuart 6th Earl Moray (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Moray.

In 1735 Charles Stuart 6th Earl Moray (age 52) died. His brother Francis Stuart 7th Earl Moray (age 52) succeeded 7th Earl Moray.

On 11 Dec 1739 Francis Stuart 7th Earl Moray (age 56) died. His son James Stuart 8th Earl Moray (age 31) succeeded 8th Earl Moray.

On 24 Apr 1740 James Stuart 8th Earl Moray (age 32) and Margaret Wemyss Countess Moray (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of David Wemyss 4th Earl Wemyss and Elizabeth St Clair. He the son of Francis Stuart 7th Earl Moray.

On 05 Jul 1767 James Stuart 8th Earl Moray (age 59) died. His son Francis Stuart 9th Earl Moray (age 30) succeeded 9th Earl Moray.

In 1810 Francis Stuart 9th Earl Moray (age 73) died. His son Francis Stuart 10th Earl Moray (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Moray. Margaret Jane Ainslie Countess Moray by marriage Countess Moray.

On 12 Jan 1848 Francis Stuart 10th Earl Moray (age 76) died. His son Francis Stuart 11th Earl Moray (age 53) succeeded 11th Earl Moray.

In 1859 Francis Stuart 11th Earl Moray (age 64) died. His brother John Stuart 12th Earl Moray (age 61) succeeded 12th Earl Moray.

On 08 Nov 1867 John Stuart 12th Earl Moray (age 70) died. His half brother Archibald Stuart 13th Earl Moray (age 57) succeeded 13th Earl Moray.

In 1872 Archibald Stuart 13th Earl Moray (age 62) died. His brother George Philip Stuart 14th Earl Moray (age 56) succeeded 14th Earl Moray.