Biography of Walter Stewart 6th High Steward 1296-1327

Around 1296 Walter Stewart 6th High Steward was born to James Stewart 5th High Steward.

Lines 39-58:

The Queyn, and als dame Marjory,	The Queen (age 21)¹, and also [his future wife] Lady Marjory (age 9),
Hyr dochtyr that syne worthily	Her daughter who later worthily
Wes coupillyt in-to Goddis band	Was joined into God’s bond
With Walter, Stewart off Scotland;	With Walter (age 9), Stewart of Scotland;
That wald on na wys langar ly	Who would not in any way longer stay
In the castell off Kyldromy,	In the castle of Kildrummy,
To byd a sege, ar ridin raith	To await a siege, but riding quickly
With knychtis and with squyeris bath,	With knights and with squires both,
Throw Ros, rycht to the gyrth off Tayne.	Through Ross, right to the girth of Tayne².
Bot that travaill thai maid in vayne;	But their efforts were in vain;
For thai off Ros, that wald nocht ber	For the men of Ross³, who would not bear
For thaim na blayme, na yheit danger,	Any blame or even danger for them,
Owt off the gyrth thame all has tayne;	Out of the girth, they all have been taken;
And syne has send thaim evirilkane	And then they have sent them all
Rycht in-till Ingland, to the King,	Right into England, to the King,
That gert draw all the men, and hing;	Who ordered all the men to be drawn and hanged;
And put the ladyis in presoune,	And put the ladies in prison⁴,
Sum in-till castell, sum in dongeoun.	Some in a castle, some in a dungeon.
It wes gret pite for till heir	It was a great pity to hear
Folk till be troublyt on this maneir.	People being troubled in this manner.

Note 1. dame Marjory. Bruce’s daughter by his first wife, Isabel, daughter of Donald Earl of Mar. She afterwards married Walter, the High Steward (see Bk. XIII. 689).

Note 2. the gyrth of Tayne. The enclosure or "sanctuary" attached to the chapel of St. Duthac, at Tain, Ross-shire, a favourite place of pilgrimage with the Scottish kings, especially James IV. There was, however, no privilege of sanctuary for treason. William Earl of Ross was in the English interest, and on May 20, 1308, is the recipient of thanks from Edward II. "for faithful service to his father and himself" (Bain, iii., No. 43). Hemingburgh says "the new Queen" was taken in Kildrummy (ii. 249); Gray that Cristina Bruce was captured there, and the Queen and Nigel Bruce in Dunaverty (Scala., p. 131); Trivet agrees with the second statement, but obviously confuses (p. 410); according to Fordun the Queen was taken at Tain, and many ladies at "Kyndrumy" (Gesta Ann., cxx.).

Note 3. thai of Ros. Fordun says the Queen was seized at St. Duthac’s by the Earl of Ross (Gesta Ann., cxx.).

Note 4. put the ladyis in presoune. On November 7, 1306, there are "further orders for the custody of the Countesses of Carrick (the Queen) and Buchan, Marie, and Christine, the sisters, and Margerie the daughter, of Robert de Bruce ... three of the ladies to be in 'kages.'" (Bain, ii., No. 1851). The Countess of Buchan, who had crowned Bruce, was to be placed in a cage of wooden bars and lattice in one of the turrets of Berwick Castle (Palgrave, p. 358; Scala., p. 131); Marie Bruce in a "kage" in Roxburgh (Palgrave, 359); Marjory in a "kage" in the Tower of London (359); Cristina (age 32) in ward in England (Palgrave, 359). The Queen was to be in custody at "Brustewik" (Palgrave p. 357); was removed thence by an order of June 22, 1308 (Bain, iii., No. 48). Marjory was in ward at Wattone in March, 1307 (Bain, ii., 1910). By 1311-1312 Maria de Brus is a prisoner in Newcastle (Bain, iii., 227, 340).

On 16 Jul 1309 [his father] James Stewart 5th High Steward died. His son Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 13) succeeded 6th High Steward of Scotland.

In 1315 Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 19) and Marjory Bruce (age 19) were married. She the daughter of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland (age 40) and Isabella Mar. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.

After 1316 Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 20) and Isabel Graham of Abercorn (age 18) were married.

On 02 Mar 1316 [his son] King Robert II of Scotland was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 20) and [his wife] Marjory Bruce (age 20) at Paisley Abbey. His mother Marjory Bruce died in childbirth. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.

Around 1320 [his daughter] Egidia Stewart was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 24) and [his wife] Isabel Graham of Abercorn (age 22).

Around 1324 [his son] John Stewart of Ralstoun was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 28) and [his wife] Isabel Graham of Abercorn (age 26).

In 1325 [his wife] Isabel Graham of Abercorn (age 27) died.

After 1325 [his son] Andrew Stewart was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 29) and [his former wife] Isabel Graham of Abercorn (deceased).

On 09 Apr 1327 Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 31) died.

On 22 Feb 1371 [his former brother-in-law] King David II of Scotland (age 46) died without issue at Edinburgh Castle [Map]. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey. His nephew [his son] King Robert II of Scotland (age 54) succeeded II King Scotland. He, David, was the last of the male line of the House of Bruce. Robert, the first of the House of Stewart, being the son of his sister [his former wife] Marjory Bruce who had married Walter Stewart 6th High Steward.

[his father] James Stewart 5th High Steward and Egidia Burgh were married. She the daughter of Walter Burgh 1st Earl Ulster.

Royal Ancestors of Walter Stewart 6th High Steward 1296-1327

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Ancestors of Walter Stewart 6th High Steward 1296-1327