Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale
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Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale (bef. 1426 - 1488)

Born before in Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died after age 62 in Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap
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Preceded by
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2nd Lord Avandale
1459-1488
Succeeded by
Andrew Stewart

Biography

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Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale is Notable.
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Sir Andrew Stewart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Andrew (Stewart) Stewart First Lord Avandale is a member of Clan Stewart.

Andrew was the son of Walter Stewart.[1]

Knighted in 1437, Andrew Stewart was created Lord Avandale in 1459.[1]

He was the Keeper of Stirling Castle 1467, Ambassador to Denmark 1468. He also became an Ambassador to France.

The existing Castle at Strathaven was rebuilt by Andrew in 1458.

He married Helen Schaw.[2]

He d.s.p.m. in 1488[1] or at least no male issue. It is reported that he had a daughter:

  1. Elizabeth[3]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descrptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, LTD, 1906, Archive.org, p. 32
  2. Anderson, John, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Edinburgh: John Anderson, 1825, Archive.org, p. 345
  3. Paterson, James, "History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire", Edinburgh: John Dick, 1852, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 187

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Stewart-3640 and Stewart-15612 do not represent the same person because: different parents
posted by Allan Stuart
Stewart-3640 and Stewart-15612 appear to represent the same person because: Both seem to represent the 1st Lord Avandale

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758641

posted by Karen Lowe

Rejected matches › Andrew Stewart (1426-1488)

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