Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray
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Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray suo jure
(Late 1565 – November 18, 1591), was the daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
and Agnes Keith
.
On 23 January 1581, she married James Stewart
, son of the first Lord Doune, and they had five children:
Diana, Princess of Wales
was one of her many descendants.
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
(Late 1565 – November 18, 1591), was the daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray , a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V, was Regent of Scotland for his nephew, the infant King James VI of Scotland, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570...
and Agnes Keith
Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray
Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray was a Scottish noblewoman having been the eldest daughter of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal. She was the wife of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland and the illegitimate half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots, making her a sister-in-law of the...
.
On 23 January 1581, she married James Stewart
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray
James Stewart , 2nd Earl of Moray was a Scottish nobleman, the son of James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune. The 2nd Earl was murdered by George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, as the culmination of a vendetta...
, son of the first Lord Doune, and they had five children:
- Grizel Stuart, married Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Innes, 1st Baronet Innes, by whom she had issue.
- Margaret Stuart (1591- 4 August 1639), married firstly as his second wife Charles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...
, by whom she had issue; and secondly William Monson, Viscount Monson - James Stuart, 3rd Earl of MorayJames Stuart, 3rd Earl of MorayJames Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray was the son of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray. He married Anne Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Lady Henrietta Stuart, on 2 October 1607. He inherited the title Earl of Moray when his father...
(before 1591- 6 August 1638), married Lady Anne Gordon, by whom he had issue, including James Stuart, 4th Earl of MorayJames Stuart, 4th Earl of MorayJames Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Anne Gordon. He married Margaret Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley, on 18 October 1627.-Notes:... - Elizabeth Stuart, married John Abernathy, 8th Lord Abernathy of Saltoun
- Sir Francis Stewart, knight of the Bath, who was well known in London literary society, and is said to have frequented the literary meetings at the Mermaid tavern
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
was one of her many descendants.