Stewarts of Albany

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Stewarts of Albany were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with the title Duke of Albany and significant influence in late medieval Scotland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stewart family, Dukes of Albany 1
Stewarts of Albany canonical 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family ⓘ
cadet branch of the House of Stewart ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch James I of Scotland ⓘ
Robert II of Scotland ⓘ
Robert III of Scotland ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature Stewart fess chequy ⓘ
coatOfArmsModification differenced from royal Stewart arms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
downfallCause treason charges under James I of Scotland ⓘ
downfallEvent execution of Murdoch Stewart in 1425 ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
house House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
nobleTitleAssociatedWith Duke of Albany ⓘ
Earl of Fife ⓘ
Earl of Lennox ⓘ
Earl of Menteith ⓘ
notableFor governance of Scotland during royal minorities ⓘ
holding the regency of Scotland ⓘ
notableMember Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan ⓘ
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ
parentHouse House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
politicalInfluence significant influence in late medieval Scotland ⓘ
politicalRole regents of Scotland ⓘ
politicalStatus rival power centre to the crown ⓘ
powerBase Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
relatedFamily Royal Stewarts of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seatOrResidence Doune Castle ⓘ
Falkland Palace ⓘ
timeOfGreatestPower early 15th century ⓘ
late 14th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clan Stewart → notableBranch → Stewarts of Albany ⓘ
Leslie family, Earls of Ross → succeededBy → Stewart family, Dukes of Albany ⓘ
linked to: Stewarts of Albany