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Sir James STEWART 1st of Traquhair (1480-1513)
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| Name: | James STEWART |
| Sex: | Male |
| Name Prefix: | Sir |
| Name Suffix: | 1st of Traquhair |
| Father: | James STEWART (1442-1499) |
| Mother: | Margaret MURRAY (1446?- ) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1480 | |
| Title | 1st Baron (Laird) of Traquhair | |
| Death | 9 Sep 1513 | Battle of Flodden |
Marriage
| Spouse | Catherine RUTHERFORD ( - ) | |
| Children | William STEWART ( - ) | |
| Marriage | [J] 9 Nov 1505 | |
Additional Information
| Marriage | "... for which marriage, they being within the degrees of consanguinity forbidden by the church, they obtained a dispensation from the pope, dated 9th November 1505" |
Individual Note
James III gave Traquair and all its lands to his favourite; Robert Lord Boyd, then a few years later to his Master of Music who in turn sold it on to the King's uncle the Earl of Buchan for the equivalent today of a few pounds. Buchan's second (illegitimate?) son, James Stuart, became the first Laird of Traquair in 1491, and it is from him that the present family is decended.
Described at this time as the "turris et fortalicis de Trakware", it stood with walls averaging nearly 6 foot thick, and can still be seen at the North West corner of the house. James Stuart had plans to extend the tower, but he fell with his King at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.
"This James, being a man of great spirit and fortitude, accompanied King James IV to the fatal field of Flowdon, where he lost his life with his royal master, anno 1513".