David (Stewart) Stewart Duke of Rothesay (1378 - 1402)

Born 24 Oct 1378 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Marjory Douglas — married Feb 1399 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 26 Mar 1402 at age 23 in Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland

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Biography

David (Stewart) Stewart Duke of Rothesay is a member of the House of Stewart.

David (Stewart) Stewart Duke of Rothesay is a member of Clan Stewart.

David Stewart was born on the 24th of October 1378, the eldest son of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, later King Robert, 3rd of Scotland and Annabella Drummond, his Queen Consort, and was heir to the throne of Scotland.^[1][2] He was created Earl of Carrick in 1390, and the first Duke of Rothesay and Earl of Atholl in 1398.^[1]

David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay was married to Marjory Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, in February 1400 at Bothwell Church.^{[1][2] [3]}

In the February of 1402, David was arrested under the pretext of funds appropriation, by his uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany, in alliance with David's brother-in-law, Archibald, 4th Earl of Douglas, who was offended by David's unfaithfulness to his wife, Archibald's sister. David was eventually held captive in the Duke of Albany's residence, Falkland Palace where he reputedly died from starvation.^[1]

David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay died, without issue, on the 26th of March 1402, at Falkland Palace, and was buried at Lindores Abbey.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 1, pp. 17-18.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Burnett, George (ed). Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum (Exchequer Rolls of Scotland). Edinburgh: General Register House (1880), vol. 4, appendix to preface clxxi
3. ↑ The Complete Peerage by G. E. Cockayne, edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday, Vol.IV, London, 1916,Vol IV, pps.432-3 and notes.

See Also:

• The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdo Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931. Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.Archibald Douglas, Vol III, pps 146, 157-165

• Duke of Rothesay, wikipedia

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149551057/david-stewart : accessed 25 June 2022), memorial page for Sir David “Duke of Rothesay” Stewart (24 Oct 1378–26 Mar 1402), Find A Grave: Memorial #149551057, citing Lindores Abbey, Lindores, Fife, Scotland ; Maintained by Marti Utter (contributor 47720777). (No gravestone, no sources.)