Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn
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Euphemia Stewart was a medieval Scottish noblewoman, the daughter of David Stewart, Earl Palatine of Strathearn and Caithness
. She succeeded to both her father's titles after his death between 1385 and 1389, probably March 1386.
Calling herself Countess Palatine of Strathearn, she resigned the title Earl of Caithness
to her uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, before 1402. She was married to Patrick Graham, son of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff. They had issue:
Patrick Graham appears to have taken the designation of Earl of Strathearn
, as appears from a charter cited by Lord Strathallan in his history of the Drummonds, and others in the Register of the Great Seal. He was killed on St Laurence Day (10 August) 1413, near Crieff
, by Sir John Drummond of Concraig, Steward
of Strathearn
, in an encounter between them arising out of the Earl-consort's dissatisfaction with Sir John's official duties.
The Countess survived him, and had dispensations to marry Robert Stewart of Fife, eldest son of Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (on 4 May 1414), also Robert's brother Walter (5 September 1415), but she married instead Sir Patrick Dunbar of Bele. She was still alive in 1434, but is not again named in record.
David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn
David Stewart , Prince of Scotland, was a 14th century Scottish magnate. He was the eldest son of the second marriage of King Robert II of Scotland with Euphemia de Ross...
. She succeeded to both her father's titles after his death between 1385 and 1389, probably March 1386.
Calling herself Countess Palatine of Strathearn, she resigned the title Earl of Caithness
Earl of Caithness
Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, and has a very complex history. Its first grant, in the modern sense as to have been counted in strict lists of peerages, is now generally held to have taken place in favor of Maol Íosa V, Earl of...
to her uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, before 1402. She was married to Patrick Graham, son of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff. They had issue:
- 1) MaliseMalise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith-Biography:He is the first of his name to have borne the title of Earl of Menteith in his own right. He was the only son of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine. Patrick was the second son of Sir Patrick Graham, ancestor of the Earls and Dukes of Montrose...
, afterwards Earl of Menteith. - 2) Euphemia, married, first, about 1425, to Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of DouglasArchibald Douglas, 5th Earl of DouglasArchibald Douglas was a Scottish nobleman and General, son of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, eldest daughter of Robert III...
, who died in June 1439; secondly, to James Hamilton of CadzowJames Hamilton, 1st Lord HamiltonJames Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.-Early life:...
, afterwards first Lord HamiltonDuke of HamiltonDuke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage , and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas...
. - 3) Elizabeth (or Anna), married to her first cousin once removed, Sir John Lyon (d. 1435).
Patrick Graham appears to have taken the designation of Earl of Strathearn
Earl of Strathearn
The Mormaer of Strathearn or Earl of Strathearn was a provincial ruler in medieval Scotland. Of unknown origin, the mormaers are attested for the first time in a document perhaps dating to 1115. The first known mormaer, Maol Íosa I is mentioned by Ailred of Rievaulx as leading native Scots in the...
, as appears from a charter cited by Lord Strathallan in his history of the Drummonds, and others in the Register of the Great Seal. He was killed on St Laurence Day (10 August) 1413, near Crieff
Crieff
Crieff is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich and also lies on the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins onto the A823 which leads to Dunfermline....
, by Sir John Drummond of Concraig, Steward
Steward (office)
A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent him or her in a country, and may have a mandate to govern it in his or her name; in the latter case, it roughly corresponds with the position of governor or deputy...
of Strathearn
Strathearn
Strathearn or Strath Earn is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland. It extends from Loch Earn in Perth and Kinross to the River Tay....
, in an encounter between them arising out of the Earl-consort's dissatisfaction with Sir John's official duties.
The Countess survived him, and had dispensations to marry Robert Stewart of Fife, eldest son of Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (on 4 May 1414), also Robert's brother Walter (5 September 1415), but she married instead Sir Patrick Dunbar of Bele. She was still alive in 1434, but is not again named in record.