James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray (bef. 1591 – 6 August 1638) was the son of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray

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...

 and Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray

Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray

Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray suo jure , 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:...

. He married Anne Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman who took a leading role in the political and military life of Scotland in the late 16th century and around the time of the Union of the Crowns.-Biography:...

 and Lady Henrietta Stuart, on 2 October 1607. He inherited the title Earl of Moray when his father was murdered by his future father-in-law in 1592. He was responsible for completing Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles northeast of Inverness.The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561...

 on the banks of the Moray Firth

Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...

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He died in 1638 and his title passed to his son, James

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray

James 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:...

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