Name Lady Stewart | Died February 1557 | |
Lady Agnes Stewart (fl. 1549), was a Scottish noble. She was born the illegitimate daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan and Margaret Murray. On 31 October 1552 she was legitimized, confirmed by Queen Mary of Guise, on 31 October 1552, under the Great Seal of Scotland.
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Marriages
Lady Agnes Stewart, married first Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell in August 1511, secondly Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home, thirdly John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell and fourthly Cuthbert Ramsay. They had at least eight children. Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell was killed at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, she died in February, 1557.
From August 1511, her married name became Hepburn. As a result of her marriage, Agnes Stewart was styled as Countess of Bothwell. From between 9 September 1513 and 25 February 1513/14, her married name became Home. From between 1520 and 15 November 1525, her married name became Maxwell. From before 13 December 1549, her married name became Ramsay.
Children
Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell include:
- Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell b. abt 1511 - 1513, d. Sep 1556
James Stewart
Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home include:
- Janet Home, married John Hamilton of Samuelston (aka Clydesdale John), illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
Children of Lady Agnes Stewart and John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell include:
- Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell Regent of the Isle of Arran, Warden of the West Marches. Lord High Admiral, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Extraordinary Lord of Session and one of the members of the regency council
- Herbert Maxwell, ancestor of the Maxwells of Clowden
- John Maxwell, who was Abbot of Dundrennan in 1524
- Edward Maxwell, who was still living on 6 June 1540
- Mary Maxwell, who married James Johnstone of that Ilk
- Agnes Maxwell, who married Robert Charteris of Amisfield
- Isobel Maxwell, who married Laird Robert Porterfield
- Katherine Maxwell, who married Ninian Glendoning of Parton
Ancestry
Lady Agnes Stewart is the granddaughter of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots and James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn. Through Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots she is a direct descendant of Edward III of England.