Tenure 1204-1246 Name Walter 3rd | Nationality Scottish Grandparents Walter fitz Alan | |
Title 3rd High Steward of Scotland Other names Walter Steward of Dundonald Died 1246, Dundonald, United Kingdom Parents Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland Children Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, Walter Bailloch Grandchildren James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland, John Stewart of Bonkyll Great grandchildren Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, Alan Stewart of Dreghorn | ||
Walter Steward of Dundonald (died 1246) was 3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia.
He was the eldest son of Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland but which wife of Alan's was his mother is not clear. He was the first to use Stewart as a surname, and was designated "of Dundonald".
He witnessed a charter by King Alexander II, under the designation of "Walterus filius Alani, Senescallus, Justiciar Scotiae" and it may be that seal which Nisbet described pertaining to Walter Hereditary High Steward of Scotland. Around the seal it states "Sigill. Walteri filii Allani".
Family
Walter married Bethóc, daughter of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus (whose wife, Marjorie, is traditionally said to be a daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, though this is disputed). They were parents of: