ROBERT THE BRUCE, FIRST KING OF SCOTLAND, AND HIS SECOND WIFE ELIZABETH DE BURGH.

On 24th June 1314 Robert the Bruce defeated the English army at Bannockburn.

This from The Scottish Antiquary (or, Northern Notes and Queries) 7. 103 "King Robert II. of Scotland had issue by Mariota de Cardney. She is said to have been a daughter of Sir John de Ross, son of the Earl of Ross, who assumed the name of Cardney on obtaining from Robert II. the lands of Cardney, 19th June 1375, in which charter he is styled 'dilectus consanguineus noster' [our love/blood relation], the king having married Euphemia Ross. Mariota got charters of various lands from the king, and bore to him four sons."

Stewart (later Stuart), Robert II of Scotland, King of Scotland Notes: Was in command of the second division of the Scottish Army at Halidon Hill, and was one of the few who escaped the carnage of that disastrous day. See Europäisch Stammtafeln Band II tafel 69. There is some confusion over which daughter is which and who are their mothers which still needs some clarification.

Born:	2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire
Father:	Stewart, Walter, HighSteward of Scotland 6, b. 1293
Mother:	Bruce, Marjorie, Princess, b. CIR 1297, d. of Robert I
Reigned:	26 Mar 1371 to 19 Apr 1390
Died:	19 April 1390, Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire. Interred: Scone Abbey, Perthshire
Married:	ABT 1347 to Mure, Elizabeth of Rowallan
	AFT 2 MAY 1355 to Leslie, Euphemia of Ross, Countess of Moray
Children of the 1st:	John or King Robert III Walter, Earl of Fife Robert, Duke of Albany Alexander, Earl of Buchan Marjorie Elizabeth Isabella Jean
Children of the 2nd:	David, Earl of Caithness Walter, Earl of Atholl, Margaret Elizabeth (Catherine) Egidia Moira
Illegitimate:  Associated with Leitch, Moira	Stewart, John of Bute, Sheriff of Bute
Associated with Cardny, Marion (John of Bute STEWART m'd Marion CARDNY.  Ancester of the Earl's & Marquesses of Bute,  the Lords Wharncliffe, Lord Stuart de Rothsay,  & Lord Stuart de Decies)	Stewart, Alexander, Canon of Glasgow Stuart, John of Arntullie Stuart, James of Kinfauns Stuart, Walter Stewart, John of Burley, Lord of Burley Stewart, John of Cairdney, Sir Stuart, Alexander of Inverlunan, Sir Stuart, Thomas, Dean of Dunkeld

 

Interesting Titbits ELIZABETH FOSTER (FORRESTER) Daughter of Lord CARDEN, second wife of the Lord of WEEM. DIED 10 Nov 1613.  Sir Archibald Stirling of Garden (Carden), Knight Lord Garden (Carden) was born on 9 Jun 1618 in Cadder, Bishopriggs, Scotland.(346) He died on 23 Apr 1668 in Edinburgh, Scotland.(347) (348) He was buried on 23 Apr 1668 in Dunblane, Scotland. (349) "Lamont, in his Diary records his death - 1668, April. "The Lord Carden surnamed Stirling, one of the Lords of the Sessioun, depairtit owt of this life att Edin~ and, April 23, was caried from Edin~ to Dumblaine to be interred ther." (Lamonts Diary, Page 205- from The Stirlings of Keir, page 64.)) He signed a marriage contract on 24 Jun 1637 in Stirling, Lanarkshire, Scotland.(350) He was married to Elizabeth Murray on 9 Jul 1637 in Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland. (351)(352) Sir John Stirling Knight, of Garden (Carden) was born before 30 Sep 1595 in Scotland. (413) He graduated in Mar 1608 in University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.(414) "Johannes Sterling filius comarche de Keir militis, marriculated at Glasgow, cal. mar. 1608." He died on 15 Apr 1643 in Keir Estate, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (415)  He was the eldest son of Sir Archibald Stirling of Keir, Knight, and Dame Grizell Ross, his second wife (discharge by Sir Archibald Stirling of Keir, dated 30th Sept 1595 - Mitchell Library, Glasgow), and was born before 30 September 1595. He signed a marriage contract on 9 Jul 1613 in Scotland. (416) He was married to Margaret Menteith on 17 Aug 1613 in Alva Church, Alva, Scotland.(417) http://www.clanstirling.org/Family/james2/d2426.htm Robert de Cairney ......A more definite connection, however, comes with the Earls of Ross. Mary and Andrew's fourth son, Walter, married Euphemia, only daughter and heiress of William, 6th Earl of Ross, so when he died his inheritance passed to Euphemia and Walter, and Walter became the 7th Earl of Ross. The first recorded connection between a Leslie and a Cairney is when Sir John de Ross, son of the Earl of Ross (Walter's father-in-law ), assumed the name of Cardney from lands he acquired from Robert ll in 1375. Sir John's son, Robert de Cairney, and Alexander Leslie, Walter and Euphemia's son, were cousins (through Euphemia's Ross connection). Robert became the famous Bishop of Dunkeld 1389-1436 and would have been serving as bishop there when Alexander died about 1405. Alexander, in the meantime had inherited as 8th Earl of Ross on the death of his mother in 1394. There is a striking effigy of Robert in Dunkeld Cathedral. http://www.clanlesliesociety.org/leslie_septs.htm The McGregor (Clan Gregor DNA connection) I recently found some information on the internet from a Richard McGregor who is involved with the 'Clan Gregor' DNA project.  Surprisingly - some of their DNA results appear to be identical to the Matlock Carden Branch  - which further supports the possibility of an early  'Scottish Carden' ancestry.   > Here are some matches (DYS389i/ii numbers converted):  Carden #1 14 12 24 10 13 13 13 29 12 12 Guinness  14 12 24 10 13 13 13 29 12 12 McGregor 14 12 24 10 13 13 13 29 12 12 (Chiefly line) Grace  14 12 24 10 13 13 13 29 12 12 (A Norman line)

 
 

John of Cairdney STEWART; Ancester of the Steuarts of Arntullie & Cardneys, whose present male representative is Ronald Steuart-Menzies, of Culdares and of the Steuarts of Dalguise Perth, whose chief is John Steuart High Sheriff of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. (Extract from cica 1900-The Royal Families of England Scotland & Wales by Burkes Peerage)
 

Footnote.-On all the armorial seals of the Scottish kings, from the earliest to that of Queen Mary, the end of the lion's tail on the shield is turned inwards towards the back of the animal's head. From Queen Mary's second seal the tail is turned outwards or away ftom the head.
 

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