Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland

Abt 1180 - 1246  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart
  Suffix	3rd High Steward of Scotland
  Born	Abt 1180	Scotland   [1]
  	(probably Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
  Gender	Male
  Died	1246	probably Scotland
  Person ID	I18420	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Alan Fitz-Walter, Steward to the King of Scots,   b. Abt 1126, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 1204, probably Scotland  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eva,   b. Abt 1150, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1175
  Family ID	F1639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrix of Angus,   b. Abt 1184, Forfar, Angus, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, probably Scotland
  Children	1. William Stewart,   b. UNKNOWN, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Sybella Stewart,   b. UNKNOWN, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Euphemia Stewart,   b. Abt 1206, Scotland ,   d. 1267, Whittingham, East Lothian, Scotland  (Age ~ 61 years)  [natural]   4. Margaret Stewart,   b. Abt 1206, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1234, Scotland  (Age ~ 28 years)  [natural]   5. Beatrix (Elizabeth) Stewart,   b. Abt 1208, Scotland ,   d. Bef 12 Mar 1251, probably Scotland  (Age ~ 43 years)  [natural]   6. Daughter Stewart,   b. Abt 1210, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   7. Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland,   b. 1214, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 1283, probably Scotland  (Age 69 years)  [related]   8. John Stewart,   b. Abt 1216, Scotland ,   d. 1249, Damietta, Egypt  (Age ~ 33 years)  [natural]   9. Walter Bailloch Stewart, Earl of Menteith,   b. Abt 1218, Scotland ,   d. 1295  (Age ~ 77 years)  [related]   10. Sir Robert Stewart, of Tarbolten and Crookston and Lord of Darnley,   b. Abt 1223, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F4726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  First to be designated High Steward of Scotland Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart of Dundonald inherited the office of Steward to the King of Scots and was also appointed Justiciar of Scotland. Walter was the first of the Stewards to the King to be designated as High Steward of Scotland, rather than Steward to the King of Scots. While Walter was technically the first of the family to be designated as High Steward of Scotland, rather than personal Steward to the King, he is traditionally accounted as 3rd High Steward, and is thus named here to avoid confusion with other sources. First to use the surname Stewart Walter was also the first member of the family to begin using his occupational name, Steward/Stewart, as a surname. Walter served during the reign of King Alexander II. As High Steward and Justiciar of Scotland, he would have been a very powerful person in the kingdom. Tradition accords that Walter Stewart married Bethoc/Beatrix, daughter of Gille Crist (Gilchrist), Earl of Angus, however Duncan Stewart (1739), supported by Scots Peerage, says, "He is said to have married Beatrix, daughter of Gilchrist, Earl of Angus, but no proof has been found of this...". Walter is a direct paternal ancestor of the later Stewarts of Balquhidder, but through various later marriages, every one of his children who had issue is also an ancestor of the Stewarts of Balquhidder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S97] Stewart Society Website.