Sir John "The Red" Stewart, Sheriff of Bute

1360 - 1445  (85 years)

• Name	John "The Red" Stewart
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	Sheriff of Bute
  Born	1360	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1445	Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I20169	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots,   b. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 14 Apr 1390, Castle Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Moira Leitch,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	They were not married. Moira Leitch was a mistress
  Family ID	F4789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John Stewart, Sheriff of Bute, was ancestor to the later Marquesses of Bute. John Stewart, "The Red Stewart", was appointed Constable of Rothesay Castle and Hereditary Sheriff of Bute. He was killed at Dumbarton Castle by his grand-nephew, James Mohr Stewart of Albany, in revenge for the killing of James' family by King James I.