Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn

EUPHEMIA STEWART) Countess Palatine of Strathearn

Euphemia Stewart, here treated is not the same person as Egidia Stewart, of Railston who is her putative mother-in-law

The Scots Peerage VI: p. 214

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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28 February 1369-70: Charter by Euphemia Stewart, countess of Moray and Stratheryn. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Morton, reference GD150/22

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2 March 1401: Charter of Confirmation by Eufemia Stewart, Countess Palatine of Stratheryne [Strathearn], of a charter granted by the deceased David, Earl Palatine of Stratheryn [Strathearn] and Earl of Caithness, to Sir Robert Stewart, kt., of the lands of Buchanedy [Buchandies], Ladegrene [Ledgrene] and Corp [Carbies], lying in the earldom of Stratheryn, sheriffdom of Perth. Perth. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Cunninghame Graham Family of Ardoch, Dunbartonshire, reference GD22/2/1

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6 December 1406: Charter by Patrick de Graham, Earl of Strathearn with consent of Euphame, his wife, in favour of Euphame de Lindsay, daughter to deceased Alexander de Lindsay Kt, lord of Glenesk, his cousin, of an annualrent of £5 scots out of the Earl's two towns of Kinkell lying in the sheriffdom of Perth, dated at Perth, 6 Dec 1406; charter of confirmation dated at Perth. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Graham Family, Dukes of Montrose (Montrose Muniments), reference GD220/1/C/3/1/1

Note: This charter was subsequently confirmed on 15 December 1512 (under the hand of the clerk register) by Robert, Duke of Albany.

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26 June 1414: Perth. Charter de me by Euphemia, countess palatine of Stratherne [Strathearn], to John of Hawden [Haldane], kt., of lands of Edyn of Dunnyn within granter's earldom, which were granted by deceased Adam Thayn [Thain] of Dunnyn to deceased Symon of Hawden, ancestor of said John. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Haldane Family of Gleneagles, Perthshire, reference GD198/223

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23 Sptember 1439: Notarial transumpt of charter of confirmation by Patrick Earl of Strathearn with consent of Euphemia his wife in favour of John Drummond of Concraig of the office of steward of Strathearn, 14 February 1408. The transumpt is in favour of Malcolm Drummond of Concraig. Notary: Henry Melville. With partial transcript. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Drummond Family, Earls of Perth (Drummond Castle Papers), reference GD160/1/9

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Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness was born before 1375.1 She is the daughter of David Stewart, 1st Earl of Caithness and unknown daughter Lindsay.1

She married, firstly, Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn, son of Sir William Graham and Gille Stewart, before December 1406.1

She married, secondly, Sir Patrick Dunbar.1 She died on 15 October 1434.1

Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness succeeded to the title of Countess Palatine of Stratherne before 5 March 1389.1 She succeeded to the title of 2nd Countess of Caithness [S., 1375] before 5 March 1389.2 She abdicated as Countess Palatine of Caithness before July 1402.1 From before December 1406, her married name became Graham.

Children of Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness and Sir Patrick Dunbar

   * Patrick Dunbar1

   * George Dunbar1

Children of Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness and Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn

   * Elizabeth Graham+3

   * Lady Eupheme Graham+1 d. bt 1 Aug 1468 - 1 Nov 1468

   * Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith+1 b. c 1410, d. bt 8 Dec 1485 - 17 May 1491

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 224. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 476. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 222.