Count Patrick Stuart

Count Patrick Stuart "from whom descend the Counts of Austria, who, together with Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, were the only lawful representatives of the old Stuart Dynasty of England." Quoted from Edward de Lacy-Bellingari 1928.

Count Patric Stuart was fighting from 1731 in Italy in the Spanish army against the Austrian army. He stayed in Spanish service until 1735, in October 1735 after a meeting with the Russian General Field Marshal Peter de Lacy, Count Stuart entered in Russian service as the generals adjutant, in April 1740 became Colonel and was the commander of the infantry regiment of Yaroslavl.

Count Patrick Stuart was fighting with his father-in-law Field Marshal Peter de Lacy and his brother-in-law Major-General George Browne in the war with the Swedes 1741 to 1743. He was promoted to Major General by Empress Elizabeth of Russia on 4th of September 1742 when he brought the news regarding the victory in Finland to the court. On the 15th of July in 1744 he received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky.

1 Письмо русского генерала Стюарта (Patrick Stuart) губернатору провинции Сѐдерманланд, графу Нильсу Бунде о помощи с транспортом в г. Нюкѐпинг «правианта» с замерзнутых русских кораблей. Дата: генваря 12 дня/ 1744 году/ Неикипинг (= Нюкѐпинг, 12.01.1744 г.). 2 «Требование» русского генерала Стюарта (Patrick Stuart) «в неикопенскую/ губернскую канцелярию». Заявка на транспорт. Дата: апреля 11 дня/ 1744 году/ Неикипинг (= Нюкѐпинг, 11.04.1744 г.) (с переводом на шведский). 1 Letter from the Russian General Patrick Stuart, to the Governor of the province Södermanland, Count Nils Bonde regarding help with transportation in Nyukѐping "proviant" to in-frozen Russian ships. Dated: 12 of January, 1744 / Neikiping (= Nyköping, 12.01.1744 city). 2 "requirement" Russian General Stewart (Patrick Stuart) «in neikopenskuyu / provincial the office. " Application for transport. Date: April 11 Day / 1744 / Neikiping (= Nyukѐping, 11.04.1744 city) (translated to Swedish).