Elizabeth Stewart

ELIZABETH STEWART (otherwise BEATRIX STEWART)

Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Walter son of Alan, third hereditary steward of Scotland: "or according to others, Beatrix, stated to have been married to Maldouen, Earl of Lennox." The Scots Peerage I: 12

Evidence from the Register of the Monastery of Paisley

undated charter, probably 1225 x 1250: Charter by which Maldoveni (Maldovenus), earl of Lennox, confirms that he has given the land of Drumthocher, and the land of Drumthecglunan, to the monks of Paisley. His gift was made for the benefit of the soul of Alexander, King of Scots, his own soul and the souls of his heirs, and that of his wife Elizabeth. Paisley Registrum: pp. 158-9

Printed Evidence

Registrum Monasterii de Passalet cartas privilegia conventiones aliaque munimenta complectens a domo fundata A.D.MCLXIII usque ad A.D.MDXXIX. etc. (Maitland Club, Edinburgh, MDCCCXXXII.) 440 pp. plus Appendix and Indices

Biographical Summary for Maldoven, Earl of Lennox

Mormaer Maol Domhnaich (sometimes anglicized as Maldoven) was the son of Mormaer Ailín II, and ruled Lennox 1217–1250. Like his predecessor Ailín II, he showed absolutely no interest in extending an inviting hand to oncoming French or English settlers. He has, moreover, gained a reputation amongst modern scholars as being one of the more conservative Gaelic rulers in thirteenth century Scotland. Despite that, he seems to have remained loyal to his royal overlord. There is no evidence that he participated in any of the western-oriented rebellions which were so frequent in the era. The Mormaer even sent his son Maol Choluim with the king's expedition to Moray in 1232. Nevertheless, in 1238 King Alexander II distrusted him sufficiently to remove the Castle of Dumbarton from his control, giving the Scottish king an important foothold in the Mormaerdom. As part of the same act, Alexander II regranted the Mormaerdom to Maol Domhnaich as a military fief, indicating perhaps that the Mormaerdom's prior status was ambiguous. He married BEATRIX [Note], the daughter of the High Steward of Scotland and had two known sons (Maol Choluim and Donnchadh), and one daughter. Maol Domhnaich's reign came to an end with his death in 1250. Wikipedia: Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox

Note: Record evidence confirms that her name was Elizabeth. Paisley Registrum: pp. 158-9