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Albany died at Stirling Castle and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey. His son, Murdac (or Murdoch) Stewart, succeeded him as 2nd duke of Albany and regent but was seized in 1425 on the orders of James I on unrecorded charges and tried and executed. The dukedom of the first creation became extinct.
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (Scottish Gaelic: Muireadhach Stiubhart) (1362 – 24 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty. In 1389, he became Justiciar North of the Forth.
May 10, 2024 · Murdoch (Murdac) STEWART 2nd Duke of Albany, born 1362, died 24 May 1425 - Patrick's People is a pedigree family history website
Jun 18, 2019 · He solved that problem by putting the then Duke of Albany, Murdoch Stewart, on trial with his sons and beheading them all as traitors outside Stirling Castle on May 25, 1425. It may have seemed a good move at the time, but James was only storing up further trouble for himself.
May 7, 2023 · James Mor Stewart, called James the Fat, (Scottish Gaelic: Seamas Mór) (c. 1400–1429 or 1449) was the youngest son of Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany and Isabella of Lennox. When his father and brothers were executed by King James I for treason in 1425, James led a rebellion against the king, taking the town of Dumbarton and killing the ...
Margaret, Countess of Menteith. Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany ( Scottish Gaelic: Muireadhach Stiubhart) (1362 – 24 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty. In 1389, he became Justiciar North of the Forth.
1405-1424. Younger son of Robert, 1st Duke of Albany. John Stewart. 2nd Earl of Buchan. Arms from French sources, probably as Constable of France ca.1424. Andrew Stewart. 1st Lord of Avondale. Son of Walter Stewart, Master of Fife who was 2nd son of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany.
