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ROBERT Stewart
Duke of Albany
Arms: of Robert, Duke of Albany, on Seal, I 374.-A fess chequy, and in dexter chief a mullet (Laing). On Seal, 1389.-A fess chequy sur´nounted by a lion rampant. CREST: A boar´s head and neck between two trees. SUPPORTERS: Two lions sejant guardant (Laing). On Seal 1403.I and 4. A lion rampant (Fife). 2 and 3. A ftss chequy, in chief a label of fivepoints. CREST and SUPPORTERS as last (Laing). Nisbet describes the last two as.-( i) Gold, a fess chequy blue and silver, surmounted by a red lion rampant. SUPPORTERS: Two red lions sejant guardant. (2) 1 and 4. Gold, a red lion rampant, in chief a blue label of three points. 2 and 3. Stewart, with blue label of three points.
(33) ROBERT STEWART, third son of ROBERT II, King of Scotland.
Born about 1340.
In 1361 became Earl of Menteth (S.) in right of his wife.
Became Earl of Fife (5.) 1371.
In 1398 he was created DUKE OF ALBANY (S.).
On the death of his brother ALEXANDER, Earl of Buchan (S.) , probably in 1406, he appears to have succeeded to the Earldom of Buchan (S.), but resigned it to his second son John JOHN, Earl of Buchan.
He died 1420.
By his first wife he had
(a) Murdoch MURDOCH, Duke of Albany .
And by his second wife
(b) John, Earl of Buchan JOHN, Earl of Buchan.
(c) Andrew ANDREW, .
(d) Robert ROBERT, Earl of Buchan (de jure) .
