Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
1533–1592
- Born
- 1533
- Country of birth
- United Kingdom(inferred from the family)
- Died
- 4 Feb 1592
- facts
- 10
- sources
- 2
- images and files
- 0
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- Birth1533ProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
- Death4 Feb 1592ProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
- ParentJames V of ScotlandConfirmed1 source
- ParentEuphemia ElphinstoneConfirmed1 source
A life in time
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What was it like?
The world around 1533: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland (Shetland) was a recognised illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress Eupheme Elphinstone. Robert Stewart was half-brother to Mary, Queen of Scots and uncle to James VI and I of Scotland and England.
Family
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