Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan b. 2 Mar 1320 Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, AYR, Scotland d. 1354 Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland: Our Family History

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Name	Elizabeth MURE [1]
Suffix	of Rowallan
Born	2 Mar 1320	Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, AYR, Scotland [1]
Gender	Female
FamilySearch ID	L89H-F4Y
TitleOfNobility	[2]
	Countess of Atholl
Name	Isabel MURE [2]
Died	1354	Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]
Buried	Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]
Person ID	I594767540	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

Father	Sir Adam IV MURE, of Rowallan, b. Between 8 Jan 1290 and 7 Jan 1291, Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 1330, Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 39 years)
Mother	Janet Mure of POKELLIE, b. 1290, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 1355, Rowallan Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)
Family ID	F536728948	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family King Robert II Of SCOTLAND, b. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 74 years)

Married 1348 Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Children

	1. Lady Margaret STEWART, Princess of Scotland, b. 1336, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 6 May 1410, Lochaline, Argyll, Scotland (Age 74 years)
	2. King Robert III STEWART, of Scotland, b. 14 Aug 1337, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 4 Apr 1406, Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland (Age 68 years)
	3. Walter STEWART, Earl of Fife, b. 1338, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 22 Aug 1362, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 24 years)
	4. Sir Robert STEWART, 1st Duke of Albany, b. 1 Jul 1340, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 3 Sep 1420, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 80 years)
	5. Marjorie STEWART, Princess of Scotland, Countess of Moray, b. 1342, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 6 May 1417, Darnaway, Morayshire, Scotland (Age 75 years)
	6. Alexander STEWART, 1st Earl of Buchan, b. 14 Jun 1343, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 24 Jul 1394, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 51 years)
	7. Elizabeth STEWART, Princess of Scotland, Baroness Hay of Erroll, b. 1346, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 1389, Kinnoul Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 43 years)
	8. Isabel Eupheme STEWART, b. 1348, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 26 Oct 1410, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 62 years)
	9. Jean STEWART, Princess of Scotland, b. 1351, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 1404, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 53 years)
	10. Katherine STEWART, Princess of Scotland, b. 1352, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 1446, Crawford or Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 94 years)

Last Modified 2 Jan 2023

Family ID F536728946 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Elizabeth Mure was the first wife of Robert, High Steward of Scotland, and Guardian of Scotland (1338? 1341 and from October 1346), who later became King Robert II of Scotland.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan and his wife Janet Mure of Pokellie, she was born about 1320 at Rowallan Castle.

Elizabeth and Robert married in 1336, when Robert was not in line to inherit the crown. They did not seek permission from the Pope before marrying, therefore, their marriage was considered uncanonical. Because of this she is often considered his mistress and their children illegitimate. King David II was captured by the English in 1346 and Elizabeth's husband became Guardian of Scotland, Regent in David's absence and King of Scotland in all but name. Facing renewed scrutiny and criticism of their marriage and wanting their children to be acknowledged as legitimate, Robert applied to the Pope for a dispensation which was received 22 November 1347. Robert and Elizabeth married for a 2nd time, officially, in a church wedding, in 1349. Elizabeth and Robert were married for about about 19 years but only officially (by church standards) for about 6.

Elizabeth did not live to see her husband become King of Scotland but is believed to have died in 1354, certainly before May 1355 when Robert married for a 2nd time.

Elizabeth and Robert had the following children:
- John Stewart, Earl of Carrick who became King Robert III
- Walter Stewart, Lord of Fife
- Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340? 1420)
- Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
- Margaret Stewart, married John of Islay, Lord of the Isles
- Marjorie Stewart, married firstly, John Dunbar, Earl of Moray, and secondly, Sir Alexander Keith
- Johanna (Jean) Stewart, married firstly, Sir John Keith, secondly, Sir John Lyon, and thirdly in 1384, Sir James Sandilands.
- Isabella Stewart, married firstly, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, and secondly, John Edmonstone of that Ilk
- Katherine Stewart, married Sir Robert Logan of Grugar and Restalrig, Lord High Admiral of Scotland
- Elizabeth Stewart, married Sir Thomas Hay, Lord High Constable of Scotland.

Sources

[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Robert III Stewart, person ID LZ86-T6V. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Elizabeth Mure, person ID L89H-F4Y. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Robert II Of SCOTLAND, person ID LHW6-FV7. (Reliability: 3).