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Sir Walter FitzAlan, 2nd High Steward of Scotland

Sir Walter FitzAlan, 2nd High Steward of Scotland

Male 1126 - 1204  (78 years)    Has 16 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Walter FitzAlan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Title Sir 
    Suffix 2nd High Steward of Scotland 
    Birth 1126  Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1160  [1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14
    2nd High Steward Of Scotland 
    Fact 1199  Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14
    Crusader with Richard Coeur de Leon 
    LifeSketch The Life Summary of Walter When Sir Walter FitzAlan 2nd High Steward of Scotland was born in 1126, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, his father, Walter FitzAlan, 1st High Steward of Scotland, was 20 and his mother, Lady Eschyna Mol Delondiniis, was 19. He married Margaret Mac Fergus in 1155, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. In 1160, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as 2nd high steward of scotland. He died on 24 August 1204, in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland, at the age of 78, and was buried in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors Alan FitzWalter, 2nd Great Steward1 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #3940, d. 1204 Father Walter FitzAlan, 1st Great Steward d. 1177 Mother Eschyne de Molle Alan FitzWalter, 2nd Great Steward married Eve Crawford?, daughter of Sweyn Thor\'s-son, Overlord of Crawford. Alan FitzWalter, 2nd Great Steward died in 1204. Family Eve Crawford? Children Avelina FitzAlan+ Walter Stewart, 3rd Great Steward+ d. 1241 David Stewart ************************ About Alain Fitzwalter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland ALAN SON OF WALTER Alan son of Walter, the second hereditary steward of Scotland, is the eldest son and heir of Walter son of Alan, the first hereditary steward of Scotland, and his wife Eschina of London. It has been suggested that he may not have been the son of Eschina of London, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Scotland, Kings but he actually refers to the souls of his father and mother in a charter by which he confirms possession of certain churches and lands to the monks of Paisley: \"pro anima patris mei Walteri et matris mee Eschene\". Paisley Registrum: 15 Supposed First Marriage According to the Scots Peerage, Alan son of Walter, the second steward of Scotland: \"is said to have married Eva, daughter of Swan, son of Thor, Lord of Tippermuir and Tranent, but this seems to be founded on a mistaken reading by Duncan Stewart of a charter in the Register of Scone.\" The Scots Peerage I: 12 Supposed Second Marriage According to Wikipedia, Alan son of Walter, the second hereditary steward of Scotland, married Alesta, daughter of Morggán, Earl of Mar, and his wife Ada. Wikipedia: Alan fitz Walter Children Evidence from the Register of Paisley Abbey 1177 X 1204: Charter by which Alan son of Walter, dapifer of the King of Scots, confirms possession of certain lands and churches to the monks of Paisley. His confirmation was made for the benefit of the souls of King David and King Malcolm, and for the souls of his father and mother: \"pro anima patris mei Walteri et matris mee Eschene\". Paisley Registrum: 15 PUBLISHED SOURCES Registrum Monasterii de Passelet 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 Index Liber Sancte Marie de Melros. Munimenta Vetustiora Monasterii Cisterciensis de Melros. Tomus Primus. (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, M. DCCC.XXVII), 321 pp. plus Indexes and Illustrations Liber S, Marie de Calchou. Registrum Cartarum Abbacie Tironensis de Kelso. 1113-1567. (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, MDCCCXLVI), 582 pp. including indexes view all 14 Alain Fitzwalter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland\'s Timeline 1150 1150 Birth of Alan Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1179 1179 Age 29 Birth of Avelina FitzAlan, Countess of Carrick Carrick, Galloway, Scotland 1183 1183 Age 33 Birth of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1204 August 24, 1204 Age 54 Death of Alan at Dundonald, Kyle, Ayr, Scotland Dundonald, Kyle, Ayr, Scotland 1204 Age 54 Burial of Alan Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Birth: 1126 Paisley Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: 1204 Kyle East Ayrshire, Scotland Alan Fitz Walter was the 2nd High Steward of Scotland serving from 1178 - 1204: \"The title of High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century first to Walter Fitzalan, Alan Fitz Walter\'s father, whose descendants became the House of Stewart. In 1371, the last High Steward inherited the throne, and thereafter the title of High Steward of Scotland has been held as a subsidiary title to that of Duke of Rothesay, held by the heir-apparent. Thus, currently, The Prince of Wales is High Steward of Scotland, sometimes known as the Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.\" ~ Wikipedia ~ Important life accomplishments of Alan Fitz Walter: 1. Alan served as an appointed deputy to William the Lion, King of Scots. 2. During Alan\'s lifetime his family acquired the Isle of Bute and built Rothesay Castle. 3. Alan accompanied Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade, from which he returned to Scotland in July 1191. 4. Alan became a patron of the Knights Templar and is responsible for expanding Templar influence in Scotland. FYI... ALL six of the first \'High Stewards of Scotland\' were buried at Paisley Abbey. Family links: Parents: Walter FitzAlan (____ - 1177) Eschyna de Molle Londoniis FitzAlan (1107 - 1186) Spouse: Margaret DeGalloway (1130 - 1182)* Children: Walter Stewart (1180 - 1241)* Sibling: Alan FitzWalter (1126 - 1204) Christina le Stewart de Brus (1165 - ____)**  [1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14
    FSID LCJX-48P  [1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 15
    Name Alan fitz Walter of Paisley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Name Alan fitz Walter of Paisley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Name Alan FitzWalter 2nd High Steward  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Title 2nd High Steward of Scotland 
    Title 2nd High Steward of Scotland 
    Title Sir 
    Death 24 Aug 1204  Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
    Burial 24 Aug 1204  Paisley Abbey, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Ferquhard, of Lochbar,   b. 945   d. Yes, date unknown  (5 x Great Grandfather) 
    Lady Eschyna Mol Delondiniis,   b. 1107, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1186, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I88119  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Walter FitzAlan,, 1st High Steward of Scotland,   b. 1106, Oswestry Castle, Oswestry, Shropshire, West Midlands, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1177, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lady Eschyna Mol Delondiniis,   b. 1107, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1186, Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F33459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alesta nic Morggán, of Mar,   b. 1 Jan 1150, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1182, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sir Walter Stewart, 3rd. High Steward of Scotland,   b. 1180, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1246, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F33458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

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      Sir Walter FitzAlan 2nd High Steward of Scotland
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