Earl Castle Stewart
Earldom of Castle Stewart | |
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Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | Andrew Stuart, 1st Viscount Castle Stewart |
Present holder | Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart |
Heir presumptive | Thomas Stuart |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Castle Stewart Baron Castle Stuart Baronet ‘of Castle Stewart’ |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Stuart Hall, near Stewartstown |
Motto | FORWARD |
Earl Castle Stewart, in the County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Andrew Thomas Stewart, 9th Baron Castle Stuart.
The
The eldest son of Lord Avondale (killed 1513),
In compensation for the loss of this title, in 1619 the King created the previous 3rd Lord Ochiltree the Baron Castle Stuart in the
Lord Castle Stewart was baptised Andrew Thomas Stewart-Moore.[
Another member of the Stuart/Stewart family was Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven. He was a younger son of the first Lord Avondale (of the second creation). The Earldom and Baronetcy of castle Stewart are registered with the Crown Office (now Ministry of Justice), and recorded at the College of Arms, London.
The family seat is Stuart Hall, near Stewartstown, County Tyrone.
Lords Avondale (c. 1499)
- Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale(died 1513)
- Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale (died 1548) (exchanged lordship and styled Lord Stuart of Ochiltrie from 1542)
Lords Stuart of Ochiltree (1542)
- Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Ochiltree (died 1548)
- Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree (c. 1521–1591)
- Andrew Stewart, 3rd Lord Ochiltree (1560–1629) (resigned lordship in 1615 and created Baron Castle Stuart in 1619)
Barons Castle Stewart (1619)
- Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart (1560–1629)
- Andrew Stewart, 2nd Baron Castle Stuart (died 1639)
- Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stuart (died 1650)
- Josias Stewart, 4th Baron Castle Stuart (died 1662)
- John Stewart, 5th Baron Castle Stuart (died 1685)
- Robert Stewart, 6th Baron Castle Stuart (died 1686) (dormant 1686)
- Andrew Stewart, ''de jure'' 7th Baron Castle Stuart (1672–1715)
- Robert Stewart, ''de jure'' 8th Baron Castle Stuart (1700–1742)
- Andrew Thomas Stewart, 9th Baron Castle Stuart (1725–1809) (reclaimed 1774; created Earl Castle Stewart in 1800)
Earls Castle Stewart (1800)
- Andrew Thomas Stuart, 1st Earl Castle Stewart (1725–1809)
- Robert Stewart, 2nd Earl Castle Stewart (1784–1854)
- Edward Stewart, 3rd Earl Castle Stewart (1807–1857)
- Charles Knox Stewart, 4th Earl Castle Stewart (1810–1874)
- Henry James Stuart-Richardson, 5th Earl Castle Stewart (1837–1914)
- Andrew John Stuart, 6th Earl Castle Stewart (1841–1921)
- Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart (1889–1961)
- Arthur Patrick Avondale Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart(1928–2023)
- Andrew Richard Charles Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart (b. 1953)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's paternal cousin, Thomas Harry Erskine Stuart (b. 1974).
Line of succession
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See also
- Duke of Albany (1398 creation)
- Lord Avandale
- Lord Ochiltrie
- Earl of Arran (1581 creation)
Notes
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ "Bannockburn Genetic Genealogy Project". stewartsociety.org.
- ^ "No. 13609". The London Gazette. 4 January 1794. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 15326". The London Gazette. 10 January 1801. p. 40.
- ^ "8th Earl Castle Stewart, Arthur Patrick Avondale Stewart". geni.com.
- ^ Michael Rhodes [@migrhodes] (27 November 2023). "Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart has died on 21 November 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ISBN 2-940085-02-1.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
References
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 181.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]