Biography of David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness 1356-1386

In 1336 [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 19] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She had been his mistress for a number of years.

Around 1356 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness was born to [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 39] and [his mother] Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

Around 1356 [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 39] and [his mother] Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Hugh 4th Earl Ross and [his grandmother] Margaret Graham Countess Ross.

In 1361 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany [aged 21] was created 1st Earl Fife. [his future sister-in-law] Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith [aged 27] by marriage Countess Fife.

On 28th September 1361 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith [aged 27] were married. He by marriage Earl Menteith. See Dispensation. She the daughter of John Graham Earl Menteith and Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar. He the son of [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 45] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

Around 1367 [his half-brother] King Robert III of Scotland [aged 30] and [his sister-in-law] Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland [aged 17] were married. He the son of [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 50] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland.

Before 1371 [his brother-in-law] John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray [aged 28] and [his half-sister] Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 54] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March and Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March. They were half third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1374 [his brother-in-law] John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray [aged 32] was created 4th Earl Moray. [his half-sister] Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray [aged 26] by marriage Countess Moray. He was a nephew of the previous Earl of Moray John Randolph 3rd Earl of Moray who was brother of his mother Isabella Randolph.

Between 21st March 1375 and 28th December 1377 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness [aged 19] was created 1st Earl Caithness.

In 1381 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany [aged 41] and [his sister-in-law] Muriella Keith Duchess Albany [aged 23] were married. He the son of [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 64] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland.

On 24 or 25th February 1382 [his half-brother] Alexander "The Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan [aged 39] and [his sister-in-law] Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross were married. He by marriage Earl Ross. She the daughter of [his uncle] William 5th Earl Ross. He the son of [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 65] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

Before March 1386 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness [aged 30] and Eupheme Lindsay Countess Strathearn Caithness [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. He the son of King Robert II of Scotland [aged 69] and Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland.

Around March 1386 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness [aged 30] died. His daughter Eupheme succeeded 2nd Countess Strathearn, 2nd Countess Caithness.

On 19th April 1390 [his father] King Robert II of Scotland [aged 74] died at Dundonald Castle, Dundonald. He was buried at Scone Abbey [Map]. His son [his half-brother] Robert [aged 53] succeeded III King Scotland. [his sister-in-law] Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland [aged 40] by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. His son David succeeded 3rd Earl Strathearn.

John Randolph 3rd Earl of Moray and [his mother] Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Hugh 4th Earl Ross and [his grandmother] Margaret Graham Countess Ross. He the son of Thomas Randolph 1st Earl of Moray and Isabella Stewart Countess Moray.

[his daughter] Eupheme Stewart 2nd Countess of Strathearn and Caithness was born to David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness and Eupheme Lindsay Countess Strathearn Caithness.