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Birth:          ABT 1296 
Death:          9 Apr 1327 Bathgate Castle

Notes
Isabella is his second wife. He md first Marjory de Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Stewart,_6th_High_Steward_of_Scotland
Walter Stewart (c. 1296[1][2] – 9 April 1327 at Bathgate Castle[1]) was the 6th 
hereditary High Steward of Scotland. He was also the father of King Robert II of 
Scotland.
Biography[edit]

He was the son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland and Giles (or Egidia) 
de Burgh, daughter of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster.[3] Walter's mother is 
sometimes identified as Cecily or Cecilia de Dunbar (his father's first wife), but this 
identification is erroneous[citation needed].

Walter fought on the Scottish side at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314[4] 
commanding, with Douglas, the left wing of the Scots' Army.[2] According to another 
version of events, he was the nominal leader of one of the four Scottish schiltrons, but 
because of his youth and inexperience, its effective leader was his cousin James 
Douglas, Lord of Douglas.[5] This is, however, disputed, as some claim that there 
were only three Scottish schiltrons at Bannockburn.[6] For his services at 
Bannockburn, Walter was appointed Warden of the Western Marches and rewarded 
with a grant of the lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by John Balliol. In 1316, 
Stewart gifted these lands to Paisley Abbey.[7]

Upon the liberation of Robert the Bruce's wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, and daughter 
Marjorie from their long captivity in England, the High Steward was sent to receive 
them at the Anglo-Scottish Border and conduct them back to the Scottish court.[2] He 
later married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of 
his wife's dowry.[8]

During the Bruce's absence in Ireland the High Steward and Sir James Douglas 
managed government affairs and spent much time defending the Scottish Borders. 
Upon the capture of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English in 1318 he got command of 
the town which, on 24 July 1319 was laid siege to by King Edward II of England. 
Several of the siege engines were destroyed by the Scots' garrison and the Steward 
suddenly rushed in force from the town to drive off the enemy. In 1322, with Douglas 
and Thomas Randolph, he made an attempt to surprise the English King at Byland 
Abbey, near Malton, Yorkshire. Edward, however, escaped, pursued towards York by 
the Steward and 500 horsemen.[2]

Walter, Steward of Scotland, made a charter to John St. Clair, his valet, of the lands 
of Maxton, Roxburghshire, circa 1320/1326, one of the witnesses being "Roberto de 
Lauwedir (Robert de Lauder) tunc justiciario Laudonie" (Justiciar of Lothian).[9]

Family and issue[edit]

Walter married, in 1315, Marjorie, only daughter of Robert I of Scotland by his first 
wife Isabella of Mar. Walter and Marjorie had one son:[10]
Robert II of Scotland

Walter later married Isabel de Graham, frequently identified as a daughter of Sir John 
Graham of Abercorn. They had three children:[11]
John Stewart of Ralston or Cunninghame.
Andrew Stewart, knight.
Egidia Stewart, who married, first, Sir James Lindsay of Crawford; second, Sir Hugh 
Eglinton; and third, Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith.

Death and burial[edit]

Walter, 6th High Steward of Scotland, died on 9 April 1326 at Bathgate Castle. He 
was buried at the Abbey Church of Paisley, alongside his first wife, Marjorie Bruce, 
and the previous five high stewards. An engraved memorial on the floor of the abbey 
reads in part:

In everlasting memory of the high stewards of Scotland. Here rest their bodies where 
stood the high altar of this Abbey Church of Paisley.[12]

Parents
STEWART James (ABT 1260 - 16 Jul 1309)
DE BURGH Giles (ABT 1263 - )

Siblings
STEWART Walter (ABT 1296 - 9 Apr 1327)

Marriage To GRAHAM Isabella (ABT 1298 - )
    m.  

Notes


Children by GRAHAM Isabella ABT 1298 - 
STEWART Egidia (ABT 1316 - 1406)

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