John Stewart, Earl of Mar (d. 1503)

For the son of James II of Scotland, see John Stewart, Earl of Mar (d. 1479).

John Stewart, Earl of Mar (December 1479 11 March 1503) was the youngest son of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark.

Biography

He was born at Dunfermline Palace in Fife as the youngest son of the King. He was created Earl of Mar on 2 March 1486, at the age of eight. Not much is known of his life and he died in Scotland on 11 March 1503.

Family

Stewart had two brothers, King James IV and James Stewart, Duke of Ross. He died unmarried.

Ancestry

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