James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute
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The Earl of Bute | |
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| Born | James Stuart Before 1696 |
| Died | 28 January 1723 |
| Title | Earl of Bute |
| Spouse |
Lady Anne Campbell (m. 1711) |
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| Parent(s) | James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute Agnes Mackenzie |
James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – 28 January 1723) was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie.
Family
[edit]In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache) and had eight children:
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792)
- James Stuart-Mackenzie (b. before 1723 – c. April 1800)
- Hon. Archibald Stuart
- Lady Mary Stuart (b. c1713, d. 30 December 1773)[1] married 31 October 1729 to Sir Robert Menzies of Weem[2] (b. c1706, d. 1786)[3]
- Lady Elizabeth Stuart
- Lady Anne Stuart (b. before 1723 – 28 November 1786), married July 1736 James Johnstone (later Ruthven, 5th Lord Ruthven of Freeland)
- Lady Jean Stuart
- Lady Grace Stuart
On his death his wife remarried to Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen.
References
[edit]- ^ Menzies, David Prentice, The "Red and White" Book of Menzies: The History of Clan Menzies and Its Chiefs (Glasgow: Banks, 1894), p. 401. Open Library. Internet Archive.
- ^ Alexander Hastie Millar, The Historical Castles and Mansions of Scotland: Perthshire and Forfar (London: Gardner, 1890), p. 59. GoogleBooks.
- ^ Menzies, p. 401.
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