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The Stewart clan has easily the most recognizable Scottish name due to their claim on the British throne. The Stewart clan ruled Scotland for more than 300 years and their many descendants held positions of great power throughout the country. The spelling of the name changed to Stuart in the reign of Mary Queen of Scots after having been raised in France.
The family went to England from Brittany with Henry I. The chief of the Stewart clan was appointed High Steward to the crown which became hereditary and was then adopted as the clan surname. (thus the origin of the Stewart Surname)
The first reigning of the Stewart King was in 1371, Robert II who was the grandson of Robert the Bruce through his fathers marriage to Robert’s daughter. This established the famed Stewart royal line which carried through to Mary Queen of Scots who was executed by her cousin Queen Elizabeth due to her aspirations for the throne of England. Ironically, Mary’s only son James VI was the next in line due to a lack of successors for Queen Elizabeth I, thereby peacefully uniting the throne and consolidating rule of England and Scotland.
Stewart surname meaning, Occupational name for Steward or manager of a house or estate.
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