Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (second creation)

Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman.

Andrew Stewart
Lord Avondale
Tenure	c. 1499 – 1513
Predecessor	Alexander Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale (first creation)
Successor	Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale
Died	9 September 1513 Near Branxton, Northumberland, England
Spouse(s)	Margaret Kennedy
Issue	Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven
Father	Alexander Stewart

He was the son of Alexander Stewart, from whom he inherited the lands of Avondale. Alexander had inherited them from his uncle Lord Avondale, who had in turn received them following their forfeiture by the last Earl of Douglas and Avondale in 1455.

The title Lord Avondale was revived for Andrew Stewart of Avondale in about 1499. He died in 1513, killed at the Battle of Flodden. and was succeeded by his son.

Marriage and family

Lord Avondale married Margaret Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, and their children included:

• Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale, who exchanged the Avondale title for Ochiltree and thus became first Lord Ochiltree.
• Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven, married to Margaret Tudor as her 3rd husband; her 1st was James IV of Scotland.
• Sir James Stewart of Beath, father of James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune, whose son James Stewart became Earl of Moray.
• Barbara Stewart, who married (1) James Sinclair of Sanday, and (2) in 1541, Roderick MacLeod of Lewis
• David Stewart, married Elizabeth Elphinstone, sister of Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone

Ancestry

Ancestors of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (second creation)
16. Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany 8. Walter Stewart, Master of Fife 17. Isabella, Countess of Lennox 4. Walter Stewart of Morphie 18. Sir Robert, 1st Lord Erskine 9. Janet Erskine 19. Elizabeth Lindsay 2. Alexander Stewart 10. Laird of Arnot[1] 5. Elizabeth Arnot 1. Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (second creation)