Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland

Walter Steward of Dundonald (died 1246)^[1] was 3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia.^[2]

Walter Stewart
3rd High Steward of Scotland
Tenure	1204–1246
Predecessor	Alan fitz Walter
Successor	Alexander Stewart
Other names	Walter Steward of Dundonald
Born	1180
Died	1246
Nationality	Scottish
Offices	Justiciar of Scotia
Spouse(s)	Bethóc or Beatrix Mac Gille Críst of Angus
Parents	Alan fitz Walter

Life

He was the eldest son of Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland, by his second wife Alesta of Mar. He was the first member of the House of Stuart to use Stewart as a surname and was designated "of Dundonald".^[3]

He witnessed a charter by King Alexander II, under the designation of "Walterus filius Alani, Senescallus, Justiciar Scotiae"^[4] and it may be that seal which Nisbet described pertaining to Walter Hereditary High Steward of Scotland. Around the seal, it states "Sigill. Walteri filii Allani".^[5]

Family

Walter married Bethóc or Beatrix Mac Gille Críst of Angus, daughter of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus, by his wife, Marjorie of Huntingdon, youngest daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, and his wife Ada de Warenne.

They were parents of:

• Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, sometime Regent of Scotland.
• Sir Robert, of Tarbolten and Crookston, and Lord of Darnley.^[6]
• John, killed at Damietta in 1249, Egypt during the Seventh Crusade.
• Walter Bailloch ("the Freckled"), who married Mary de Menteith and became Earl of Menteith.
• William,
• Beatrix, married Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox.
• Christian,
• Eupheme, married Adam Wallace, Laird of Riccarton.
• Margaret, married her cousin Niall, Earl of Carrick.
• Sybella, married Colin Fitzgerald, 1st Lord of Kintail.