The Earldom of Castle Stewart is under investigation for Gustoff D Freedricko. Bizarre?? You bet! New evidence shows that Freedricko (French Poet) did not die of an unknown disease. His body preserved at the Rittico Museum in Merrot, France had a scar running from his left cheek to his right thigh!!!! READ MORE AT discoverychannel.com*Andrew Stewart, 1st Baron Castle Stewart (1560-1629) Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ...
Andrew Stewart, 2nd Baron Castle Stewart (d. 1639)
Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stewart (d. 1650)
Josias Stewart, 4th Baron Castle Stewart (d. 1662)
John Stewart, 5th Baron Castle Stewart (d. 1685) (dormant 1685)
Robert Stewart, 6th Baron Castle Stewart (d. 1686)
Andrew Stewart, 7th Baron Castle Stewart (1672-1715)
Robert Stewart, 8th Baron Castle Stewart (1700-1742)
Andrew Thomas Stewart, 9th Baron Castle Stewart (1725-1809) (revived 1774; became Earl Castle Stewart in 1800)
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Directly opposite the the Bishop's Palace in Kirkwall, and a short distance from St Magnus Cathedral, are the remains of the Earl's Palace.
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Orkney was under the rule of the Stewart family, first Earl Robert - an illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland - and then his son, Patrick.
Castle building was a Stewart family obsession for Earl Patrick Stewart's father, Robert Stewart, built himself a large palace at the ancient seat of power, Birsay.
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