House of Stuart

You (R-FT194071) and House of Stuart (R-L745) share a common paternal line ancestor (R-Z39589) who lived around 1700 BCE (3,700 years ago).

The House of Stuart includes the High Steward’s of Scotland and the Royal Stewarts, also spelled Stuart, who share a common ancestor whose line is rooted in medieval France.

Walter Fitz Alan (1110-1177), the hereditary steward of the Bishop of Dol in the Duchy of Brittany arrived in England soon after the Norman conquest, depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.

Walter was appointed High Steward of Scotland and awarded land in Shropshire where some family members served as High Sheriff. His descendant, Alexander Steward (1214-1283) was the first of the line to adopt the surname.

The first monarch of the Stewart line was Robert II, whose male-line descendants were kings and queens in Scotland beginning in 1371 and of England and Great Britain from 1603 until 1714.

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots, was brought up in France where she adopted the French spelling of the name Stuart.

According to the volunteer administrators of the Steward DNA project, the two most important branches of the family are the Scottish Royal Stewarts, represented by descendants of King Robert II of Scotland, and the Stewarts of Lennox, which include some Scottish descendant lines plus the English Royal Stuarts.

Information sourced from WikiTree, Wikipedia, and the Royal Stewart DNA Project.