return to Scotland, though the family would never recover their lost estates. James "Beag" Stewart is the ancestor of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich on Lochearnside, whose family history is recounted by Sir Walter Scott in A Legend of Montrose. Albany's wife, Isabella of Lennox, survived the execution of her family, though she spent eight years as a royal prisoner at Tantallon Castle. In 1437, after the death of James I, she at last recovered her lands and title. In the next few years, although forced to govern her province from Loch Lomond, she issued a large number of charters and was tolerated by James's successor, King James II of Scotland, who allowed her to assume all her titles and honors as Duchess of Albany and Countess of Lennox. See also Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross Notes References Campbell, Alastair, A History of Clan Campbell, Volume 2 Crawfurd, George, p.159, A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew (1818) Retrieved November 2010 Mackie, J. D., A History of Scotland, Penguin Books, London (1964) Nelker, Gladys P., The Clan Steuart, Genealogical Publishing (1970) |- 1362 births 1425 deaths 14th-century Scottish people 15th-century executions 15th-century Scottish peers 15th-century viceregal rulers Regents of Scotland Dukes of Albany Murdoch Murdoch Earls or mormaers of Fife Earls or mormaers of Menteith People executed for treason against Scotland People executed by Stuart Scotland Executed Scottish people People executed by the Kingdom of Scotland by decapitation Non-inheriting heirs presumptive