do so. The murder remains famous to this day as the earl was just 27 years old at the time of his death and his murderer's punishment was a mere week-long house arrest. Family By his wife, Elizabeth Stewart, whom he married between 23 January 1580 and 1581 and who died three months before he did, he had two sons and three daughters: Lady Grizel Stuart, married Sir Robert Innes, 1st Baronet Innes, by whom she had issue. Lady Margaret Stuart (1591- 4 August 1639), married firstly, as his second wife, Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, by whom she had issue; and secondly William Monson, Viscount Monson James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray (before 1591- 6 August 1638), married Lady Anne Gordon, by whom he had issue, including James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray Lady Elizabeth Stuart, married John Abernethy, 8th Lord Abernethy of Saltoun Sir Francis Stewart, Knight of the Order of the Bath, who was well known in London literary society, and is said to have frequented the literary meetings at the Mermaid tavern References Attribution Further reading Potter, Harry. Bloodfeud: The Morays and Gordons at War in the Age of Mary Queen of Scots (Tempus, 2004), the definitive account. Moray 1560s births 1592 deaths Year of birth uncertain Earls of Moray Scottish murder victims 16th-century Scottish peers Court of James VI and I