Walter FitzAlan was a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman baron who became a Scottish magnate and Steward of Scotland. which is where the Stewart (Stuart) house comes from. He was a younger son of Alan fitz Flaad and Avelina de Hesdin. In about 1136, Walter entered into the service of David I, King of Scotland.
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David I, King of Scotland as he is depicted in a mid-twelfth-century royal charter![Twelfth-century secular lordships on the western seaboard of Scotland.[48] Walter's domain included the depicted regions of Strathgryfe, Renfrew, Mearns and North Kyle. Clydesdale and South Kyle were royal lordships, whilst Cunningham was a Morville lordship.[49]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Walter_fitz_Alan_%28map2%29.png/500px-Walter_fitz_Alan_%28map2%29.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Twelfth-century secular lordships on the western seaboard of Scotland.[48] Walter's domain included the depicted regions of Strathgryfe, Renfrew, Mearns and North Kyle. Clydesdale and South Kyle were royal lordships, whilst Cunningham was a Morville lordship.[49]![Walter's charter of Birkenside, Legerwood and Mow from Malcolm IV, King of Scotland[57]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Walter_fitz_Alan_%28charter%29.jpg/1280px-Walter_fitz_Alan_%28charter%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Walter's charter of Birkenside, Legerwood and Mow from Malcolm IV, King of Scotland[57]
Ruinous Wenlock Priory. Walter appears to have been a devotee of this English Cluniac priory.
An early-twentieth-century depiction of the Siege of Lisbon in 1147. There is reason to suspect that Walter was amongst the Scots who took part in the campaign to liberate Lisbon from the Moors.
Paisley Abbey. Walter founded the original priory in about 1163.In their orbit 8
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Walter FitzAlan was a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman baron who became a Scottish magnate and Steward of Scotland. which is where the Stewart (Stuart) house comes from. He was a younger son of Alan fitz Flaad and Avelina de Hesdin. In about 1136, Walter entered into the service of David I, King of Scotland. He became the king's dapifer or steward in about 1150, and served as such for three successive Scottish kings: David, Malcolm IV and William I. In time, the stewardship became hereditarily held by Walter's descendants.
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