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Biography of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 1713-1792

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

In February 1711 [his father] James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and [his mother] Anne Campbell Countess Bute were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll. He the son of [his grandfather] James Stuart 1st Earl Bute.

On 25th May 1713 John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute was born to James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and Anne Campbell Countess Bute at Parliament Close.

On 28th January 1723 [his father] James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute died. John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute succeeded 3rd Earl Bute. [his future wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute by marriage Countess Bute.

Around 20th August 1736 John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute were married. He the son of James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and Anne Campbell Countess Bute.

On 20th October 1736 [his mother] Anne Campbell Countess Bute died.

Around 1741 [his daughter] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 30th June 1744 [his son] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute at Mount Stuart House.

In 1745 [his daughter] Anne Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 19th September 1747 [his son] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

Around 1748 [his daughter] Jane Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

In 1751 [his son] Frederick Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

In January 1753 [his son] Charles Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

In March 1755 [his son] William Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 12th August 1757 [his daughter] Louisa Stuart was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 7th September 1761 [his son-in-law] James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and [his daughter] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

In 1762 John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute was appointed 581st Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

Before 1763 [his daughter] Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

Around 1764 Johan Joseph Zoffany. Portrait of the three daughters of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute. Left [his daughter] Louisa Stuart, centre probably [his daughter] Anne Stuart, right [his daughter] Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington.

Louisa Stuart: On 12th August 1757 she was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. On 4th August 1851 Louisa Stuart died.

Anne Stuart: In 1745 she was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. On 2nd July 1764 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and she were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. He the son of Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland and Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland. Before 23rd May 1779 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and Anne Stuart were divorced.

Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington: Before 1763 she was born to John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. Before 1781 John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington and she were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. In 1785 John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington was created 1st Earl Portarlington. She by marriage Countess Portarlington. On 20th January 1813 Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington died.

On 2nd July 1764 [his son-in-law] Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and [his daughter] Anne Stuart were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute. He the son of Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland and Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland.

Around 1765 Johan Joseph Zoffany. Portrait of the three sons of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute.

On 12th November 1766 [his son] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute were married. He the son of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 8th June 1767 [his son] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Cunynghame were married. He the son of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

In 1773 Joshua Reynolds. Portrait of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute in his Garter Robes.

On 19th April 1778 [his son] Charles Stuart and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Louisa Bertie were married. He the son of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

Before 23rd May 1779 [his son-in-law] Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and [his daughter] Anne Stuart were divorced.

Before 1781 [his son-in-law] John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington and [his daughter] Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.

On 10th March 1792 John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute died. [his son] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute succeeded 4th Earl Bute. [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute by marriage Countess Bute.

On 6th November 1794 [his former wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute died.