Joan was the third daughter of James I Stewart, the King of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort. she was the granddaughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond, John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand. Joan had two older brothers and five younger sisters, but she was born deaf and mute, becoming known as the Muta Domina. She was taught to use sign language and used it readily, even in public. Some records state her death as June of 1493.
Joan was engaged to James Douglas, the 3rd Earl of Angus in 1440, when she was only twelve, but he died in 1446 before the marriage could happen. It is speculated she was born about 1428.
Joan then was engaged to James Douglas, the Earl of Morton and Lord Dalkeith, son of James Douglas, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton, killed at FLodden
* Lady Elizabeth
* James Douglas
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)
The effigies have been stabilized in recent years and covered to protect them from the weather due to the devoted efforts of many members of the church.
There is a cast aluminium plate located adjacent to their effigies:
THE MORTON MONUMENT
Represents the effigies of James Douglas,
the Fourth Lord Dalkeith, who became
the First Earl of Morton and his wife,
Joanna, daughter of James I.
The Earl died in c1493
and the Countess in c1498.
The monument was erected on or
near their burial place.
In c1475, the Earl was responsible for
rebuilding and extending the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas,
established by the First Lord Dalkeith
between 1406 and 1420."
Joan was engaged to James Douglas, the 3rd Earl of Angus in 1440, when she was only twelve, but he died in 1446 before the marriage could happen. It is speculated she was born about 1428.
Joan then was engaged to James Douglas, the Earl of Morton and Lord Dalkeith, son of James Douglas, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton, killed at FLodden
* Lady Elizabeth
* James Douglas
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)
The effigies have been stabilized in recent years and covered to protect them from the weather due to the devoted efforts of many members of the church.
There is a cast aluminium plate located adjacent to their effigies:
THE MORTON MONUMENT
Represents the effigies of James Douglas,
the Fourth Lord Dalkeith, who became
the First Earl of Morton and his wife,
Joanna, daughter of James I.
The Earl died in c1493
and the Countess in c1498.
The monument was erected on or
near their burial place.
In c1475, the Earl was responsible for
rebuilding and extending the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas,
established by the First Lord Dalkeith
between 1406 and 1420."
Joan was the third daughter of James I Stewart, the King of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort. she was the granddaughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond, John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand. Joan had two older brothers and five younger sisters, but she was born deaf and mute, becoming known as the Muta Domina. She was taught to use sign language and used it readily, even in public. Some records state her death as June of 1493.
Joan was engaged to James Douglas, the 3rd Earl of Angus in 1440, when she was only twelve, but he died in 1446 before the marriage could happen. It is speculated she was born about 1428.
Joan then was engaged to James Douglas, the Earl of Morton and Lord Dalkeith, son of James Douglas, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton, killed at FLodden
* Lady Elizabeth
* James Douglas
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)
The effigies have been stabilized in recent years and covered to protect them from the weather due to the devoted efforts of many members of the church.
There is a cast aluminium plate located adjacent to their effigies:
THE MORTON MONUMENT
Represents the effigies of James Douglas,
the Fourth Lord Dalkeith, who became
the First Earl of Morton and his wife,
Joanna, daughter of James I.
The Earl died in c1493
and the Countess in c1498.
The monument was erected on or
near their burial place.
In c1475, the Earl was responsible for
rebuilding and extending the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas,
established by the First Lord Dalkeith
between 1406 and 1420."
Joan was engaged to James Douglas, the 3rd Earl of Angus in 1440, when she was only twelve, but he died in 1446 before the marriage could happen. It is speculated she was born about 1428.
Joan then was engaged to James Douglas, the Earl of Morton and Lord Dalkeith, son of James Douglas, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton, killed at FLodden
* Lady Elizabeth
* James Douglas
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)
The effigies have been stabilized in recent years and covered to protect them from the weather due to the devoted efforts of many members of the church.
There is a cast aluminium plate located adjacent to their effigies:
THE MORTON MONUMENT
Represents the effigies of James Douglas,
the Fourth Lord Dalkeith, who became
the First Earl of Morton and his wife,
Joanna, daughter of James I.
The Earl died in c1493
and the Countess in c1498.
The monument was erected on or
near their burial place.
In c1475, the Earl was responsible for
rebuilding and extending the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas,
established by the First Lord Dalkeith
between 1406 and 1420."
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