Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1362 – May 24, 1425) is a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty.
In 1389 he is Justiciar North of the Forth.
In 1402, he is captured at the Battle of Homildon Hill and will spend twelve years in captivity in England.
After his father dies in 1420, and while the future King James I of Scotland is himself held captive in England, Stewart serves as Governor of Scotland, until 1424 when James is finally ransomed and returned to Scotland.
However, in 1425, soon after James's coronation, Albany is arrested, found guilty of treason, and executed, along with two of his sons.
His only surviving heir is James the Fat, who escapes to Antrim, Ireland, where he dies in 1429.
Albany's wife Isabella of Lennox survives the destruction of her family, and will live to see the murder of James I and the restoration of her title and estates.
