page_title: Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale
section_title: Lord Chancellor of Scotland
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale / Lord Chancellor of Scotland
caption_attribution_description: English: Posthumous portrait of James III of Scotland; oil on panel
context_page_description: Andrew Stewart was Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1460 to 1482 and one of the leading servants of King James III of Scotland.
context_section_description: In 1460, Avandale was made Chancellor of Scotland, a position he retained into the next reign. He served as one of the regents, during the minority of King James III of Scotland. He then served as governor of Stirling Castle and as an ambassador and diplomat, taking a leading role in the negotiations which led to the marriage of James and Margaret of Denmark in 1469. In 1471 he was granted the rents of the Earldom of Lennox for life.
caption: James III of Scotland (1451–1488)
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