Editing John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (section)

== Family==
In 1736 he married Mary Wortley Montagu, daughter of [[Edward Wortley Montagu (diplomat)|Edward]] and [[Lady Mary Wortley Montagu]], daughter of [[Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull]].       They had at least eleven children:

# Lady Mary Stuart ({{circa|1741}} – 5 April 1824), married [[James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale|James Lowther]], later created [[Earl of Lonsdale]], on 7 September 1761
# [[John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute|John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart]] (30 June 1744 &ndash; 16 November 1814), politician who succeeded as 4th Earl of Bute and was later created Marquess of Bute
# [[Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth|Lady Anne Stuart]] (born {{circa|1745}}), married [[Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland|Hugh Percy, Lord Warkworth]], later the 2nd [[Duke of Northumberland]], on 2 July 1764
# [[James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie|The Hon. James Archibald Stuart]] (21 September 1747 &ndash; 1 March 1818),<ref>''The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760''. 12 October 1747.  The entry in the register has the name as John Archibald, which is patently a mistake given that John was the name of James's older brother.</ref> politician and author, ancestor of [[Bear Grylls]].
# Lady Augusta Stuart ({{circa|1748}} &ndash; 12 February 1778), married Andrew Corbett
# Lady Jane Stuart ({{circa|1748}} &ndash; 28 February 1828), married [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney|George Macartney]], later created Earl Macartney, on 1 February 1768
# [[Frederick Stuart (British politician)|The Hon. Frederick Stuart]] (1751–1802), politician
# [[Charles Stuart (1753–1801)|The Hon. Charles Stuart]] (January 1753 &ndash; 25 May 1801), soldier and politician
# [[William Stuart (bishop)|The Hon. William Stuart]] (March 1755 &ndash; 6 March 1822), Anglican prelate who served as [[Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)|Archbishop of Armagh]] 
# Lady Caroline Stuart (before 1763 &ndash; 20 January 1813), married [[John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington|The Hon John Dawson]], later the 1st [[Earl of Portarlington]], on 1 January 1778
# [[Lady Louisa Stuart]] (12 August 1757 &ndash; 4 August 1851), writer, who died unmarried<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Miller |first=Karl |title=Stuart, Lady Louisa (1757–1851) |id=42015 |orig-year=2004 |date=January 2006 }}</ref>