- Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland
Alexander Stewart (1214 – 1283) was 4th hereditary
High Steward of Scotland from his father's death in 1246.A son of
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland by his wife Bethóc, daughter ofGille Críst, Earl of Angus , Alexander is said to have accompanied King Louis of France on Crusade in 1248. [ Simpson, David, "The Genealogical and Chronological History of the Stuarts", Edinburgh, 1713.] In 1255 he was one of the councillors of King Alexander III, though under age. [ Anderson, William, "The Scottish Nation", Edinburgh, 1867, vol.ix, p.512]He was the principal commander under King
Alexander III of Scotland at theBattle of Largs , onOctober 2 ,1263 , when the Scots defeated the Norwegians under Haco. Subsequently the Scots invaded and conquered the Isle of Man the following year, which was, with the whole of the Western Isles, then annexed to the Crown of Scotland. [ Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with Their Descendants" &c., volume 2, London, 1851, p. xli-xlii.] [ Anderson (1867) vil.ix, p.512]Marriage and Issue
Alexander the Steward married Jean, daughter of Angus (or James) Macrory, Lord of Bute, [ Simpson (1713)] [ Burke (1851), vol.2, page xlii] [ Mackenzie (1935) p.12.] said to be a grandson of Somerled. [ Anderson (1867) vol.ix, p.512] They had issue:
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James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c. 1243-1309)
* Sir John, of Bonkill,Berwickshire (1246 -July 22 ,1298 ), described as the "second son" who married the Bonkill heiress, had seven sons and one daughter, and was killed in the Battle of Falkirk. [ Simpson (1713)p.64.] [ See also the following for references to Sir John Steward of Bonkill:
*Nisbet, Alexander, 1722. Vol.1,p.48; and appendix, page 149.
*Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, and Their Descendants" &c., volume 2, London, 1851, p. xlii.
*Anderson, William, "The Scottish Nation", Edinburgh, 1867, vol.vii, p.200.
*Mackenzie, A. M., MA., D.Litt., "The Rise of the Stewarts", London, 1935, p.13 - 14.
*The Marquis de Ruvigny & Raineval, "The Jacobite Peerage" &c., London & Edinburgh (1904), 1974 reprint, p.8n.]
* Elizabeth, (d. before 1288) MarriedSir William Douglas the Hardy , Governor ofBerwick-upon-Tweed . [ Simpson (1713)] She was the mother of the Good Sir James Douglas. [ Maxwell, Sir Herbert, Bt., "A History of the House of Douglas", London, 1902, vol.1, p.28.] [ Mackenzie (1935) p.12.]Through their eldest son Alexander and his wife Jean were the great-grandparents of King Robert II, the first Stewart to be King of Scots, and thus ancestors of all subsequent Scottish monarchs and the later and current monarchs of Great Britain.
Alexander and Jean were also the direct male-line ancestors, through their second son, of
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley .Notes
External links
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