Alexander Stewart^{[1, 2]}

1214 - Abt 1282  (68 years)

• Name	Alexander Stewart
  Birth	1214	Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1282	Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I73924	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Walter Stewart,   b. Abt 1160, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1241, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Beatrix Of Angus,   b. Abt 1174, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F30371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Of The Isles,   b. Bef 1211, Isle Of Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. James Stewart,   b. Abt 1243, Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 16 Jul 1309, Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 66 years)   2. Sir John Stewart Of Bonkyl,   b. Abt 1245, Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 22 Jul 1298, Battle Of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 53 years)   3. Elizabeth Stewart,   b. Abt 1255, Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Bef 24 Jan 1296, London, Middlesex, England (Age 41 years)   4. Alice Stewart,   b. Abt 1264, Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Aft 1337 (Age 74 years)   5. N. N. Stewart
  Family ID	F30326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1214 - Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Death - Abt 1282 - Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Stewart, 4th Great Steward of Scotland; Crusader; Jt Regentof Scotland 1255; as leader of the pro-English party helped kidnap theyoung Alexander III from Edinburgh Castle; commanded the right wing atthe victory over invading Norsemen of Largs 1263, when the Hebrideswere brought under Scottish sway, in reward for which was grantedGarlies by Alexander III; married Jean, heiress of the Isles of Buteand Arran, daughter of James (who with his father and brothers waskilled 1210 by the men of Skye), son of Angus Lord of Bute & Arran(younger son of Somerled, King of the South Isles). [Burke's Peerage]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p. 433 (Reliability: 3). [S1668] of Albany, Michael, Michael of Albany (1998), (Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element Books, 1998.), p. 89 (Reliability: 3).