ALEXANDROS STEWARD MAC

His possession of the Barony of Kingedward, a large part of the former Earldom of Buchan allowed King Robert to give Alexander the title of Earl of Buchan only days after his marriage. Other lands belonging to his wife – including Lewis, Skye, Dingwall and Kingedward in Aberdeenshire – he held in joint ownership with her. Alexander became the jure uxoris Earl of Ross and this provided him the Ross lands (but only during his own lifetime). However Alexander effectively doubled his land holdings when he married Euphemia Countess of Ross, in June 1382. Īlexander de Ard, a principal claimant for the Earldom of Caithness as the eldest grandson of Earl Malise, resigned his territories to the crown in favour of both Alexander and his half-brother David. In the same year, he was Royal Justiciar in the Appin of Dull in Perthshire which meant that Alexander held crown authority from north Perthshire to the Pentland Firth. In October 1372, Alexander was given the Royal Lieutenancy for those lands outwith the Earldom of Moray north and west of Inverness and added lands in Aberdeenshire and north Perthshire. Alexander further extended his territorial gains in 1371 by leasing the Urquhart lands from his younger half-brother and then obtained possession of the Barony of Strathavon bordering his Badenoch lands. (based on map in Boardman, Early Stewart Kings, p. 87 & details in Young, Annals of the Parish and Burgh of Elgin, p. 102Īlexander's possession of Badenoch was unaffected by the restoration of the Earldom of Moray to John Dunbar in March 1372, nor were the territories of John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, in Lochaber-similarly with the lands of Urquhart (south of Inverness) which had been granted to David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn and King Robert's eldest son with his second wife, Euphemia. Lands held by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan His nickname was earned due to his notorious cruelty and rapacity, but there is no proof that it was used during his lifetime. Alexander is remembered for his destruction of the royal burgh of Elgin and its cathedral.

He held large territories in the north of Scotland before eventually losing a large part of them. Alexander was Justiciar of Scotia for a time, but not an effective one. He did have a large family by his longtime mistress, Mairead inghean Eachainn. Alexander married the widowed Euphemia I, Countess of Ross, but they had no children. He was the first Earl of Buchan since John Comyn, from 1382 until his death. 20 July 1405), was the third surviving son of King Robert II of Scotland and youngest by his first wife, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan.

ALEXANDROS STEWARD MAC

Then at Smashwords.Stewart's sarcophagus-effigy at Dunkeld Cathedral, where he was buried.Īlexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, Alasdair Mór mac an Rígh, and called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 – c. Our ebook will be published first at Amazon, on December 20. I wish to say ''thank you'' to each of them.

Lionel Lerch aka Cocteau Mot Lotov, FranceĮunice Barbara Novio, Philippines (Thailand) The book, which is an anthology of poetry, is a compilation of poems written by 64 poets from 42 different countries from all over the world. ALEXANDRO was among the very first to answer. I invited many poets to join me, so to write an ebook together. I gave it the title: ‘POETRY AGAINST TERROR’, as a tribute to the countless victims of terror, worldwide. After the murdering of so many innocent people in Paris, on November 13th,2015, a publishing project came about.

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