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Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, called the Wolf of Badenoch [2] (1343 – July 1394), was a Scottish royal prince, the third son of King Robert II of Scotland by his first wife Elizabeth Mure. He was Justiciar of Scotia and held large territories in the north of Scotland.
Sep 2, 2022 · Alexander Stewart, Alasdair Mór mac an Rígh, and called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 – 20 June 1405), [date on memorial is 24 July 1394] was the fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland and also the youngest by his first wife, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan. He was the first Earl of Buchan since John Comyn, from 1382 until his death.
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1374 creation. The title remained in crown hands until, later in the century, the title went to Alexander Stewart, the "Wolf of Badenoch". By this point, however, Buchan was drastically truncated and no longer a provincial lordship. 1469 creation. In 1469 the earldom was conferred on James Stewart.
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Alexander Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan (died 1505) was the only son of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, and Margaret Ogilvy. Alexander succeeded to the Earldom and the Barony of Kingedward and other lands, probably in 1499, as he got sasine of the Earldom on 23 January 1499/1500.
Sep 11, 2023 · Overview. Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan. (b. c. 1342) Quick Reference. B. c .1342, 4th s. of Robert II and Elizabeth Mure; m. Euphemia, countess of Ross, 1382; illeg. issue: 6s., 1 da.; d. c .1405; bur. Dunkeld. Alexander Stewart first intervened in Moray politics in 1370, and became king's lieutenant in the north two years later.
Buchan, Alexander Stewart, 1st earl of [S] (d. c. 1406). Lord of Badenoch. The fourth son of Robert II, he was made a justiciar in northern Scotland (1372), in which post he earned his nickname of ‘Wolf of Badenoch’. He became earl of Buchan in 1382 as a result of his marriage to Euphemia, countess of Ross.
Family Time Line. Spouse and Children. Parents and Siblings. Alexander Stewart 1st Earl of Buchan. 1343–1394. Mariota Athyn Mackay. 1350–1402. Marriage: 1368. Sir Andrew Stewart of Strathaven. 1367–. Walter Stewart 1st of Kincardine. 1369–1456. Duncan Stewart. 1370–. Sir James Stewart 1st Fothergill and Garth. 1371–1475. Countess Margaret Stewart.
