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Earl of Mar. (58) ALEXANDER STEWART, son of ALEXANDER, Earl of Buchan (S.) , married 1404 Isabel, Countess of Mar and Garioch. He was in command of the Royal forces at the battle of Harlaw in 1411. In 1426 he was created EARL OF MAR (S.), with remainder to his natural son, Sir Thomas Stewart, who died in his father´s lifetime. The Earl died 1435.
Jan 9, 2024 · Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, Alasdair Mór mac an Rígh, and called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 – 20 June 1405), was the third surviving son of King Robert II of Scotland and youngest by his first wife, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan. He was the first Earl of Buchan since John Comyn, from 1382 until his death.
When Countess Margaret Stewart was born about 1373, in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Stewart 1st Earl of Buchan, was 31 and her mother, Mariota Athyn Mackay, was 25. She married Earl Robert Sutherland in 1389, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
Thomas Stewart (bastard) Father. Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan. Mother. Mairead inghean Eachainn. Alexander Stewart (c. 1375 – 1435) was a Scottish nobleman, Earl of Mar from 1404. He acquired the earldom through marriage to the hereditary countess, and successfully ruled the northern part of Scotland .
12th Earl of Mar. Illegitimate son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, and Margaret Atheyn. Defeated Donald MacDonald, 2nd Lord of the Isles, at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. (Sources: Gregory, Donald. Historical Notes of the Clan Gregor, Part 1. Edinburgh, 1831. 50; Barron, Evan M. Inverness in the Fifteenth Century.
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan (c. 1498 – c. 1551) was a Scottish nobleman. [2] He was the son and heir of Alexander Stewart and succeeded to the Earldom in 1505, however, he retained the style of Master of Buchan until 1519, when he was formally recognised as heir.
In May and June of 1390, forces under the command of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan – better known as the Wolf of Badenoch – stormed through Moray to launch vicious attacks on the burghs of Forres and Elgin. This spectacular display of violence climaxed with the dramatic burning of Elgin Cathedral, the centre of the Moray Church.
