Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (63 page)

4  
Alexander

Known as ‘the Wolf of Badenoch’, he was born in
c
.1343, and created Lord of Badenoch on 30 March, 1371. He was created Earl of Buchan on 22 July, 1382, and was styled Earl of Ross in right of his wife from July, 1382. Alexander died before 1406: a possible date is 24 July, 1394. However, he may have died as late as 25 March, 1406. Other possible dates are 20 February, 1395 (but here there is possible confusion with the date of his wife’s death), 1 August, 1405, or any date between August, 1405, and March, 1406. He was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire.

Alexander had the following
illegitimate issue
:

By Margaret Atheyn:

1  Alexander, Earl of Mar (1375?–1435); he married Elizabeth, Countess of Mar (1360?–1408).

2  Duncan.

3  Andrew of Sandhauch, Banffshire; a knight.

4  Walter.

5  James.

6  Robert of Atholl.

7  Margaret; she married Robert, Earl of Sutherland (
d
.1427), and
had issue.

Alexander married, on or before 22/24 July, 1382 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Euphemia

She was the daughter of William, 7th Earl of Ross, by Mary, daughter of Angus Og, Lord of the Isles, and she was born after 1342/5. She married firstly Sir Walter Leslie, Earl of Ross (
d
.1382), between 1357 and 13 September, 1366, and had issue:

1  Alexander, 9th Earl of Ross (
d
.1402); he married Isabella Stewart, daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany (
above), and had issue.

2  Mary, Countess of Ross (
d.c.
1435); she married Donald Macdonald, Lord of the Isles (
d
.1423) (son of Margaret, daughter of Robert II), and had issue.

Euphemia was styled Lady of Ross from 9 February, 1372, following the death of her father; she was styled Countess of Ross during her second marriage to Alexander Stewart. She died between 5 September, 1394, and 20 February, 1395, and was buried in Fortrose Cathedral, Ross and Cromarty. There was no issue of her marriage to Alexander.

5  
Elizabeth

She married Sir Thomas de la Haye, 7th Lord of Erroll (
d
.1406), before 7 November, 1372, and had issue:

1  William, a knight (
d
.1436); he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Patrick Gray of Broxmouth, and had issue.

2  Gilbert of Dronlaw, a knight; he married Elizabeth Reid, and had issue.

3  Elizabeth; she married Sir George Leslie of Rothes (1350һafter 1412), and had issue.

4  Alice; she married Sir William Hay of Locharret.

5  Daughter (name not known); she married Norman (?), son of Andrew Leslie, and had issue.

6
Isabella

She married firstly James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358?–killed 1388), after 24 September, 1371 (date of dispensation), perhaps in 1373 (?), and had issue:

1  Son (name not known) (
d
. young).

Isabella married secondly Sir John Edmondston of Duntreath in 1388/90, and had issue:

2  Son (name not known).

Isabella died in
c
.1410.

7  
Jean

She married firstly Sir John Keith (
d
.1375) on 17 January, 1373/4, and had issue:

1  Robert (
d
. by 1404).

2  Robert, Lord of Strathkyn (
d
.1430); he married the heiress of Troup, and had issue.

Jean married secondly Sir John Lyon of Glamis (killed 1382) between 27 June and 4 October, 1376, and had issue:

3  John, a knight (
d
.1435); he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kilpont, by Euphemia, Countess Palatine of Caithness and Strathearn (
see here
), and had issue.

Jean married thirdly Sir James Sandilands of Calder in
c
.November, 1384, and had issue:

4  James of Calder, a knight (
d.c
.1426); he married a lady called Janet, and had issue.

Jean died after 1404, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

8  
Katherine
(?)

She may have been a daughter of Robert II by Elizabeth Mure. She married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, by whom she may have had issue, although no details are recorded. She died after 1394 (?).

9  
Margaret

She married John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (1326?–1387), after 14 June, 1350 (date of dispensation), and had issue:

1  Donald, Lord of the Isles (
d
.1423); he married Mary (
d.c
.1435), daughter of Sir Walter Leslie by Euphemia, Countess of Ross (
see here
), and had issue.

2  John, known as Ian Mor Tanisteir (murdered 1427); he married Marjorie, daughter of Sir Hugh Bisset, and had issue.

3  Alexander, known as Alastair Carrach; he married and had issue.

4  Angus.

5  Hugh, Thane of Glentilt; he married and had issue.

6  Marcus.

7  Mary; she married Lachlan Maclean of Duart.

8  Elizabeth or Margaret; she married Angus Duff Mackay of Strathnaver.

10  
Marjorie

She married firstly John de Dunbar, Earl of Moray (
d
.1391/2), after 11 July, 1370 (date of dispensation), and had issue:

1  Thomas, Earl of Moray (
d
.1415/22); he married a lady called Margaret (
d
.1422), and had issue.

2  Alexander; he is said to have married Matilda, daughter of James Fraser of Frendraught, and to have had issue.

3  James (
b
.1390).

4  Euphemia; she married Alexander Cumming and had issue (?). Marjorie married secondly Sir Alexander Keith of Grandown before 24 April,
c
.1403, and perhaps had issue:

5  Christina (?); she married Sir Patrick Ogilvy (drowned 1429), and had issue.

Marjorie died after 6 May, 1417.

1  
David

He was born around 1356/60. He was created Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 26/27 March, 1371, and Earl of Caithness between 21 November, 1375, and 28 December, 1377. He died before 5 March, 1389, perhaps in February (?), 1389 (?), or perhaps as early as 1382.

2  
Walter

He was born in
c
.1360, and was created Baron of Brechin in 1378. He was created Earl of Caithness before July, 1402, and Earl of Atholl on
c
.28 April, 1404. He was created Baron Cortachy on 22 September, 1409, and Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 22 July, 1427. He resigned the earldom of Caithness in favour of his son Alexander around
c
.1428/30: 13 December, 1429, is the most probable date. He succeeded Alexander as Earl of Caithness in late summer, 1431. His honours and estates were declared forfeit on 26 March, 1437, and he was executed with appalling barbarity on the same day in Edinburgh as punishment for his part in the murder of James I.