Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross

Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart
Duke of Ross
	Alexander's mother Margaret refusing to hand over her sons to John Stewart, Duke of Albany, by John Faed, 1859.
Born	30 April 1514; Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	18 December 1515 (aged 1); Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Father	James IV of Scotland
Mother	Margaret Tudor

Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (30 April 1514 – 18 December 1515) was the fourth and last son of King James IV of Scotland and his queen Margaret Tudor.^[1]

He was born after his father was killed at the Battle of Flodden, during the reign of his infant brother King James V of Scotland. His nurse was Katherine Fyn.^[2]

He died in infancy, but during his short life he was heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross

8. James II of Scotland

4. James III of Scotland

9. Mary of Guelders

2. James IV of Scotland

10. Christian I of Denmark

5. Margaret of Denmark

11. Dorothea of Brandenburg

1. Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross

12. Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond

6. Henry VII of England

13. Margaret Beaufort

3. Margaret Tudor

14. Edward IV of England

7. Elizabeth of York

15. Elizabeth Woodville

References

^ Bingham, Caroline James V King of Scots
^ Register of the Privy Seal, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1908), p. 412 no. 2684.

[1] Bingham, Caroline James V King of Scots

[2] Register of the Privy Seal, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1908), p. 412 no. 2684.

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Alexander Stewart
Duke of Ross
Alexander's mother Margaret refusing to hand over her sons to John Stewart, Duke of Albany, by John Faed, 1859.
Born	(1514-04-30)30 April 1514 Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	18 December 1515(1515-12-18) (aged 1) Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Father	James IV of Scotland
Mother	Margaret Tudor