Alexander Murray of Drumdewan (died 1599) was a Scottish soldier. He was a younger son of William Murray of

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and Agnes Graham, a daughter of

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and Janet Keith. William Murray was a Master of the Household to

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. His aunt was the influential

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. His own lands were at Drumdewan, near Dull, Perth and Kinross. He took over a command in the Dutch service from his brother William Murray of Pitcairlie in 1588. His nieces,

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and Lilias Murray were ladies in waiting to

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, the wife of James VI. On 15/25 September 1594, Anne of Denmark met two Dutch ambassadors, Walraven III van Brederode and Jacob Valck, and recommended the services of Alexander Murray to them. He commanded a regiment for Prince Maurice at the Battle of Turnhout (1597). He was killed at the siege of Bommel on 19 May 1599.David Dobson, ''Scots-Dutch Links in Europe and America, 1575-1825'', vol. 1 (Baltimore, 2004), p. 100.

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Alexander Murray of Drumdewan, SSNE
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