Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (30 April 1514 – 18 December 1515) was the fourth and youngest son of King

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and his queen

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. He was born after his father was killed at the

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, during the reign of his infant brother King

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. His nurse was Katherine Fyn. Christine Cockburn was one of his rockers, appointed to rock his cradle.

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, ''Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland'', 5 (Edinburgh, 1903), pp. xx, 74–75, 239. On 4 August 1513, Margaret was forced to surrender her sons to the Regent

John Stewart, Duke of Albany John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (8 July 1482 – 2 June 1536) was the regent of the Kingdom of Scotland and the count of Auvergne and Lauraguais in France. Early life John was a son of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, son of King James I ...

. They remained at Stirling Castle under the care of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming, William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick and William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal. Porter, Linda (2024). ''The Thistle and the Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor'', Head of Zeus, London, pp. 207 & 208, 223 - 240, Alexander died in infancy, but during his short life he was

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to the throne of the

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. English officials and diplomats sought to implicate the Duke of Albany in his death as part of their strategy for having him removed from the regency.

Ancestry

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Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

Scottish princes

People from Stirling 1514 births 1515 deaths Scottish people of Danish descent 201 Children of James IV of Scotland Scottish royalty who died as children Sons of kings