Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross

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
Died18 December 1515(1515-12-18) (aged 1)
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
FatherJames IV of Scotland
MotherMargaret 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.

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