Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany

Alexander
Duke of Albany
SuccessorJohn Stewart
Bornc. 1454
Died(1485-08-07)7 August 1485 (aged 31)[1]
Paris, France
Burial
SpouseLady Katherine Sinclair
Anne de la Tour d'Auvergne
IssueAlexander, Bishop of Moray
Andrew Stewart
John, Duke of Albany
Maud Stewart
Margaret Stewart (illegitimate)
HouseStewart
FatherJames II of Scotland
MotherMary of Guelders

Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1454 – 7 August 1485), was a Scottish prince and the second surviving son of King James II of Scotland. He fell out with his older brother, King James III, and fled to France, where he unsuccessfully sought help. In 1482 he invaded Scotland with the army of King Edward IV of England and assumed control of the country. Scottish lords turned against him in 1483 and he fled after King Edward died. The second invasion, in 1484, was not supported by the new English king, King Richard III, and failed. He died in a duel with Louis XII of France, Duke of Orléans, by a splinter from Louis's lance.

  1. ^ Stevenson 2014, p. 81.