Alexander Stewart Alasdair mac Alasdair Mór | |
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Earl of Mar, and Lord of Garioch, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
Reign | Mar and Garioch: 1404/8–35 Lochaber: 1424–35 Badenoch: 1427–35 |
Predecessor | Isabel Douglas, Countess of Mar* *obtained lordship of Mar by this marriage. |
Successor | Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine, de jure 13th Earl of Mar |
Born | c. 1375 |
Died | July/August 1435 Mar |
Buried | Blackfriars, Inverness |
Noble family | House of Stuart |
Issue | Thomas Stewart (bastard) |
Father | Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan |
Mother | Mairead inghean Eachainn |
Alexander Stewart (c. 1375 – 1435) was a Scottish nobleman, originally the Earl of Moray, he became the Earl of Mar from 1405.[1] He acquired the earldom through marriage to the hereditary countess, and successfully ruled the northern part of Scotland.