Alexander Stewart | |
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Archbishop of St Andrews | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | St Andrews |
Appointed | 10 May 1504 |
Term ended | 9 September 1513 |
Predecessor | James Stewart |
Successor | Andrew Forman |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1493 |
Died | 9 September 1513 (aged c. 20) Branxton, Northumberland, England |
Parents | James IV of Scotland Marion Boyd |
Alexander Stewart (c. 1493– 9 September 1513) was an illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland by his mistress Marion Boyd. He was the King's eldest illegitimate child. He was an elder brother of Catherine Stewart, his only full sibling, and was an older half-brother of the future James V. He was installed as Archbishop of St Andrews at the age of eleven and was killed beside his father the King at the Battle of Flodden aged twenty.