Alexander Stewart (c.1214-c.1283) was the hereditary High Steward of Scotland from c.1241 until his death. He was a member of the House of Stewart (later known as Stuart). Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... The High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family. ... The House of Stuart or Stewart was a Scottish, and then British, Royal House of Breton origin. ...

Alexander was a son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and his wife Beatrix of Angus. Beatrix was daughter of Gilla Críst of Angus. Gilla Críst of Angus, ruled until 1206 as Mormaer of Angus. ...

He married Jean, daughter of James, Lord of Bute. They were parents to at least three children:

• James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c. 1243 - 1309.
• Sir John Stewart, Lord of Bonkyl (before 1269 - 1298). Killed while fighting in the Battle of Falkirk.
• Elizabeth Stewart.

Through their eldest son James, Alexander and Jean were the great-grandparents of King Robert II, the first Stewart to be King of Scots, and thus an ancestor of all subsequent Scottish monarchs and the later and current monarchs of Great Britain. James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland (c. ... // Events Innocent IV was elected pope. ... Events Rhodes falls to forces of the Knights of St. ... Events Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1269 ... Events July 2 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. ... The Battle of Falkirk was a battle of the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... Robert II (March 2, 1316 – April 19, 1390), king of Scotland, called the Steward, a title that gave the name to the House of Stewart (or Stuart). ... The Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) was first unified as a state by Kenneth I of Scotland (Kenneth MacAlpin) in 843. ... This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: Kingdom of England, from 871 (united with the Principality of Wales from...

Alexander and Jean were also the direct male-line ancestors, through their second son, of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Henry Stewart (or Stuart, which was the style adopted by his father, and thence perpetuated as the House of Stuart), 1st Duke of Albany (7 December 1545 – 9 or 10 February 1567), commonly known as Lord Darnley, King Consort of Scotland, was the half first-cousin and second husband of...

External links

• "Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland"