Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar
Alexander Stewart (c. 1375 – 1435) was a Scottish nobleman, Earl of Mar from 1404. He acquired the earldom through marriage to the hereditary countess, and successfully ruled the northern part of Scotland.
Alexander Stewart Alasdair mac Alasdair Mór | |
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| Earl of Mar, and Lord of Garioch, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
A weathered effigy at the Blackfriars in Inverness, supposed to depict Mar | |
| 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 |
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