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Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan
Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan , 1343?–1405?, Scottish nobleman; fourth son of Robert II. He held various offices under the crown and was made lord of Badenoch in 1371 and earl of Buchan in 1382. In 1389 he was censured by the church for repudiating his wife. In his rage against the bishops he burned the town of Forres and the cathedral at Elgin (1390). For this violence he was excommunicated (but later absolved) and popularly called the Wolf of Badenoch. |
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"Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StuartAB.html "Alexander Stuart, earl of Buchan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StuartAB.html |
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Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan, Stewarts, b. c.1342, 4th s. of Robert II and Elizabeth Mure; m. Euphemia, countess of Ross, 1382; illeg. issue: 6s., 1 da.; d. c.1405; bur. Dunkeld. Alexander Stewart first intervened in Moray politics in 1370, and became king's lieutenant in the north two years later. Lord of Badenoch and earl of Buchan in 1382 through his marriage to the widowed countess of Ross, he continued his reign of violence (including feuds, cattle-raids, and protection rackets) at a time of marked Highland lawlessness, until sacked as justiciar by the three estates in 1388. He deserted his wife in 1389 for a woman named Mariota, and was censured by the bishops of Moray and Ross. Since there had been other quarrels with the bishop of Moray, Alexander, with the help of ‘wyld wykkyd Heland-men’, burned the burgh of Forres (May 1390), then Elgin and its cathedral (17 June) in revenge, becoming known as ‘the Wolf of Badenoch’. Forced to appear before Robert III's council, he subsequently did penance and helped repair the cathedral.
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JOHN CANNON and ANNE HARGREAVES. "Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan." The Kings and Queens of Britain. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON and ANNE HARGREAVES. "Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan." The Kings and Queens of Britain. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O44-AlexanderStewartearlfBchn.html JOHN CANNON and ANNE HARGREAVES. "Alexander Stewart, earl of Buchan." The Kings and Queens of Britain. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O44-AlexanderStewartearlfBchn.html |
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