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Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (b. 1214, d. 1283)

Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland1 and Beatrix of Angus) was born 1214, and died 1283. He married (1) Jean Stewart. He married (2) Jean Bute, daughter of Lord Bute.

Notes for Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland:
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).

Alexander was a son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and his wife Bethóc of Angus. Bethóc was daughter of Gille Críst, Earl 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.

Alexander and Jean were also the direct male-line ancestors, through their second son, of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

Children of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and Jean Stewart are:

+Sir John Stewart on Bonkyl, d. 22 Jul 1298, Killed at Battle of Falkirk.

Children of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and Jean Bute are:

+James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland, b. 1243, d. 06 Jul 1309.