Alexander Stewart (archbishop of St Andrews)

Alexander Stewart
Archbishop of St Andrews
Stewart, Alexander (Recueil d'Arras, f. 256)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSt Andrews
Appointed10 May 1504
Term ended9 September 1513
PredecessorJames Stewart
SuccessorAndrew Forman
Personal details
Bornc. 1493
Died9 September 1513
(aged c. 20)
Branxton, Northumberland, England
ParentsJames 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.


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