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unusual facts about Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway


Margaret Howard, Countess of Nottingham

She was married on December 29, 1627 to Alexander Stewart, Baron Garlies, son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway and Grizel Gordon.


Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland

Father of Sir Alexander 'the fierce' Steward and direct ancestor of Oliver Cromwell.

Through their third son Andrew they were the 9x great grandparents of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector.

Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany

By the Treaty of Fotheringhay, Albany promised to hold Scotland under English suzerainty in return for Edward's assistance and to deliver the southern shires into English possession.

David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn

He was involved in a major dispute with his older half-brother, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, who by 1385 had occupied his castle at Urquhart.

Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles

Most of the area to the north and east of the Lordship, that is Skye, Ross, Badenoch and Urquhart, was under the control of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, famously known as the "Wolf of Badenoch".

Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C.

The building was originally constructed for lumber baron and former Congressman Alexander Stewart in 1909.

Malise mac Gilleain

The right wing, composed of the men of Argyle, Lennox, Athole, and Galloway, was commanded by Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, while Patrick III, Earl of Dunbar, commanded the left, composed of the men of Fife, Stirling, Berwick, and Lothian.

Marquess of Londonderry

He was the son of Alexander Stewart, who had married Mary Cowan, sister and heiress of Robert Cowan, who gained great wealth as Governor of Bombay from 1729 to 1737.


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