Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (16 October 1430 – 1430). Duke of Rothesay is the honour taken by the heir apparent to the Scottish throne, and so it was given to this boy, the fifth child but first son of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. Alexander, a twin, died in infancy, and his younger brother became James II of Scotland. The twins were born in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

18. Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan or Rawalla

19. Joan Cunningham^[1] or Janet Mure of Ponkelly or Pokellie^[2]

20. Sir Malcolm Drummond, 10th of Lennox

10. Sir John Drummond, 11th of Lennox

21. Margaret de Graham

22. Sir William de Montifex

11. Mary Montifex

1. Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

26. Paen de Roet

↑ McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry. Boydell Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-84383-261-4.
↑ "Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

Dukes of Rothesay

David (1398–1402) James (1402–1406) Alexander (1430) James (1430–1437) James (1452–1460) James (1473–1488) James (1507–1508) Arthur (1509–1510) James (1512–1513) James (1540–1541) James (1566–1567) Henry Frederick (1603–1612) Charles (1612–1625) Charles James (1629) Charles (1630–1649) James (1688–1689) George (1714–1727) Frederick (1727–1751) George (1762–1820) Albert Edward (1841–1901) George (1901–1910) Edward (1910–1936) Charles (1952–present)

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