Alexander Stewart of Darnley (d.1374)

Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (d.1374) was a Scottish nobleman.

Life

Alexander Stewart was the third son of Sir Alan Stewart of Dreghorn. By 1345 he had received a charter for lands at Cambusnethan from Robert II. Following the successive deaths of his elder brothers, he inherited their baronies of Cruikston and Darnley, and is referred to as Dominus of the two properties by 1371.

Sir Alexander had a son:

Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley

Notes

References

Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage, IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.

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