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     Valdemar I Knudsen 'den store' "the Great" (?) uke of Slesvig, King of Denmark was born on 14 January 1131.^1,2,3 He married Sophia (?) of Polock, daughter of Volodar Glebowitsch (?) Prince of Minsk/Polock and Rixa/Richiza/Swentoslawa (?) of Poland, in 1157
; Genealogy.EU (Denmark 2 page) says m. 1157; Rurik 2 page says m. 1157; Louda & Maclagan says m. 1154.^5,3,4,6
Valdemar I Knudsen 'den store' "the Great" (?) uke of Slesvig, King of Denmark died on 12 May 1182 at Vordingborg, Denmark, at age 51.^1,2,3,6
      ; "Waldemar I, the Great, brought some order after a period of violence and anarchy. He and both his sons carried on campaigns against the heathen Wends in Pomerania."⁷ He was King of Denmark between 1157 and 1182.^1,2,3

     Maud/Mahaut (?) married Henri I d'Eu Comte d'Eu, Lord Hastings, son of Guillaume II (?) Cte d'Eu, Lord of Hastings and Béatrice de Builly Heiress of Tickhill, Yorkshire,
;
His 1st wife.^1,2
Maud/Mahaut (?) died circa 30 March 1109.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "HENRI d'Eu, son of GUILLAUME I Comte d'Eu & his [first/second] wife --- (-Fécamp 12 Jul 1140). "Henricus comes Augensis filius comitis Willermi" made donations to the abbey of St Michel, Tréport with the consent of "Margarita comitissa et fratres supradicti comitis Robertus, Willelmus major, Willelmus minor" by a charter dated 1101[1050]. He succeeded his father in 1096 as Comte d'Eu. In 1118, he supported a rebellion against Henry I King of England in favour of Guillaume "Clito" de Normandie, but was arrested at Rouen with Hugues de Gournay, "thrown into fetters and forced to surrender his castles"[1051]. He founded Saint-Martin-du-Bosc in [1107] and the abbey of Fécamp in 1129/30[1052]. He became a monk at the abbey of Fécamp. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1140 of "Henricus comes de Ou"[1053]. The necrology of the church of Eu records the anniversary "12 Jul" of "Henrici comitis Augi" who introduced "canonicos regulares" to the church[1054].
     "m firstly MATHILDE, daughter of --- (-30 Mar [1107 or before]). "Henricus comes Augensis" made donations to the abbey of St Michel, Tréport "pro salute anime Matildis uxoris mee" with the consent of "frater meus Robertus" by a charter dated 1107[1055]. The necrology of Ulterioris Portus monastery records the death "30 Mar" of "Maltildis Augensis comitissa, Henrici comitis...sponsa"[1056].
     "m secondly ERMENTRUDE, daughter of --- (-17 or 24 Apr ----). The necrology of Ulterioris Portus monastery records the death "17 Apr" of "Hermentrudis Augi comitissa"[1057]. The necrology of Longpont records the death “VIII Kal Mai” of “Hermetrudis comitissa Augi”[1058]. The necrology of Longpont contains numerous references to the Montlhéry family, Comtes de Rochefort (see PARIS REGION). The inclusion of Ermentrude suggests that she may be related to that family.
     "m thirdly MARGUERITE de Sully, daughter of GUILLAUME de Blois Seigneur de Sully & his wife Agnes de Sully (-15 Dec [1145], bur Fécamp). "Henricus comes Augensis filius comitis Willermi" made donations to the abbey of St Michel, Tréport with the consent of "Margarita comitissa et fratres supradicti comitis Robertus, Willelmus major, Willelmus minor" by a charter dated 1101[1059]. The necrology of the church of Eu records the death "15 Dec" of "Margareta Augensis comitissa, mater Johannis comitis"[1060]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Racines et Histoire (d'Eu): “Henri 1er d’Eu + 12/07/1140 (Fécamp) comte d’Eu (1096), Lord of Hastings, partisan de Guillaume Cliton (1118) contre Henry 1er, arrêté à Rouen (avec Hugues de Gournay) et contraint de livrer ses châteaux, fonde SaintMartin du Bosc (1107) et l’Abbaye de Fécamp (1129/30) où il finit moine
     ép. 1) Mahaut (Mathilde) + un 30/03 dès 1107 (citée dans une charte en sa mémoire 1107)
     ép. 2) Ermentrude + un 17 ou 24/04
     ép. 3) avant 1130 Marguerite de Sully (alias Marie, alias de Champagne) + 15/12/1145 (fille de Guillaume de Blois-Champagne, seigneur de Sully, et d’Agnès, dame de Sully)”.³

; Per Boyer:
     "HENRY, Count d'Eu and Lord of Hastings, died 12 July 1140, and was buried in the Abbey of Foucannont.
     "He married first Maud, or Mahaut, who died 30 March, in or before 1109.
     "He married second Hennentmde, who died 17 or 24 April year unknown.
     "He married third, as her third husband, MAR GARET DE CHAMPAGNE, who died 15 Dec. 1145, and was buried with her husband.
     "He supported King Henry I against Duke Robert when the king visited Normandy in 1104, but was arrested in Rouen in 1118 as he was preparing to join the revolt in favor of the Duke's son, William. He was imprisoned until he surrendered bi's castles, but was then on Henry's side at the battle of Bremule on 20 Aug. 1119. He founded the Abbey of Foucannont, traditionally on 25 July 1130. He became a monk there, and died in 1140.
     "Child, by third wife, son and heir:

     Walderne de St. Clare died in 1047.¹

     Guillaume (?) Count of Arques died in 1025.²
     He was monk at Fécamp.⁸

; Leo van de Pas cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg., Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, Reference: II 79.²

     Baudouin (Baldwin) (?) of England was buried at Holy Trinity, London, City of London, Greater London, England.⁴ He was born circa 1126.¹
Baudouin (Baldwin) (?) of England died circa 1136.¹

     Maud (?) Dame du Sap married Renaud de Courtenay Lord of Courtenay, son of MilesMilo de Courtenay Sire of Courtenay and Ermengarde de Nevers.^2,3

Maud (?) Dame du Sap died in 1224; dsp.^1,2,3

     Hoel VI (?) Comte de Nantes, Duc de Bretagne died in 1158; dsp.^2,3
     He was Duc de Bretagne between 1148 and 1156.³

     Arthur II de Dreux Duc de Bretagne, Comte de Richemont et Montfort was born on 2 July 1262.^6,7 He married Maria (?) Vicomtesse de Limoges, daughter of Guy VI "le Preux" (?) Vicomte de Limoges and Marguerite (?) de Bourgogne, Dame de Molinot, in 1275 at Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (now),
; his 1st wife.^8,9,10 Arthur II de Dreux Duc de Bretagne, Comte de Richemont et Montfort married Yolande de Dreux Comtesse de Montfort, daughter of Robert IV de Dreux Comte de Dreux, de Braine et de Montfort and Beatrix de Montfort Comtesse de Montfort-L'Amaury, in 1292
; her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.^1,11,8,9,2
Arthur II de Dreux Duc de Bretagne, Comte de Richemont et Montfort died on 27 August 1312 at Chateau de l'Isle, France (now), at age 50.^6,7
Arthur II de Dreux Duc de Bretagne, Comte de Richemont et Montfort was buried after 27 August 1312 at Vannes, France (now).¹²
      ; Duc Arthur I de Bretagne (1305-12), Cte de Richemont et de Montfort, *2.7.1262, +Château de l'Isle 27.8.1312, bur Vannes; 1m: Tours 1275 Vcts Marie de Limoges (*1260 +1291) dau.of Vcte Guy IV de Limoges; 2m: 1292 Cts Yolande de Montfort (*1263 +1322) dau.of Cte Robert IV de Dreux.¹² He was Cte de Richemont et de Montfort.¹² He was Duc de Bretagne between 1305 and 1312.^6,12

     John Mac Donald died; dvp.²

     Ronald Mac Donald died in 1386 at Castle Tioram, Scotland.^1,2
     Ronald Mac Donald was also known as Reginald Mac Donald.²

      ; whom the House of Macdonald Clanranald (see that family.)²

      ; from whom the House of Macdonald or Macdonell of Glengarry (see that family.)²

     Donald Mac Donald 2nd Lord of the Isles married Mary Leslie de jure Countess of Ross, daughter of Sir Walter Leslie Earl of Ross and Eupheme de Ross suo jure Countess of Ross, before 1388.^1,2,3

Donald Mac Donald 2nd Lord of the Isles died in 1423.¹
      ; DONALD MACDONALD, Ld of the Isles, styled "Macdonald," who in the course of his claim to the Earldom of Ross fought the Battle of Harlaw 1411. By his wife Margaret, dau of Sir Walter Leslie by Euphemia, Countess of Ross (which lady was heir-presumptive to her niece.)² He was [Ashley, pp. 538-539] DONALD (II), Lord of the Isles, 1387-1423. The son of JOHN and grandson of ROBERT II of Scotland, Donald succeeded to the powerful lordship of the Isles established by his father's negotiations with the Scottish king. Although Donald did not use the title king, he was in many ways autonomous, choosing to offer such allegiance as he might as much to the English king as to the Scottish or any other monarch. He presided from his own court at Eilean and issued his own judgements and decrees. On the mainland the power in the Scottish Highlands was vested in the earls of Ross. The earl at the time, since his marriage to Euphemia Ross in 1382, was Alexander, the son of ROBERT II popularly known as the Wolf of Badenoch. Between them Alexander and Donald commanded power in most of northern Scotland. Donald had married Mary, the daughter of Euphemia Ross by her first marriage. Mary was styled countess of Ross and, after Alexander's death in 1406, Donald claimed title to the earldom of Ross. This was initially denied him so, in 1411, Donald raised an army of some ten thousand men and marched across northern Scotland. He met little resistance en route until he reached the village of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, in July 1411, where his army was opposed by that of Alexander Stewart, earl of Mar. There his force was checked. It could have been a decisive battle. Had he won, Donald might well have declared himself independent of the Scottish crown. But, unable to defeat Mar, Donald retreated and bided his time before resuming the conflict in the following summer. A rather ragged conflict continued sporadically until eventually Donald made peace with ROBERT STEWART, the regent. This conflict, whilst it demonstrated the support and comparative independence of the lords of the Isles, also dented their authority. They were seen as a savage and untamed tribe separate from the true Scots. Nevertheless, although their wick may have been trimmed, the candle still glowed and Donald's successors ALEXANDER and JOHN would continue to press the Scottish king. between 1387 and 1423.¹

     Mary Leslie de jure Countess of Ross married Donald Mac Donald 2nd Lord of the Isles, son of John I Mac Donald 1st Lord of the Isles and Margaret Stewart, before 1388.^4,2,1

Mary Leslie de jure Countess of Ross died between 1435 and 1440 at Scotland.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. XI 149
     2. Acts of the Lords of the Isles 1336-1493 Edinburgh, 1986, Munro, J. & R. W.¹ Mary Leslie de jure Countess of Ross was also known as Margaret Ross van de Pas says "aslo recorded as Margaret."^4,1

     Alexander Mac Donald 10th Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles married Elizabeth Seton, daughter of Alexander Seton Gordon 1st Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Crichton,
; his 1st wife.⁴
Alexander Mac Donald 10th Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles died on 7 May 1449 at Dingwall, Scotland.²
      ; ALEXANDER, EARL OF ROSS, and Ld of the Isles, who had to surrender himself to KING JAMES I c 1426, but in 1435 recovered the Earldom of Ross and much of his power. He m 1st Elizabeth, dau of Alexander Seton of Gordon and Huntly (see HUNTLY, M), and had issue. He m 2nd a dau of Macfee of Lochaber and had further issue. By another union, with the dau of Gilpatrick Royson, s of the "Green Abbot" the Ld of the Isles had another son. The Earl of Ross d at Dingwall, 7 May 1449, and was s by his est son.² He was [Ashley, p. 539] ALEXANDER II, Lord of the Isles, 1423-7 May 1449. Through his mother Alexander inherited the earldom of Ross, as well as the lordship of the Isles from his father, DONALD (II). This made Alexander the most powerful lord in the Highlands. However he met his match in the new king of Scotland, JAMES I, who was as wily as he was intelligent. James summoned a parliament at Inverness in 1428 and promptly arrested fifty of the Highland lords as they assembled. Several he executed and the rest he forced into submission. Believing he had delivered a sufficient message, he set the others free, but Alexander immediately sought revenge and went on a rampage of wild savagery across the north of Scotland, culminating in the destruction of Inverness. James's army eventually captured Alexander and humbled him at court, after which he was cast into the dungeons of Tantallon Castle. The Highlanders did not settle, however, and war raged for a further two years until James's forces defeated the rebels. Eventually, in 1435, Alexander was released, pardoned and his titles restored to him. He lived in continued hatred of the king, but offered no further direct opposition. His son, JOHN (II), who succeeded him, revived the old hostilities. between 1423 and 7 May 1449.⁵

     Sir Malcolm Drummond married Annabel? Graham, daughter of Sir David Graham of Montrose Kincardine.^2,4,3,5
Sir Malcolm Drummond was born circa 1270.³
Sir Malcolm Drummond died circa 1346.³
     Reference: Genealogics cites: The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. vol I 192.³

;
Per Genealogics:
     "Sir Malcolm Drummond, was the son of Malcolm of Drummond. By his wife, possibly called Annabel, of the Graham family, he had at least two children, of whom his son John would have progeny.
     "Malcolm fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. He is credited with the deployment of 'caltrops', tetrahedral iron spikes which when thrown onto the ground always have one spike uppermost to injure horses and unseat cavalry. They were spread prior to the battle, and were highly effective against the English heavy cavalry. After the battle the Drummond clan was given lands in Perthshire by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots.
     "In memory of Malcolm's feat, caltrops are still one of the Drummond badges and stylised caltrops appear in many versions of the Drummond arms. Fittingly, the Clan Drummond motto is 'Gang Warily'."³

; MALCOLM DRUMMOND, of a family which allegedly migrated from Hungary to Scotland in the 11th century, acquired lands from the Earls of Menteith (see MORAY, E.)²

     Margaret de Bruce married William (?) 5th Earl of Sutherland, son of Kenneth (?) 4th Earl of Sutherland and Mary of Mar, circa 28 September 1345
; his 1st wife.^1,3
Margaret de Bruce died circa 1346.³

     William (?) 5th Earl of Sutherland was born before 1312.^6,4 He married Margaret de Bruce, daughter of Robert I de Bruce King of Scots and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, circa 28 September 1345
; his 1st wife.^1,2 William (?) 5th Earl of Sutherland married Joanna Menteith Lady of Cortachy, Countess of Strathearn, daughter of Sir John de Menteith laird of Ruskie, on 9 November 1347
; his 2nd wife, her 4th husband.^6,7,2
William (?) 5th Earl of Sutherland died between 1370 and 1371; Louda & Maclagan [2002] says d. 1370/71; Genealogics says d. bef 19 June 1371.²
      ;
Per Genealogics:
     "William was born before 1312, the son of Kenneth, 4th earl of Sutherland and Mary of Mar. After his father was killed in the Battle of Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333, William was the 5th earl of Sutherland.
     "William was with his kinsman Sir Andrew Moray (then regent), Duncan, 8th earl of Fife, and Patrick, 8th earl of Dunbar, at the unsuccessful siege of the Castle of Cupar-Fife, which began in January 1336. In 1340, while Edward III was engaged in besieging Tournai (from 23 July to 25 September), he took part with the earl of Dunbar in a particularly devastating raid into Northumberland.
     "On 2 June 1341 King David II and his consort Queen Joan (sister of King Edward III) landed at Inverbervie in Kincardineshire and took William into such high favour that on 1 December 1342, at the king's request, Pope Clement VI granted a dispensation for the marriage, 'although related to each other in the fourth degree of consanguinity,' of the earl and the Princess Margaret, the king's sister of the whole blood. The marriage took placed between 3 August and 28 September 1345. Their son John, master of Sutherland, was born in 1346 and died about 8 September 1361 of the plague, as a hostage in London. Margaret died after 30 March 1346.
     "On 28 September 1345 the king conferred various thanages and other lands on the earl and his wife, with remainder to their issue, failing which all lands were to revert to the Crown. A fortnight later, 10 October 1345, the earldom of Sutherland was erected into a regality with a similar limitation.
     "The chronicler of chivalry, Froissart, tells us that William, 5th earl of Sutherland, was the first to join his brother-in-law King David Bruce with 'many men-at-arms' for the campaign that ended so disastrously at Nevill's Cross in 1346. William is said, like King David II, to have been taken prisoner; but if so he was able to escape to Scotland.
     "On 9 November 1347 he contracted to marry Joan Menteith, a daughter of Sir John Menteith, of Rusky. She had previously been married first to Malise, 7th earl of Strathearn, then to John Campbell, earl of Atholl, and thirdly to Maurice Moray, earl of Strathearn.
     "In June 1351 he had a safe-conduct to go to Newcastle to negotiate about the ransom for King David II, and when that monarch was allowed to visit Scotland on parole for a few months, the earl's infant son John was one of the hostages for his return.
     "On 3 October 1357, in accordance with the Treaty of Berwick, the earl himself and his eldest son went to England as hostages for the payment of the king's ransom of 100,000 merks, and were lodged by the Chancellor, William Edington, bishop of Winchester. During the next ten years the earl was often allowed to return to Scotland and in December 1363 had permission for himself and his wife to go on pilgrimage to Canterbury.
     "During his absence in England the king on 28 February 1359 granted him and his eldest son the barony and castle of Urquhart, in Inverness-shire, and later paid him 80 pounds towards his expenses in England in addition to various sums from the Exchequer.
     "The earl is supposed to have been released soon after 20 March 1367, when he and his wife had a safe-conduct to return to England from a visit to Scotland on parole.
     "Although so long away from home he was involved in a feud with his neighbour in Strathnaver, Iye MacDonald Mackay, and when the matters in dispute were brought before a court assembled at Dingwall in 1370, the earl's brother, Nicholas Sutherland of Torboll, murdered Iye and his elder son Donald.
     "He died before 19 June 1371, possibly from revenge for his brother's treacherous murder of the Mackay chief. As a result, for nearly four centuries and ten generations or more, there was a feud between the Mackay clan and the Sutherlands."⁴

Reference: Genealogics cites:
     1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. 2365
     2. Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, London, 1973 . 316
     3. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. I 158
     4. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. XII/1 541
     5. Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:159
     6. The Scots Peerage 1904-1914, nine volumes , Paul, Sir James Balfour. 5:325-8.⁴

     Sir Robert de Brus was born at Bruis, near Cherbourg, Normandy, France.²
      ; "The founder [of the clan BRUCE] was Sir Robert de Brus, a Norman knight. He came to England with William the Conqueror, who granted him vast lands in Yorkshire. His son, Robert, wet to Scotland and was made Lord of Annandale by David I, whose great-grean-daughter Isabella married Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale. Through this marriage, their son Robert, 6th Lord of Annandale, Regent of Scotland, inherited a right to the Crown to which he was nominated by Alexaner III before the birth of the "maid of Norway." Robert, 7th LOrd, married the Celtic Countess of Carrick; and their son became that Earl of Carrick who was to wear the Scottish Crown, complete the liberation of Scotland and be familiarly known as Robert the Bruce.¹ GAV-27 EDV-27 GKJ-27. He was companion to William the Conqueror during invasion of 1066.² Sir Robert de Brus was also known as Sir Robert de Bruis.²

     Euphemia Stewart Countess Palatine of Strathearn, Countess of Caithness married Sir Patrick Graham of Kilpont and Illieston, West Lothian, son of Sir Patrick Graham Knt., of Kincardine, Lord of Dundaff and Egidia Stewart, circa 1400
; Burke's Peerage says "m before 24 Aug 1406."^1,4,2
Euphemia Stewart Countess Palatine of Strathearn, Countess of Caithness died before 24 August 1420.⁴
     She was Countess Palatine of Strathearn.⁴ She was Countess of Caithness. She was Countess of Strathearn in her own right (2nd holder of the 1371 cr.)⁵

     Sir Patrick Graham of Kilpont and Illieston, West Lothian married Euphemia Stewart Countess Palatine of Strathearn, Countess of Caithness, daughter of David Stewart Earl Palatine of Strathearn, Earl of Caithness, circa 1400
; Burke's Peerage says "m before 24 Aug 1406."^1,2,4
Sir Patrick Graham of Kilpont and Illieston, West Lothian died on 10 August 1413; slain by his bro-in-law Sir John Drummond of Concraig.^2,4
      ; Patrick (Sir), of Kilpont and Illieston, West Lothian; m c 1400, Euphemia, Countess Palatine of Strathearn and Countess of Caithness (d before 24 Aug 1420), only dau and heiress of David, Earl Palatine of Strathearn, elder s of ROBERT II (by his second wife Euphemia suo jure Countess of Ross), and was granted charters as Earl of Strathearn (see MORAY, E). He d 10 Aug 1413, leaving issue.²

     Euphemia Graham married Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine, son of Archibald Douglas 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine and Margaret Stewart Lady of Galloway, circa 1423
; papal dispensation 24 Feb 1422/3.^1,3 Euphemia Graham married Sir James Hamilton 6th of Cadzow, 1st Lord Hamilton, son of Sir James Hamilton 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston, circa 25 February 1441
; dispensation 2 Feb 1440/1.^1,3,2
Euphemia Graham died on 1 November 1468; dspm.²

     Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine married Euphemia Graham, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham of Kilpont and Illieston, West Lothian and Euphemia Stewart Countess Palatine of Strathearn, Countess of Caithness, circa 1423
; papal dispensation 24 Feb 1422/3.^1,2
Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine died on 26 June 1439.²
     He was Count of Longuevill, cr vp by CHARLES VII OF FRANCE at Normandy, France.²

; ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, 5th EARL OF DOUGLAS and 2nd DUKE OF TOURAINE, also cr vp COUNT OF LONGUEVILL, Normandy, by CHARLES VII OF FRANCE; a Scottish Amb to English 1424 to negotiate ransom of JAMES I; Co-Regent Scotland 1437, Lt Gen of the Kingdom (of Scotland) 1438; m (papal dispensation 24 Feb 1422/3) Eupheme (m 2nd c 25 Feb 1440/1, as his 1st w, 1st Lord Hamilton; see ABERCORN, D), est dau of Eupheme, Countess of Strathearn in her own right (2nd holder of the 1371 cr), and d 26 June 1439.² He was 2nd Duke of Touraine.² Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine lived at an unknown place ; 5th Earl of Douglas.²

     Lady Maud Clifford married John Conyers 3rd Lord Conyers, son of Sir Christopher Conyers Knt., 2nd Lord Conyers, of Hornby, Lincs and Anne Dacre, before 28 October 1539.^1,3

     Malise Graham 1st Earl of Menteith, Earl of Strathearn married Lady Jane de Vere, daughter of (?) de Vere Earl of Oxford,
; his 1st wife; had issue.^2,3 Malise Graham 1st Earl of Menteith, Earl of Strathearn married Marion Campbell, daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorch, at had two sons.²

Malise Graham 1st Earl of Menteith, Earl of Strathearn died in 1490.¹
      ; Malise, 1st Earl of Menteith, a peerage conferred on him and the heirs male of his body, 6 Sept 1427, by his cousin, JAMES I in lieu of that of Strathearn, Parliament having found that the latter Earldom was a male fief, and consequently not descendable to him through his mother. He was a hostage in England 1427-53 for the ransom of JAMES I, who was assassinated by the Earl's uncle, Sir Robert Graham, of Kilpont, at Perth, 21 Feb 1437. By Lady Jane, his 1st w, said to be dau of De Vere, Earl of Oxford, he had issue (see BURKE's Dormant and Extinct Peerages). He m 2nd, Marion (who m 2nd, before 1491 John, of Drummond), dau of Sir Colin Campbell, of Glenorchy (see BREADALBANE, E), and by her had two sons (see BURKE's Extinct & Dormant Baronetcies, GRAHAM, of Gartmore, Bt).² He was 1st Earl of Menteith - a peerage conferred on him and the heirs male of his body, 6 Sept 1427, by his cousin, JAMES I in lieu of that of Strathearn, Parliament having found that the latter Earldom was a male fief, and consequently not descendable to him through his mother. on 6 September 1427.²

     Alexander "Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart Earl of Buchan, Lord Badenoch was born in 1343.³ He married Eupheme de Ross suo jure Countess of Ross, daughter of William de Ross 5th Earl of Ross and Mary Macdonald, circa July 1382.^1,2,3,4

Alexander "Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart Earl of Buchan, Lord Badenoch died circa 1405; Burke's Peerage says "dsp legit. c 1405"; Ashley says d. 1406.^1,2,3
Alexander "Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart Earl of Buchan, Lord Badenoch was buried circa 1405 at Dunkeld Cathedral, Scotland.²
      ; Alexander, Earl of Buchan, the "Wolf of Badenoch'', became Ld of Badenoch, with his castle on the island in Lochindorb 1371, was THE KING's Lt and Justiciar in the North 1372, but quarrelled with the Bp Moray, who opposed his authority, and was removed from office, as a leader of bands of highland caterans and robbers 1380, was censured by the Bp Moray for deserting his wife for his mistress 1389, burned the town of Elgin and destroyed the Cathedral in revenge 1390, was excommunicated, but later absolved by the Bp St Andrews in the presence of his bro KING ROBERT III, and dsp legit. c 1405, being bur in Dunkeld Cathedral, where his tombstone effigy in armour still remains. He became Earl of Buchan 1382, after his marriage to Eupheme, Countess of Ross in her own right, elder dau and heiress of William, 5th Earl of Ross, and widow of Walter Leslie, Earl of Ross (by whom she had issue the 7th Earl), as she held a large part of Buchan, but she separated from him in fear of her life, and d c 1394. He had (probably some by his mistress Mariot Athyn, or possibly others by a dau of the Ch of Clan Donnachaidh) several natural children.² He was Lord of Badenoch in 1371.² He was Earl of Buchan - In or about 1382 ROBERT II conferred the Earldom of Buchan on his fourth s Sir Alexander Stewart, known from his ferocity as the 'Wolf of Badenoch'. The day before his first official recognition as Earl (or at any rate the first known official recognition) the Wolf had married the heiress of a moiety of the old Buchan estates, her great-uncle Sir John Ross having married Margaret Comyn, sister of Alice, the wife of Henry Beaumont (see above). Doubtless this accounted for the choice of title. The Earldom passed after the Wolf's death to his elder brother, thence to the latter's s, but after that it fell into disuse till conferred by JAMES I of Scotland on his daughter Mary, apparently on the occasion of her marriage to another Wolf, Wolfart van Borssele, s and heir of the Count of Grandpré in Champagne. He became Earl of Buchan in right of his wife and died without surviving male issue in 1487, his wife having predeceased him more than twenty years earlier. in 1382.^2,5