Alan Stewart, Earl of Menteith

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Alan Stewart, Earl of Menteith († between November 1306 and March 13, 1309) was a Scottish nobleman.

origin

Alan Stewart came from the Scottish Stewart family . He was the eldest son of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Menteith and his wife Maud de Arnot . His father fought in the Scottish War of Independence on the Scottish side against the English King Edward I , who claimed supremacy over Scotland. His father died before March 1306, so Alan inherited the title of Earl of Menteith .

Role in the Scottish War of Independence

In view of the English superiority, almost all Scottish nobles had submitted to the English king by the beginning of 1304. In early 1306, however, Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, rebelled against the English king. He was crowned King of Scots in March 1306. Menteith was one of the three Scottish earls present at the coronation in Scone . However, when the British took military action against the Bruce rebellion, Menteith had to surrender after the defeat in the Battle of Methven . The English king declared his title and property forfeited. The English king bestowed the title of Menteith on his henchman John Hastings with the condition that Menteith be imprisoned in England or in his Welsh castle Abergavenny . Menteith died in captivity.

Marriage and inheritance

Menteith had married a Marjory whose origin is unknown. With her he had at least two children:

His son Alan was also captured by the English and was never able to take over his father's title. Robert Bruce transferred the administration of Earldom Menteith, but not the title, to Alan's uncle, John of Rusky , in 1308 or 1309 . Alan's daughter Mary inherited the claim to the title. But she apparently waived the claim, which was then passed on to her uncle Murdoch Stewart , a brother of her father. Murdoch Stewart was probably made Earl of Menteith by King Robert Bruce in 1323. After his death in 1332, however, the claim to the title fell back to Mary Stewart.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 98.
  2. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 219.
  3. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 241.
  4. ^ Matthew Strickland: Treason, Feud and the Growth of State Violence. Edward I and the War of the 'Earl of Carrick', 1306-07 . In: Chris Given-Wilson, Ann J. Kettle, Len Scales (eds.): War, government and aristocracy in the British Isles, c.1150-1500 . Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge 2008, ISBN 978-1-84383-389-5 , p. 101.
  5. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 200.
  6. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 388.
predecessor Office successor
Alexander Stewart Earl of Menteith
before 1306 - between 1306 and 1309 		Murdoch Stewart
personal data
SURNAME Stewart, Alan, Earl of Menteith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish magnate
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH between November 1306 and March 13, 1309