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Alexander "Earl of Ross" Leslie
(Abt 1375 - 8 May 1402)
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[[Category:Earl of Ross]]
== Biography ==He was the son of Sir [[Leslie-464|Walter Leslie]] and [[Ross-1119|Euphemia Ross]]. He was born after 1370, as he does not appear in the Charter of Ross of that year.Source: K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2013), 1370/10/1See also Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff; vol 2, page 386. The transcription is held as a [[Space:Records_of_Parliament|Profile page]] for easy reference. His father was in France between 1370 and 1372 and thus he was likely born about 1374/5.
His father died in 1382 and his mother remarried [[Stewart-1007|Alexander Stewart]], the "Wolf of Badenoch". This marriage was eventually annulled and his mother lived in Dingwall but the marriage had significant ramifications, not the least of which was splitting the lands of the Earldom and providing the Barony of Kingedward as the backbone to the Earldom of Buchan.
She is said to have resigned her titles to him in 1394 and became the Abbess at Elcho. However the dates of these events, while recorded in source material, vary.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 Balfour PaulThe Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 7, page 241notes that he stated as heir apparent in Nov 1394 but was certainly Earl of Ross before 5 February 1399. He appears in the role in November 1398 when he granted a number of lands to George Leslie, of Rothes, in return for cash in order to pay the relief on his assumption to title, thus officially in role in Feb 1399. The main constituent parts of the Earldom were the lordships of Skye, Lewis and the thanages of Dingwall, Deskford and Glendowachy.
There is very little of any note during his time at Dingwall. It seems probable that he was heavily influenced by [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], Earl of Fife and Duke of Albany, then Regent of Scotland, certainly after his mother died. He would thus have become a political tool used by Albany to control the gateway to the north. The Albany Stewarts had sought to dismember the power base of the Leslie-Lindsay domination in Scottish politics and the Earldom of Ross and Buchan was the political battlefield. When his mother, Euphemia, gaining support of the church, annulled her marriage to Alexander Stewart, it strengthened the position of the Leslie alliance in the north but it was shortlived.
Alexander married [[Stewart-1200|Isobel Stewart]], a daughter to [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], the Regent, likely about 1400, thus handing power back to the Albany Stewarts.
They would have one daughter; [[Leslie-987|Euphemia]] who, some sources mention, was disfigured and suffered from Kyphosis. She, likely born about 1402, would play a significant role in coming events.
Alexander Leslie is said to have died at Dingwall Castle.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 The date of his death is varyingly provided as 8 May 1402Ane Breve Cronicle of the Earlis of Ross. Including notices of the Abbots of Fearn, and of the family of Ross of Balnagown; Baillie; [https://archive.org/stream/anebrevecronicle1850ross#page/8/mode/2up page 9] to 1410. Baillie suggests 1402, but makes errors on the name of his daughter and relates to a Kalendar which no longer corresponds to our modern calendar, thus is likely to be too early and Bain suggests that latter date most likely this seems improbable as it would not provide sufficient time for future events. It seems clear that he was incapable, if not dead, between 1403 and 1410. His wife remarried in 1407 and thus he was clearly dead prior. His daughter, Euphemia, appears in a precept of 11 July 1405, when she was already then the ward of her grandfather, Robert, Duke of Albany, who then styles himself Lord of the ward of Ross.Balfour Paul; Vol 7, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft#page/242/mode/2up page 242] Clearly by this point, Alexander Leslie was either dead or incapable.
After his death his wife remarried, Sir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Euphemia was made Crown ward, the ward being held by the Regent.
===Footnotes===
=== Sources ===* Source S-1 }
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#AlexanderLeslieRossdied1402B Alexander Leslie, ''Foundation for Medieval Genealogy''] - although noting some minor inaccuracies mentioned here.
* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 241-42. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/240/mode/2up
=== Web Resources ===
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie,_Earl_of_Ross Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']
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== Acknowledgements ==
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[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Leslie Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Earls of Ross]]
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== Biography ==
}He was the son of Sir [[Leslie-464|Walter Leslie]] and [[Ross-1119|Euphemia Ross]]. He was born after 1370, as he does not appear in the Charter of Ross of that year.Source: K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2013), 1370/10/1See also Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff; vol 2, page 386. The transcription is held as a [[Space:Records_of_Parliament|Profile page]] for easy reference. His father was in France between 1370 and 1372 and thus he was likely born about 1374/5.
His father died in 1382 and his mother remarried [[Stewart-1007|Alexander Stewart]], the "Wolf of Badenoch". This marriage was eventually annulled and his mother lived in Dingwall but the marriage had significant ramifications, not the least of which was splitting the lands of the Earldom and providing the Barony of Kingedward as the backbone to the Earldom of Buchan.
She is said to have resigned her titles to him in 1394 and became the Abbess at Elcho. However the dates of these events, while recorded in source material, vary.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 Balfour PaulThe Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 7, page 241notes that he stated as heir apparent in Nov 1394 but was certainly Earl of Ross before 5 February 1399. He appears in the role in November 1398 when he granted a number of lands to George Leslie, of Rothes, in return for cash in order to pay the relief on his assumption to title, thus officially in role in Feb 1399. The main constituent parts of the Earldom were the lordships of Skye, Lewis and the thanages of Dingwall, Deskford and Glendowachy.
There is very little of any note during his time at Dingwall. It seems probable that he was heavily influenced by [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], Earl of Fife and Duke of Albany, then Regent of Scotland, certainly after his mother died. He would thus have become a political tool used by Albany to control the gateway to the north. The Albany Stewarts had sought to dismember the power base of the Leslie-Lindsay domination in Scottish politics and the Earldom of Ross and Buchan was the political battlefield. When his mother, Euphemia, gaining support of the church, annulled her marriage to Alexander Stewart, it strengthened the position of the Leslie alliance in the north but it was shortlived.
Alexander married [[Stewart-1200|Isobel Stewart]], a daughter to [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], the Regent, likely about 1400, thus handing power back to the Albany Stewarts.
They would have one daughter; [[Leslie-987|Euphemia]] who, some sources mention, was disfigured and suffered from Kyphosis. She, likely born about 1402, would play a significant role in coming events.
Alexander Leslie is said to have died at Dingwall Castle.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 The date of his death is varyingly provided as 8 May 1402Ane Breve Cronicle of the Earlis of Ross. Including notices of the Abbots of Fearn, and of the family of Ross of Balnagown; Baillie; [https://archive.org/stream/anebrevecronicle1850ross#page/8/mode/2up page 9] to 1410. Baillie suggests 1402, but makes errors on the name of his daughter and relates to a Kalendar which no longer corresponds to our modern calendar, thus is likely to be too early and Bain suggests that latter date most likely this seems improbable as it would not provide sufficient time for future events. It seems clear that he was incapable, if not dead, between 1403 and 1410. His wife remarried in 1407 and thus he was clearly dead prior. His daughter, Euphemia, appears in a precept of 11 July 1405, when she was already then the ward of her grandfather, Robert, Duke of Albany, who then styles himself Lord of the ward of Ross.Balfour Paul; Vol 7, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft#page/242/mode/2up page 242] Clearly by this point, Alexander Leslie was either dead or incapable.
After his death his wife remarried, Sir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Euphemia was made Crown ward, the ward being held by the Regent.
===Footnotes===
=== Sources ===* Source S-1 }
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#AlexanderLeslieRossdied1402B Alexander Leslie, ''Foundation for Medieval Genealogy''] - although noting some minor inaccuracies mentioned here.
* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 241-42. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/240/mode/2up
=== Web Resources ===
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie,_Earl_of_Ross Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']
== Acknowledgements ==
Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions. If you want to review changes and contributors from pre-merged profiles, you need to access the Changes tab for each of the pre-merged profiles.
[[Category:Earl of Ross]]
== Biography ==He was the son of Sir [[Leslie-464|Walter Leslie]] and [[Ross-1119|Euphemia Ross]]. He was born after 1370, as he does not appear in the Charter of Ross of that year.Source: K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2013), 1370/10/1See also Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff; vol 2, page 386. The transcription is held as a [[Space:Records_of_Parliament|Profile page]] for easy reference. His father was in France between 1370 and 1372 and thus he was likely born about 1374/5.
His father died in 1382 and his mother remarried [[Stewart-1007|Alexander Stewart]], the "Wolf of Badenoch". This marriage was eventually annulled and his mother lived in Dingwall but the marriage had significant ramifications, not the least of which was splitting the lands of the Earldom and providing the Barony of Kingedward as the backbone to the Earldom of Buchan.
She is said to have resigned her titles to him in 1394 and became the Abbess at Elcho. However the dates of these events, while recorded in source material, vary.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 Balfour PaulThe Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 7, page 241notes that he stated as heir apparent in Nov 1394 but was certainly Earl of Ross before 5 February 1399. He appears in the role in November 1398 when he granted a number of lands to George Leslie, of Rothes, in return for cash in order to pay the relief on his assumption to title, thus officially in role in Feb 1399. The main constituent parts of the Earldom were the lordships of Skye, Lewis and the thanages of Dingwall, Deskford and Glendowachy.
There is very little of any note during his time at Dingwall. It seems probable that he was heavily influenced by [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], Earl of Fife and Duke of Albany, then Regent of Scotland, certainly after his mother died. He would thus have become a political tool used by Albany to control the gateway to the north. The Albany Stewarts had sought to dismember the power base of the Leslie-Lindsay domination in Scottish politics and the Earldom of Ross and Buchan was the political battlefield. When his mother, Euphemia, gaining support of the church, annulled her marriage to Alexander Stewart, it strengthened the position of the Leslie alliance in the north but it was shortlived.
Alexander married [[Stewart-1200|Isobel Stewart]], a daughter to [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], the Regent, likely about 1400, thus handing power back to the Albany Stewarts.
They would have one daughter; [[Leslie-987|Euphemia]] who, some sources mention, was disfigured and suffered from Kyphosis. She, likely born about 1402, would play a significant role in coming events.
Alexander Leslie is said to have died at Dingwall Castle.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 The date of his death is varyingly provided as 8 May 1402Ane Breve Cronicle of the Earlis of Ross. Including notices of the Abbots of Fearn, and of the family of Ross of Balnagown; Baillie; [https://archive.org/stream/anebrevecronicle1850ross#page/8/mode/2up page 9] to 1410. Baillie suggests 1402, but makes errors on the name of his daughter and relates to a Kalendar which no longer corresponds to our modern calendar, thus is likely to be too early and Bain suggests that latter date most likely this seems improbable as it would not provide sufficient time for future events. It seems clear that he was incapable, if not dead, between 1403 and 1410. His wife remarried in 1407 and thus he was clearly dead prior. His daughter, Euphemia, appears in a precept of 11 July 1405, when she was already then the ward of her grandfather, Robert, Duke of Albany, who then styles himself Lord of the ward of Ross.Balfour Paul; Vol 7, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft#page/242/mode/2up page 242] Clearly by this point, Alexander Leslie was either dead or incapable.
After his death his wife remarried, Sir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Euphemia was made Crown ward, the ward being held by the Regent.
===Footnotes===
=== Sources ===* Source S-1 }
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#AlexanderLeslieRossdied1402B Alexander Leslie, ''Foundation for Medieval Genealogy''] - although noting some minor inaccuracies mentioned here.
* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 241-42. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/240/mode/2up
=== Web Resources ===
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie,_Earl_of_Ross Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']
}
== Acknowledgements ==
Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions. If you want to review changes and contributors from pre-merged profiles, you need to access the Changes tab for each of the pre-merged profiles.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Leslie Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Earls of Ross]]
}
}
== Biography ==
}He was the son of Sir [[Leslie-464|Walter Leslie]] and [[Ross-1119|Euphemia Ross]]. He was born after 1370, as he does not appear in the Charter of Ross of that year.Source: K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2013), 1370/10/1See also Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff; vol 2, page 386. The transcription is held as a [[Space:Records_of_Parliament|Profile page]] for easy reference. His father was in France between 1370 and 1372 and thus he was likely born about 1374/5.
His father died in 1382 and his mother remarried [[Stewart-1007|Alexander Stewart]], the "Wolf of Badenoch". This marriage was eventually annulled and his mother lived in Dingwall but the marriage had significant ramifications, not the least of which was splitting the lands of the Earldom and providing the Barony of Kingedward as the backbone to the Earldom of Buchan.
She is said to have resigned her titles to him in 1394 and became the Abbess at Elcho. However the dates of these events, while recorded in source material, vary.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 Balfour PaulThe Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 7, page 241notes that he stated as heir apparent in Nov 1394 but was certainly Earl of Ross before 5 February 1399. He appears in the role in November 1398 when he granted a number of lands to George Leslie, of Rothes, in return for cash in order to pay the relief on his assumption to title, thus officially in role in Feb 1399. The main constituent parts of the Earldom were the lordships of Skye, Lewis and the thanages of Dingwall, Deskford and Glendowachy.
There is very little of any note during his time at Dingwall. It seems probable that he was heavily influenced by [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], Earl of Fife and Duke of Albany, then Regent of Scotland, certainly after his mother died. He would thus have become a political tool used by Albany to control the gateway to the north. The Albany Stewarts had sought to dismember the power base of the Leslie-Lindsay domination in Scottish politics and the Earldom of Ross and Buchan was the political battlefield. When his mother, Euphemia, gaining support of the church, annulled her marriage to Alexander Stewart, it strengthened the position of the Leslie alliance in the north but it was shortlived.
Alexander married [[Stewart-1200|Isobel Stewart]], a daughter to [[Stewart-1526|Robert Stewart]], the Regent, likely about 1400, thus handing power back to the Albany Stewarts.
They would have one daughter; [[Leslie-987|Euphemia]] who, some sources mention, was disfigured and suffered from Kyphosis. She, likely born about 1402, would play a significant role in coming events.
Alexander Leslie is said to have died at Dingwall Castle.[[#S-1]] Robert Bain; page 76 The date of his death is varyingly provided as 8 May 1402Ane Breve Cronicle of the Earlis of Ross. Including notices of the Abbots of Fearn, and of the family of Ross of Balnagown; Baillie; [https://archive.org/stream/anebrevecronicle1850ross#page/8/mode/2up page 9] to 1410. Baillie suggests 1402, but makes errors on the name of his daughter and relates to a Kalendar which no longer corresponds to our modern calendar, thus is likely to be too early and Bain suggests that latter date most likely this seems improbable as it would not provide sufficient time for future events. It seems clear that he was incapable, if not dead, between 1403 and 1410. His wife remarried in 1407 and thus he was clearly dead prior. His daughter, Euphemia, appears in a precept of 11 July 1405, when she was already then the ward of her grandfather, Robert, Duke of Albany, who then styles himself Lord of the ward of Ross.Balfour Paul; Vol 7, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07pauluoft#page/242/mode/2up page 242] Clearly by this point, Alexander Leslie was either dead or incapable.
After his death his wife remarried, Sir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Euphemia was made Crown ward, the ward being held by the Regent.
===Footnotes===
=== Sources ===* Source S-1 }
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#AlexanderLeslieRossdied1402B Alexander Leslie, ''Foundation for Medieval Genealogy''] - although noting some minor inaccuracies mentioned here.
* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 241-42. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/240/mode/2up
=== Web Resources ===
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie,_Earl_of_Ross Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']
== Acknowledgements ==
Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions. If you want to review changes and contributors from pre-merged profiles, you need to access the Changes tab for each of the pre-merged profiles.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1375 | Dingwall, Ross, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1398 | Isabel Stewart | |||
| Death | 8 May 1402 | Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 7367459 | ||||
| Reference No | 7648965 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Isabel Stewart (1378 - ) |
| Father | Sir Walter Leslie (1310 - 1382) |
| Mother | Euphame "Countess of Ross" Ross (1345 - 1398) |
| Sibling | Mariota "Countess of Ross" Leslie (1365 - 1440) |