Alexander Stewart, 4th of Garlies

ALEXANDER STEWART OF GARLIES AND DALSWINTON

The Scots Peerage IV: 153-3

In 1502 Alexander Stewart had sasine* of the lands of Garlies in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum XII: p. 711 and in 1508 he had sasine of the lands of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries. Ibidem XIII: p. 659

An instrument of sasine* (pronounced 'say-zin') is a legal document that records the transfer of ownership (usually a sale or an inheritance) of a piece of land or of a building. It will normally detail the names of the new and previous owners and will give a basic description of the property transferred.

Biographical Summary

He was killed in the battle of Flodden Field 09 Sep 1513, honorable unto death.

• Born in: Wigtownshire, Scotland
• Died in: 9 Sep 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England (Killed at Flodden)

Notes

From The Scots Peerage, Vol 4, page 152 Archive.Org

"The eldest son, is designed of the Grenane, and son and heir apparent of Alexander Stewart of Garlies, knight, in the records of parliament, 1495. According to some accounts, he fell at the battle of Flodden, 9th September 1513 ; but, according to others, he predeceased his father, who was the person killed at Flodden."
"They had one son, Alexander, and sixteen daughters: the eldest Janet married to Sir John Kennedy of Cullean; the second, Christian, to Sir James Stewart of Cardonald; the third to Towers of Innerldth; the fourth to Douglas of Pompherstoun; the fifth to Moutray of Seafield; the sixth to Lundy of Balgony; the seventh .to Hannay of Sorbie; the eighth to Alexander Adair of Kilhill; the ninth to Finlay Campbell of Corsiehill; the tenth to Thomas Kennedy of Bargenny; the eleventh to Lockhart of Barr; the twelfth to Kennedy of Blairquhan; the thirteenth to Crichton of Naughton; the fourteenth to Johnston of Johnston; the fifteenth to Cairns of Orchardtoun; and the sixteenth, Elisabeth, to Thomas, son and heir apparent of Uchtred Macdowall of Garthland."

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The Battle of Flodden

James Stewart IV was King of Scotland, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick and lord of Cunningham. He ruled 11 Jun 188--09 Sep 1513. He was killed in the battle of Flodden Field 09 Sep 1513. He married Margaret (1459-1541) daughter of Henry VII of England.

Hanry VII put England on solid ground over time and this marriage served James Stewart IV well. James was quick to bring order back to Scotland after the strife of his father's reign. In his first parliament, they annulled all of his father's grants and enactments made and James issued summons of treason against all those who still opposed the new King. Only three of these were dealt with immediately. The earl of Buchan was fully pardoned, while the lords of Bothwell and Montgrenene were stripped of their estates, but did not forfeit their lives. All others were pardoned and the heirs of those who died in the Battle of Sauchieburnwere allowed to inherit their estates. A Pardon was requested from the Pope for all those who had risen against James III on the basis of his interest in alchemy and the black arts.

James was only fifteen when his father was killed. The minority of James IV was to last until he was 21 years of age. He had received an excellent education and was proficient in Latin, French, Flemish, German, Italian, Danish and some Spanish and also spoke in Gaelic.

As a teenager he had a succession of sexual intrigues. His first recorded affair was in 1492 with Marion Boyd, niece of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, an affair that lasted three years and produced James' first two illegitimate, Alexander Stewart who was later Archbishop of St. Andrews at the age of eleven and a daughter, Catherine. The affair came to an end when the king married Marion off to someone else. The second affair was with Margaret Drummond, daughter of the first Lord Drummond a royal Justiciar. This affair lasted two years. King James installed her in Stirling castle, where she had his daughter, Margaret. In 1497, she went back home to her father. They say she was secretly married to James and that she and her sisters were poisoned so that James could marry into the Tudor Dynasty.

James IV had all the finer qualities of his father but he also was a strong King who earned the respect of his Nobles. He was a great negotiator and an able politician. James IV brought his country back to order. His first Parliament annulled all grants made by James III earlier that year and issued summons for treason against all who opposed the new King. Only three were dealt with, the Earl of Buchan was fully pardoned, Lords of Bothwell and Montgrenane were stripped of their estates. All others were pardoned and the heirs of those who had died in battle were allowed to inherit their estates. This was in support of the Nobles who had died in battle. Within less than a year, James IV had restored peace with his Nobles.

Some of several rebellions causes friction between Scotland and England. James IV had always tried for peaceful relations between Scotland and England. He started negotiations with Henry VII for the marriage of his daughter, Margaret Tudor, who was only 12, with James IV. Through this union and the Peace Treaty in Perpetuity, that was part of the negotiation, came a union that would unite the Crowns one-hundred years later.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE was August 8, 1503.

The Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle was built by James in time for his marriage. One of a series of carved stone corbels depicts a bowl in which a rose nestles between two thistles--symbols of the marriage of James IV of Scotland to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England.

Peace with England would not hold through another change of power.

When King Henry VIII prepared to go to war with France it put James in the middle. Finally James IV told Henry VIII, who really did not want war with Scotland, that if England continued its aggression against France, there could no longer be peace between them.

As James prepared for war, he hoped for peace, but when Henry VIII invaded France, Scotland went to war against England. In the first major battle of Flodden Field, James IV was killed along with thirteen Earls and fourteen Lords and his twenty year old son, Alexander, Archbishop of St. Andrews and many, many more knights and soldiers. The English Commander, the Earl of Surrey suffered considerable losses also, so he did not proceed into Scotland.

King Henry VIII was rallying his troops against the French. James IV of Scotland, any ally of France, declared war. He assembled one of the largest armies ever seen in Scotland, who occupied the castles of Norham, Etal, Wark, and Ford. Lord Surrey (*Norfolk), commanding the English forces, marched north from Newcastle to Wooler. His invitation, quaintly anachronistic, to do battle on 9 September was rejected by James, who replied that he would please himself. Nevertheless the armies met on the 9th, on Branxton Hill, near Flodden, having twisted round the English facing south, the Scots north. Surrey's men fought with the Tweed at their backs. There was four hours of desperate hand-to-hand combat, the fortunes favoring one and then the other. The turning point was when James himself, in the thick of the battle, was killed. The Scots sustained the heaviest defeat of their history, the greatest of their nobility dying with him.

                                         The Battle of Flodden

Walter Scott
Tradition, legend, tune and song
Shall many an age that wail prolong
Still from the sire the son shall hear
Of the stern strife, and carnage drear
Of Flodden's fatal field
Where shivered was fair Scotland's spear
And broken was her shield.

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Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway (c. 1580-9 October 1649) was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart, 6th Laird of Garlies, and his 1st wife Christian Douglas, daughter of Sir James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig. He was created 1st Lord of Garlies in 1607, and 1st Earl of Galloway in 1623, with a special remainder to his heirs male bearing the name Stewart.[1]

Sir Alexander Stewart, 'a man of great talent, loyalty and integrity' was in the service of King James VI, who knighted him in 1590 at the coronation of his consort, Queen Anne of Denmark.[2] He was created 1st Lord of Garlies (Scotland) on 19 July 1607, and 1st Earl of Galloway (Scotland) on 19 September 1623, with a special remainder to his heirs male bearing the name Stewart.[3] Sir Alexander Stewart married Grisel, daughter of Sir John Gordon, of Lochinvar. He died on 9 October 1649, leaving two sons and a daughter.

He was succeeded by his son James Stewart, who in his father's lifetime had been created a Baronet of Nova Scotia.

References

• ”History of the Lands and Their Owners in Galloway. With Historical Sketches of the District ...” Author Peter Handyside MacKerlie. Page 284 Archive.Org

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When Sir Alexander Stewart 4th Lord of Dalswinton was born in 1481, in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland, his father, Sir Alexander Stewart 3rd Lord of Dalswinton, was 38 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Douglas, was 45. He married Elizabeth Kennedy of Blairquhan in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 9 September 1513, in Branxton, Northumberland, England, at the age of 32.