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annulled the marriage in late 1392, and ordered the restoration of her lands. With the firm support of the Fife guardianship, Euphemia and her son were able to re-establish their power in Ross. By the year 1394, Buchan's power in Ross seems to have disappeared and
Countess Euphemia was once again
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sometime between the later part of 1394 and 1398. The key point perhaps is the date of his mother's death. The date is not known, but fell somewhere between late 1394 and 1398. In the
November of the latter year, he had granted some lands to his relative (either cousin or uncle) George Leslie of
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Thus the young
Alexander Leslie, even if he were to obtain the earldom eventually upon Stewart's death, was faced with a likelihood of being left with an earldom stripped of a large chunk of its most important assets. These actions by King Robert alienated the powerful Leslie-Lindsay kindred, a
70:. His exact date of birth is not known. He was born somewhere between 1367, the year following his parents' marriage, and 1382, the year of his father's death. When his father died in 1382 he would have been no more than an adolescent or teenager.
185:(1388–93) were both supported by the Leslie-Lindsay kindred and both aimed against Buchan's power. Moreover, Buchan's nominal wife, Euphemia, herself came into the Leslie-Lindsay camp. In 1389, Euphemia, the countess of Ross, complained to the
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The Leslie-Lindsay kindred sought to protect
Alexander Leslie's rights in Ross. However, this was difficult while Buchan remained in such a powerful position in the north. The guardianships of Carrick and then of Carrick's brother
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Rothes in exchange for the 200 merks he apparently needed to take the control of the earldom out of the crown's hands. He controlled the barony of
Fitkill in Fife until in 1399, when he resigned this too (via
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half-brother, Albany's second son John (from his second wife), whom his father made Earl of Buchan in 1408. This too may have been engineered by Albany, who had designs on Ross.
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and sometime before 1398 he married Isabel
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This article is about the Earl of Ross. For other people named
Alexander Leslie, see
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26:(died 1402) was a Scottish nobleman. Born between 1367 and 1382, he was the son of
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Later in 1382 his mother, now a wealthy widow, remarried, to
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The Early
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Genealogical Memoirs of the family of Sir Walter Scott, Bt.,
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Genealogical Memoirs of the family of Sir Walter Scott, Bt.,
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The Early Stewart Kings: Robert II and Robert III, 1371-1406
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376:Mackenzie, Agnes Mure, MA, D.Litt.,
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177:, who became Guardian (1384–88).
18:Alexander Leslie (disambiguation)
62:Alexander Leslie was the son of
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84:Robert II of Scotland
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319:James Balfour Paul,
147:David II of Scotland
125:and the thanages of
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223:Family life
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657:Categories
639:³ Married
632:² In 1415
626:¹ Married
538:Euphemia I
523:William II
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405:References
161:, lord of
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88:mormaerdom
58:Early life
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163:Crawford
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127:Dingwall
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243:Death
123:Lewis
30:and
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