108:, declaring that her marriage was a sham because Alexander was cohabiting with Mairead. Alexander subsequently pledged to return to her as her husband, and promised not to use his men against her. There is reason to suspect that it was the prospect of losing his claim on Euphemia's territorial possessions that compelled Alexander to cave to Euphemia demands.
250:, Duncan, described as Alexander's bastard, defeated the forces of Walter Ogilvy, Sheriff of Angus in 1392. The government outlawed twenty two of the combatants, the most prominent of whom were two Stewarts named Duncan and Robert. These men are likely identical to the sons of Alexander reported to have been imprisoned in
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from an earlier marriage faced the prospect of losing his inheritance. The longstanding relationship between
Mairead and Alexander, coupled with evidence of a sham marriage between him and Euphemia, could indicate that the latter union was a political maneuver orchestrated by Alexander's father. As
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Elizabeth probably cohabited for over a decade before they received a papal dispensation in 1347, legitimised their children, and formalised their marriage in 1349. Alexander and Euphemia received a papal dispensation for their marriage in July
123:. If she was the mother of Alexander's sons Duncan and Robert—men who are otherwise recorded to have conducted raids in 1392—Alexander and Mairead must have been familiar with each other in the 1370s, at about the time Alexander first appears active in
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finally terminated the marriage because it had been "the cause of wars, plundering, arson, murders, and many other damages and scandals". As a result of this divorce, Euphemia's lordships and estates were restored to her.
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The birthdate of this son is uncertain. He may not have been
Alexander's eldest son, although he is literally stated to have been in 1404. He was evidently at least fourteen in 1404, when he married
27:(a man also known as the "Wolf of Badenoch"). She was the daughter of a man named Eachann, and probably the mother of several children, including Alexander's like-named son,
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