Alan Stewart of Dreghorn
Sir Alan Stewart of Dreghorn (died 19 July 1333) was a Scottish nobleman.
Life[]
The son of Sir John Stewart (d. 1298) and his wife Margaret de Bonkyll, Sir Alan was a Scottish knight who fought for Robert the Bruce during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Sir Alan accompanied Edward Bruce to Ireland in 1315, during the latter's attempt at the throne of Ireland. He was captured by the English in 1316 but was quickly ransomed. For his services to the King, Sir Alan was granted the lands of Dreghorn in Ayrshire on April 28, 1315.[1]
Sir Alan Stewart was killed with his brothers, Sir James and Sir John Stewart, at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333.
With unknown mothers, Sir Alan Stewart had these children:
- John Stewart of Cruikston and Darnley
- Walter Stewart
- Alexander Stewart of Darnley
- Elizabeth Stewart - married John fitz Walter, son of Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow
Notes[]
- ^ "People of Medieval Scotland".
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References[]
Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage, IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.
- Scottish deaths at the Battle of Halidon Hill
- 1333 deaths
- House of Stewart of Darnley
- 14th-century Scottish people
- Scottish knights
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