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ALEXANDER Menteth
2nd Earl of Menteth
ALEXANDER DE MENTETH or STEWART, EARL OF MENTETH (S.), died about 1304.
Arms: on Seal 1296.-A fess invecked, surmounted by another chequy. A label of five points in chief (Laing). Mr Macdonald describes the Arms on the Seal as Three bars wavy, surmounted by a fess chequy, with label of five points in chief
Note. Barry wavy was apparently the Arms of the old Earls of Menteth, and their vassals the Drummonds, adopted Gold, three red wavy bars as their Arms.
He left ALAN , Earl of Menteth and MURDOCH , Earl of Menteth .
Alexander was with his brother John at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296, and fled to Dunbar Castle where he and others were taken prisoner and he was then in the Tower of London. His detention was not long, however, and he was freed after promising to serve the English King, meeting with him at Elgin 27 July 1296. He repeated this promise, and swore fealty at Berwick a month later, on 28 August, as Alexander Comes Meneteth. then gave over two of his sons, Alan (who subsequently inherited) and Peter, as hostages. Alexander seems to have retired from public life after this. He died before 1306.
He married Matilda (Maud), a daughter of Robert, Earl of Strathearn, and together they had the following children:
Alan, Earl of Menteith, who succeeded his father as Earl.
Peter, who in 1296 was a hostage in England with his brother Alan. He accompanied King Edward to Flanders, and took part in the French campaign of 1297, where it is likely that he was killed.
Murdach, who became Earl of Menteith.
Alexander, styled as brother of Murdach in a charter to Gilbert Drummond.
Malise, who had a charter from Robert I of the lands of Ballygillachy.[8]
Margaret de Menteith, wife of Alexander de Abernethy.
Ellen, who has been identified as the wife of William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (d. 20 March 1324/5)