Alexander (Forbes) Forbes Fourth Lord Forbes
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Alexander (Forbes) Forbes Fourth Lord Forbes (abt. 1469 - bef. 1491)

Alexander Forbes Fourth Lord Forbes formerly Forbes
Born about in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotlandmap
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Brother of , , and
Husband of — married before 1488 (to 1491) in Scotlandmap
Died before before about age 22 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotlandmap [uncertain]
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Preceded by
William Forbes		 4th Lord Forbes
1483 - 1491		 Succeeded by
Arthur Forbes

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Alexander Forbes was the eldest son and heir to William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes, and Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander Gordon, first Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Crichton.[1] His year of birth is not provided in source and is estimated based on life events. He succeeded to the title as 5th Lord Forbes on his father's death, before July 1483.

On 5 July 1483 Alexander, 4th Lord Forbes, son and heir of William, 3rd Lord Forbes, was ordained to pay to Margaret, Lady Dirleton, 2000 merks, being the double of the casualty of his marriage, for his failing to marry Margaret Ker, Lady Dirleton's daughter.[2]

He supported King James III, and attaching himself to the King's party he took up arms to revenge his death in August 1488.

He married Margaret Boyd, only daughter of Thomas, Earl of Arran, and niece of King James III, before August 1488. They had no children. [3]

Alexander 5th Lord Forbes died between August 1488 and 6 May 1491, without issue. His title passed to his younger brother, Arthur 5th Lord Forbes.[3]

Margaret re-married about 9 August 1509, to David, Earl of Cassillis.

Sources

  1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 51
  2. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 52
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 53

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