Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes
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Alexander de Forbes , 1st Lord Forbes (c. 1380-1448), also feudal baron of Forbes
, was a Scottish
nobleman.
, and Coroner
of that county, by his wife, a daughter of Kennedy of Dunure.
Alexander de Forbes fought at the Battle of Harlaw
in 1411, and appears among the Scottish forces sent to the assistance of Charles, Dauphin of France, afterwards King Charles VII
, and had a share in the victory obtained over the English at Beaugé
, in Anjou
, on March 22, 1424. But soon after, at the desire of King James I of Scotland
, then a prisoner in England, Forbes quit the French service and subsequently obtained three Safe-conducts at different times to visit England, with one hundred persons in his retinue each time, to wait upon his sovereign.
He was created a Lord of Parliament
sometime after 1436. The precise date of the peerage creation is not known (although Brown gives 1440), but in a Precept, dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes.
, a granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
, by whom he had two sons and three daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son:
Forbes Castle
Castle Forbes is a 19th-century Scots Baronial country house near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.The Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes' for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie...
, was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
nobleman.
Life
He was the eldest son of Sir Alexander de Forbes (d. 1405), Sheriff of AberdeenAberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, and Coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
of that county, by his wife, a daughter of Kennedy of Dunure.
Alexander de Forbes fought at the Battle of Harlaw
Battle of Harlaw
The Battle of Harlaw was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was one of a series of battles fought during the Middle Ages between the barons of northeast Scotland against those from the west coast....
in 1411, and appears among the Scottish forces sent to the assistance of Charles, Dauphin of France, afterwards King Charles VII
Charles VII of France
Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
, and had a share in the victory obtained over the English at Beaugé
Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé, fought between the English and the Franco-Scots on 21 March 1421 in Baugé, France, east of Angers, was a major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War...
, in Anjou
Anjou
Anjou is a former county , duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day département of Maine-et-Loire...
, on March 22, 1424. But soon after, at the desire of King James I of Scotland
James I of Scotland
James I, King of Scots , was the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline as youngest of three sons...
, then a prisoner in England, Forbes quit the French service and subsequently obtained three Safe-conducts at different times to visit England, with one hundred persons in his retinue each time, to wait upon his sovereign.
He was created a Lord of Parliament
Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament was the lowest rank of nobility automatically entitled to attend sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Post-Union, it is a member of the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ranking below a viscount...
sometime after 1436. The precise date of the peerage creation is not known (although Brown gives 1440), but in a Precept, dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes.
Family
The first Lord Forbes married Lady Elizabeth (or Mary), only daughter of George Douglas, 1st Earl of AngusGeorge Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was born at Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. The bastard son of William, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Dowager Countess of Mar & Countess of Angus and Lady Abernethy in her own right....
, a granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Robert II of Scotland
Robert II became King of Scots in 1371 as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. He was the son of Walter Stewart, hereditary High Steward of Scotland and of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I and of his first wife Isabella of Mar...
, by whom he had two sons and three daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son:
- James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes, (d. c.1460).