Earl of Ross (jure uxoris, disputed)

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Earl of Ross (jure uxoris, disputed) refers to the contested claim to the medieval Scottish earldom of Ross held by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, through his marriage rather than by hereditary right.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed title
noble title
associatedEarldom Earldom of Ross NERFINISHED
associatedNobleHouse House of Stewart NERFINISHED
associatedTerritory northern Scotland
basisOfClaim marriage right (jure uxoris)
claimMethod marriage
claimThrough wife
claimType jure uxoris
controversy whether marriage conferred full comital rights in Ross
country Kingdom of Scotland
disputed yes
disputeNature legitimacy of jure uxoris claim to Earldom of Ross
feudalRank earl
genderOfHolder male
governingLawContext medieval Scottish feudal law
heldBy Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan NERFINISHED
hereditaryRight no
historicalCharacter medieval legal and dynastic dispute
holderName Alexander Stewart NERFINISHED
holderRank Scottish earl
holderTitle Earl of Buchan NERFINISHED
inheritancePattern subject to feudal and dynastic disputes
latinPhraseUsed jure uxoris
legalStatus contested
marriageEffect used to justify comital authority in Ross
meaningOfLatinPhrase by right of his wife
period Middle Ages
politicalContext Scottish high nobility power struggles
realm medieval Scotland
recognition not universally accepted
region Ross NERFINISHED
successionIssue competing claims to the Earldom of Ross
successionType non-hereditary
titleCategory Scottish peerage title
titleClaimedBy Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan NERFINISHED
titleForm Earl of Ross NERFINISHED
titleHolder Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
titleNature territorial earldom
titleSource marital connection to the heiress of Ross
titleStatus contested claim rather than universally recognized earldom

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Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan titleFromSpouse Earl of Ross (jure uxoris, disputed)