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Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum
1411
St Nicolas' Church, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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ALEXANDER IRVINE OF DRUM.—ST NICHOLAS', ABERDEEN.
The effigies of Alexander Irvine of Drum (fig. 62) and his wife Elizabeth de Keith lie in what is known as Drum's aisle in St Nicholas' Church in Aberdeen. The lady is similar to the wife of Menzies of Pitfoddels in the same church

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St Nicholas Kirk - stone effigy
The effigy of an unknown man dates from the 15th century and was originally in Maryculter church.
St Nicholas Kirk, Aberdeen
St Nicholas, also known as the "mither kirk" of Aberdeen, has origins in a Norman church of c.1150 and became one of the largest medieval churches in Scotland. In 1596 it was, unusually, split into two places of worship, one end being used by each of two parishes. The dual use today is by the two reformed denominations (Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church) under the name 'The Uniting Kirk of St Nicholas'.
The 'east kirk' is on the site of the 15th century nave and rebuilt in 1837 by Archibald Simpson/ In 2019 this was out of use, being in the middle of a major reordering that involved the removal of the floor for archaeological investigations.
The 'west kirk', designed and sponsored in 1755 by local architect James Gibbs on the site of the original Norman nave, remained in use, with many of its original features remaining.
The bell tower was rebuilt in 1877 by William Smith to replace an earlier steeple destroyed by fire.
(Precis of an information board on site, and extracts of the list description - category A, LB19966).

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Sir Alexander Irvine, Third Laird of Drum, who was the grandson of William de Irwyn, was one of the chief commanders of the King's army at the battle of Harlaw, circa 1411 A.D. He was a valiant champion. Alexander lead the forces of Aberdeenshire with his cousin, the Earl of Mar

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Alexander (Robert) Irvine , 4th Laird of Drum
Birth abt 1386, Drum Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland
Death Jul 1457
Father Alexander Irvine , 3rd Laird of Drum (~1350-~1410)
After the Battle of Harlaw, younger brother Robert carried out his oath to his older brother, Alexander, and changed his name to Alexander and married his elder brother's fiancée, Elizabeth de Keith, thus ending the feud of their forefathers. He is also believed to have exchanged swords with the son of Red Hector in token of peace between their families. Sometime later he led the delegation which negotiated the release of James I from the hands of the English, for which he was knighted.
In 1414 he was regranted the lands of Forglen which were his grandfathers. He was appointed Governor of burgh of Aberdeen 1439; in 1446 he was granted the lands of Learney. He was second 4th Laird of Drum and succeeded his brother of same name who died in the Battle of Harlaw. In late 1411 he married Elizabeth Keith, daughter of the Marischal of Scotland.
In his later years he built St. Ninian's Chantry in St. Nicholas' Church, Aberdeen, and in 1457 was buried there with his wife in Drum's Aisle. Part of his carved tomb was subsequently moved to the Chapel at Drum, but the couple's stone effigies and their memorial brass, a most unusual feature in Scotland at this date, can still be seen at St. Nicholas' Church.

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Robert 'Alexander' de Irwyn, 4th Laird of Drum
Дата рождения: ±1385
Смерть: ±1440 (46-64)
Сын Sir Alexander or Thomas de Irwyn, 2nd Laird of Drum и {daughter of} Montford
Муж Elizabeth Keith
Отец Alexander Irvine, younger of Drum и Robert Irvine of Beltie
Брат Sir Alexander de Irwyn, 3rd Laird of Drum
Профессия: 4th Laird of Drum/ Knighted in 1424, 4th Laird of Drum Castle

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Robert Irwyn, born about 1365 at Drum Castlein Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He died in 1457
Robert Irwyn, a younger brother, would succeed Alexander as the Laird of Drum. For some reason, possibly because Alexander’s claim to Drum had not been formally recognized in the short period between the father’s death in 1410, and when Alexander died at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, both Alexander and Robert are considered to be a “4th Laird of Drum.”
Sir Robert Irwyn was born about 1386, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and died in July 1457. On the death of his brother at the Battle of Harlaw, Robert changed his name to Alexander and became the second Alexander, 4th Baron and Laird of Drum. As a pledge to his brother he also married his brother’s virgin widow Elizabeth de Keith (they had been betrothed as children) after 1411. The marriage had been arranged in order to end the violent clan feud between the Keith and the Irwyn (Irvine) families, but had never been consummated. The first Earl of Marischal, who was Elizabeth’s brother, gave as dowry the lands of Strachin Kincardine by charter October 16, 1411. Alexander 4th was knighted in 1424, during the reign of King James I. He was also captain and governor of the burgh of Aberdeen (1439-1440).
Robert married Elizabeth de Keith, daughter of Sir Robert de Keith, Marischal of Scotland, and wife Mary, about 1410. Elizabeth was born in 1376, in Aird, Lovat, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and died after 1457 in Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Their children were:
Alexander Irvine, (of Auchindoir), born about 1412, and died between 1446 and 1452.
Robert Irwyn (of Beltie) was born about 1414, and died in 1452.
Elizabeth Irwyn was born about 1418.
Agnes Irwyn was born about 1422, and died before 1460.
Sir Alexander (Robert), on his marriage, received from Sir Robert Keith, by Charter dated October 16, 1411, the lands of Strachan in Kincardineshire; and he also had a Charter, under the Great Seal, of the lands of Learney, on the resignation of John Haliburton, dated 1446. He was one of the Commissioners deputized by the Estates of Scotland in 1423, to make a judgement concerning the ransom of King James I, and in the following year, May 21, 1424, he was knighted by that monarch for his services. In 1437, after King James’s murder at Perth, and during the confusion that followed, the services of Sir Alexander were solicited by the inhabitants of Aberdeen for the defense of their town, and in 1440, he was, by consent of the burgesses, appointed Captain and Governor of the burgh, with an authority superior to that of the Chief Magistrate. He held the post for two years, and there is no other instance on record of a similar appointment in Aberdeen. When the Earl of Huntly, in the next century, became Chief Magistrate, it was by the title of Provost.