Alexander Douglas (fl. 1528) was aScottisharistocrat and priest in the Pre-Reformation church. He was the son of SirArchibald Douglas of Kilspindie,Treasurer of Scotland. After the death ofRobert Shaw,Bishop of Moray, Alexander was given crown nomination to theApostolic see as Shaw's successor. At that time, during the minority of KingJames V of Scotland, Alexander's kinsmanArchibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was in control of the country. However, this appointment was opposed byJohn Stewart, Duke of Albany, Angus' rival, who was supporting his own brother,Alexander Stewart. The fall of Angus in late 1528 appears to have doomed his candidature. He largely disappears from the records, and it is Stewart who succeeds to the bishopric. However, he does appear on some of the lists of bishops as Alexander Douglas I to distinguish him from another member of his extended family,Alexander Douglas II.
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