Alexander FitzJames, 1st Duke of St. Albans

Alexander FitzJames, 1st Duke of St. Albans was an illegitimate son of James VIII and I and the progenitor of the House of FitzJames. After the death of James's illegitimate son Arthur Hughs, James was overcome with guilt and grief and decided to publicly recognize all his unacknowledged bastards - including Alexander FitzJames, who he created Duke of St. Albans. After James's death, his only legitimate son, Alexander IV, became King, and he in turn was succeeded by his only daughter, an infant, Anne I of Great Britain. Rumours circulated that Alexander was in fact Anne's real father, due to the fact that she supposedly resembled him more than her father Alexander.