Alan fitz Walter

Alan fitz Walter (c. 1140–1204) succeeded his father Walter fitz Alan in 1178 as hereditary High Steward of Scotland, serving William the Lion until his death. Under him the family acquired the Isle of Bute, and Rothesay Castle was possibly built on his initiative.

Later accounts say he joined Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade. A patron of the Knights Templar, he expanded the order's Scottish holdings, and died in 1204, buried at Paisley Abbey.