 He retained his position when James succeeded in 1685 and supported his religious policies, having converting to Catholicism in 1686.Removed from office after the 1688 Glorious Revolution, he retired from public life and died at Donibristle on 1 November 1701.Alexander Stuart was born in May 1634, second son of James, 4th Earl of Moray and Lady Margaret Home (1607-1683).