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John (1st Duke of Rothes) Leslie

John (1st Duke of Rothes) Leslie

Male Abt 1630 - 1681  (~ 51 years)

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  1. 1.  John (1st Duke of Rothes) Leslie was born about 1630 (son of John (6th Earl of Rothes) Leslie and Anne (of Mar) Erskine); died in 1681.

    Notes:

    John Leslie (c. 1630 ? July 27, 1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes. He was a descendant of Princess Beatrix, sister of King Malcolm III of Scotland. His family had intermarried with both the Stuarts and the Bruces.
    King Charles II made him the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, Lord Chancellor of Scotland for life, and President of the Privy Council of Scotland. He carried the sword of state at the coronation of Charles II. He was captured at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, returned to Scotland in 1655 and, on a payment of a fine to Oliver Cromwell, was set free. He married Anne Crawford-Lindsay, the daughter of John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford. He built the Palace of Leslie (also known as Leslie House), which nearly burnt completely in a fire on Christmas Day 1763. John died at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh on July 27, 1681. He was awarded a state funeral. The funeral procession was more elaborate and impressive than either Wellington's or Churchill's. It stretched over seventeen miles (27 km) long. The cost of whole regiments of ceremonial guards, soldiers, banners, trumpets, heralds and coaches effectively ruined the family finances forever, and he left behind a huge debt to his daughter, Margaret Leslie. As he had no male issue, the Dukedom of Rothes became extinct, the Earldom only being passed to his daughter.

    John married Anne Lindsay in 1648. Anne (daughter of John (6th Earl of Crawford) Lindsay and Mariotta Home) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Margaret (Countess of Rothes) Leslie died in 1700.
    2. Christian ( of Rothes) Leslie died on 21 Apr 1710.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John (6th Earl of Rothes) Leslie was born about 1600 (son of James (Master of Rothes) Leslie and Katherine Drummond); died in Aug 1641.

    John married Anne (of Mar) Erskine about 1614. Anne (daughter of John (2\18th Earl of Mar & Lord Treasurer) Erskine and Mary (of Lennox) Stewart) died on 2 May 1640. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anne (of Mar) Erskine (daughter of John (2\18th Earl of Mar & Lord Treasurer) Erskine and Mary (of Lennox) Stewart); died on 2 May 1640.
    Children:
    1. Mary (of Rothes) Leslie and died.
    2. Margaret (of Rothes) Leslie died in Feb 1688.
    3. 1. John (1st Duke of Rothes) Leslie was born about 1630; died in 1681.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James (Master of Rothes) Leslie (son of Andrew (5th Earl of Rothes) Leslie and Grizel (of Finnart) Hamilton); died about 1607.

    James married Katherine Drummond about 1594. Katherine (daughter of Patrick 3rd Baron Drummond and Elizabeth (of Crawford) Lindsay) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Katherine Drummond (daughter of Patrick 3rd Baron Drummond and Elizabeth (of Crawford) Lindsay); and died.
    Children:
    1. Jean Leslie and died.
    2. 2. John (6th Earl of Rothes) Leslie was born about 1600; died in Aug 1641.

  3. 6.  John (2\18th Earl of Mar & Lord Treasurer) Erskine (son of John (1st &17th Earl of Mar) 6th Lord Erskine and Annabella Murray); died on 14 Dec 1634.

    John + Mary (of Lennox) Stewart. Mary (daughter of Esme (1st Duke of Lennox) Stuart and Katherine De Balsac) died on 11 May 1644. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary (of Lennox) Stewart (daughter of Esme (1st Duke of Lennox) Stuart and Katherine De Balsac); died on 11 May 1644.
    Children:
    1. Catherine Erskine and died.
    2. Margaret Erskine died on 19 Jun 1618.
    3. Seven Sons Erskine and died.
    4. Three Daughters Erskine and died.
    5. James (6th Earl of Buchan) Erskine died in Jan 1640.
    6. Henry (Master of Cardross) Erskine died in 1628.
    7. Margaret (Mary) (of Mar) Erskine died after Mar 1664.
    8. 3. Anne (of Mar) Erskine died on 2 May 1640.
    9. Charles (Sir) (of Alva) Erskine died on 7 Aug 1663.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Andrew (5th Earl of Rothes) Leslie (son of George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie and Agnes Somerville); died in 1611.

    Andrew married Grizel (of Finnart) Hamilton in Dec 1547. Grizel (daughter of James (Sir) (of Finnart) Hamilton and Margaret (of Drumry) Livingston) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Grizel (of Finnart) Hamilton (daughter of James (Sir) (of Finnart) Hamilton and Margaret (of Drumry) Livingston); and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. James (Master of Rothes) Leslie died about 1607.
    2. Eupheme Leslie and died.
    3. Elizabeth (of Rothes) Leslie and died.
    4. Patrick (1st Lord Lindores) Leslie died in 1608.

  3. 10.  Patrick 3rd Baron Drummond (son of David 2nd Baron Drummond and Lilias (Lilian) Ruthven); died on 18 Dec 1611.

    Patrick + Elizabeth (of Crawford) Lindsay. Elizabeth (daughter of David (3rd of Edzell & 9th Earl of Crawford) Lindsay and Katherine Campbell) died in 1558. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth (of Crawford) Lindsay (daughter of David (3rd of Edzell & 9th Earl of Crawford) Lindsay and Katherine Campbell); died in 1558.
    Children:
    1. James (4th Lord 1st Earl of Perth) Drummond died on 18 Dec 1611.
    2. John (2nd Earl of Perth) Drummond died on 11 Jun 1662.
    3. 5. Katherine Drummond and died.
    4. Jean Drummond and died.
    5. Elizabeth Drummond and died.
    6. Anne Drummond and died.
    7. Lilias Drummond died on 8 Mar 1610.

  5. 12.  John (1st &17th Earl of Mar) 6th Lord Erskine (son of John (17th Earl of Mar) 5th Lord Erskine and Margaret (of Argyll) Campbell); died on 13 Jun 1573.

    John married Annabella Murray about 22 Jan 1557. Annabella (daughter of Sir William (10th of Tullibardine) Murray and Katherine Campbell, daughter of Sir William (of Tullibardine) Murray and Agnes Graham) died in Feb 1603. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Annabella Murray (daughter of Sir William (10th of Tullibardine) Murray and Katherine Campbell, daughter of Sir William (of Tullibardine) Murray and Agnes Graham); died in Feb 1603.

    Notes:

    Annabella married John, Earl of Mar, and was governess to the young King, whom she brought up exceedingly well.

    Children:
    1. Mary Erskine died on 3 May 1575.
    2. 6. John (2\18th Earl of Mar & Lord Treasurer) Erskine died on 14 Dec 1634.

  7. 14.  Esme (1st Duke of Lennox) Stuart was born about 1542 (son of John (6th Lord D'aubigny) Stuart and Anne De La Queuille); died on 26 May 1583 in Paris, France.

    Notes:

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Which includes
    Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
    http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/
    Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html
    Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html
    Author: Brian Tompsett
    This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries.

    Esme married Katherine De Balsac in 1572. Katherine (daughter of Guillaume (Seigneuir D'entragues) De Balsac and Louise Humi?res) died about 1631. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Katherine De Balsac (daughter of Guillaume (Seigneuir D'entragues) De Balsac and Louise Humi?res); died about 1631.
    Children:
    1. Esme (3rd Duke of Lennox) Stuart was born in 1579; died on 30 Jul 1624.
    2. Henrietta (of Lennox) Stuart was born in 1573 in France; died on 2 Sep 1642 in France; was buried in Lyons.
    3. 7. Mary (of Lennox) Stewart died on 11 May 1644.
    4. Ludovic (2nd Duke of Lennox) Stuart was born on 29 Sep 1574; and died.



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