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Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell 1462–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jul 1546

Death Location: Northumberland, England

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Lady Bothwell

Spouse(s): Janet Drumlanrig

Children(s): Robert Maxwell, Alexander Maxwell, Margaret Lennox

In 1462, Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell entered the world in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to John Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell. Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell married Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig, and had children including Alexander Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lennox, Robert Maxwell 7Th Lord Maxwell. Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell passed away in 1546 in Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell entered the world in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to John Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell And Lady Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell.
  • Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell married Janet Douglas Of Drumlanrig, and had children including Alexander Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lennox, Robert Maxwell 7Th Lord Maxwell.
  • Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell passed away in 1546 in Northumberland, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Baron Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Baron Maxwell
1462–1546
Birth Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
1436–1513
Caveaerlock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Agnes Stewart , Countess of) Bothwell
1440–1557
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Maxwell, 3rd Lord) Maxwell
1403–1484
Scotland
Lord (Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Dalswinton &) Garlies
1434–1500
Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1447–
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Calderwood
1373–1448
Elizabeth Denniston
1387–
Sir Garlies
1408–1479
Lady Graham
1408–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pollok
1337–1405
Elizabeth Pollok
1338–1399
Sir Garlies
1381–1420
Marion Dalswinton
1385–1449
Sir Strathearn
1382–1413
Euphemia Caithness
1375–1434

Baron Maxwell's Descendants

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Baron (Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of) Maxwell (1462–9 Jul 1546) m. Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig (–1551)
  1. 1. Robert (Maxwell, 7th Lord) Maxwell 1525–1552
  2. 2. Alexander Maxwell 1513–1538
  3. 3. Margaret (Maxwell, Countess of) Lennox 1517–1571

Baron Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1497
04 Nov 1497
Age 35
Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell was married
None
1546
9 Jul 1546
Age 84
Death of Baron Robert Maxwell, 4th Laird of Maxwell in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1497

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1546
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 132

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