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Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton 1494–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1546

Death Location: Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Elisabeth Monypenny

Spouse(s): Lady Airlie

Children(s): Agnes Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Mary (Bethune), Lady Beaton, Grizel Beaton, James Beaton, Robert Beaton, Christian Beatoun, David Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Janet Betoun

The story of Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton began in 1494 in Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland. Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie, and had children including Agnes Bethune, Christian Beatoun, David Decreich Bethune, Elizabeth Beaton Bethune, Grizel Betoun Beaton, James Beaton, Janet Betoun, Lady Margaret Countess Of Crawford Beaton, Margaret Bethune, Mary Beaton Bethune, Robert Beaton. Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton passed away in 1546 in Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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  • The story of Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton began in 1494 in Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland.
  • Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie, and had children including Agnes Bethune, Christian Beatoun, David Decreich Bethune, Elizabeth Beaton Bethune, Grizel Betoun Beaton, James Beaton, Janet Betoun, Lady Margaret Countess Of Crawford Beaton, Margaret Bethune, Mary Beaton Bethune, Robert Beaton.
  • Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton passed away in 1546 in Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Cardinal Beaton's Ancestors

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Cardinal Beaton
1494–1546
Birth Place: Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Laird of Balfour van Bethune
1470–1532
Elisabeth Monypenny
1475–
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Cardinal Beaton's Descendants

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Cardinal (Archbishop Andrews David Bethune) Beaton (1494–29 May 1546) m. Lady (Marion Mariota Ogilvy of) Airlie (1495–Jun 27, 1575)
  1. 1. Agnes Bethune 1535– m. George Gordon 1540–1580
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Catherine) Gordon 1567–1633 m. Sir (George 1st and last Earl of Dunbar) Home 1573–1611
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Countess of Suffolk Home) Howard 1599–1633 m. Lord (Theophilus 2nd Earl Of Suffolk) Howard 1584–1640
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Howard 1623–1689 m. Sir (Roger 1St Earl Orrery) Boyle 1621–1679
        2. 2. Jaume Howard 1620–1688
        3. 3. George (Howard, 4th Earl of) Suffolk 1625–1691
        4. 4. Henry Howard 1627–1709
        5. 5. Francesca Howard 1633–1677 m. Sir (Edward Viscount Grandison van Limerick van Villiers) II 1620–1689
        6. 6. Caterina Howard 1618–1670
        7. 7. Elisabet Howard 1624–1705
        8. 8. Jordi Howard 1625–1691
        9. 9. Lady (Anne) Howard 1610–1695 m. Thomas Walsingham 1617–1691
        10. 10. Thomas Howard 1621–1682
      2. 2. Anne Home –1621
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Beaton) Bethune 1518–1574
  3. 3. Mary (Beaton) (Bethune) 1520–1600
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret Countess of Crawford) Beaton 1530–1574
  5. 5. Grizel (Betoun) Beaton 1524–1579
  6. 6. James Beaton 1526–
  7. 7. Robert Beaton 1516–1567
  8. 8. Christian Beatoun 1521–1610
  9. 9. David (Decreich) Bethune 1520–1567
  10. 10. Margaret Bethune 1518–1579
  11. 11. Janet Betoun 1522–1569

Cardinal Beaton's Timeline

3 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton in Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
1515
1515
Age 21
Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton was married in Melgund Castle, AberlemnoKirk, Angus County, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Melgund Castle, AberlemnoKirk, Angus County, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1546
29 May 1546
Age 52
Death of Cardinal Archbishop Andrews David Bethune Beaton in St, Andrews, Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St, Andrews, Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Balfour, Castle, Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Melgund Castle, AberlemnoKirk, Angus County, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1546
    Event Place: St, Andrews, Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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