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George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE 1476–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1476

Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: William LESLIE

Mother: Margaret BALFOUR

Spouse(s): Margaret 15GGM

Children(s): Agnes LESLIE

The story of George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE began in 1476 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland. George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE married Margaret Crichton 15Ggm, and had children including Agnes Leslie. George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE began in 1476 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland.
  • George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE married Margaret Crichton 15Ggm, and had children including Agnes Leslie.
  • George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

William LESLIE
1461–1513
Birth Location: Scotland
WL
Margaret BALFOUR
1465–1518
Birth Location: Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret 15GGM
1480–1546
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
M1

Children(s)

Agnes LESLIE
1539–1594
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
AL

George LESLIE's Ancestors

Self
George LESLIE
1476–1558
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
William 4Rd Earl of Rothes LESLIE
1461–1513
Scotland
Margaret (Janet) BALFOUR
1465–1518
Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew LESLIE
1440–1486
Teasses, Fifeshire, Scotland
Marjory SINCLAIR
1450–1480
Caithness, Scotland
Michael (9Th Lord Strathor) BALFOUR
1440–1513
Strathor, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Lady) OGILVY
1440–1533
Inchmartine House, Inchture, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George LESLIE
1416–1490
Christina 18GGM
1416–1508
William SINCLAIR
1408–1480
Marjory SUTHERLAND
1436–1480
John BALFOUR
1420–1460
Janet DEBRUCE
1416–1492
Andrew OGILVY
1404–1461
Marjorie GLEN
1404–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry SINCLAIR
1375–1420
Egidia, DOUGLAS
1388–1438
Alexander SUTHERLAND
1395–1456
Marione ILE
1410–1504

George LESLIE's Descendants

1.
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George (4Th Earl of Rothes) LESLIE (2 August 1476–28 Nov 1558) m. Margaret (CRICHTON) 15GGM (1480–1546)
  1. 1. Agnes LESLIE 1539–1594 m. William (of Lochleven) DOUGLAS 1540–1606
    1. 1. Christian (DOUGLAS) 13GGM 1568–1598 m. Laurence (OLIPHANT) 13GGF 1552–1585
      1. 1. Laurence (5Th Lord OLIPHANT) 12GGF 1583–1630 m. Lilias (DRUMMOND) 12GGM 1583–1636
        1. 1. Anne (OLIPHANT) 11GGM 1604–1630 m. James (1St Lord of Mordington DOUGLAS) 11GGF 1591–1656
    2. 2. Violette DOUGLAS 1560–
    3. 3. Mary DOUGLAS 1561–
    4. 4. Robert DOUGLAS 1562–1584
    5. 5. Elizabeth DOUGLAS 1570–1631
    6. 6. Agnes DOUGLAS 1574–1607

George LESLIE's Timeline

2 Records

1476
2 August 1476
Birth of George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1558
28 Nov 1558
Age 82
Death of George 4Th Earl of Rothes LESLIE in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1476
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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