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George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie 1485–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1485

Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 24 November 1558

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

Father: George Rothes

Mother: Margeret Balfour

Spouse(s): Agnes Sommerville, Margaret Crichton, Isobel Rothes

Children(s): Agnes Leslie, Helen Leslie, Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George II, Sir Leslie, Janet Leslie, John Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, George Leslie, Willem Balquhain, Katherine Leslie, Christian Leslie

George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of George Leslie Rothes And Margeret Balfour. George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie married Agnes Sommerville, Elizabeth Countess Of Huntley Gray, Isobel Rothes, Margaret Countess Of Rothes Crichton, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Christian Lady Of Rothes Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George Leslie Ii, George William Leslie, Helen Leslie, Janet Leslie, John Leslie, Katherine Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, Sir James 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie, Willem Leslie Laird Van Balquhain. George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France.

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Biography

  • George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of George Leslie Rothes And Margeret Balfour.
  • George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie married Agnes Sommerville, Elizabeth Countess Of Huntley Gray, Isobel Rothes, Margaret Countess Of Rothes Crichton, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Andrew Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Christian Lady Of Rothes Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George Leslie Ii, George William Leslie, Helen Leslie, Janet Leslie, John Leslie, Katherine Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Peter Leslie, Robert Leslie, Sir James 5Th Earl Of Rothes Leslie, Willem Leslie Laird Van Balquhain.
  • George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Leslie's Ancestors

Self
George Leslie
1485–1558
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
George Leslie Rothes
1455–1513
Rothes, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margeret Balfour
1465–1518
Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Leslie's Descendants

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George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie (2 Aug 1485–24 November 1558) m. Agnes Sommerville (–1541) m. Margaret (Countess of Rothes) Crichton (1480–8 February 1546) m. Isobel Rothes (1500–13 Feb 1575)
  1. 1. Agnes Leslie 1539–1599 m. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1539–1606
    1. 1. James (Nicholas) Douglass 1562–1584 m. Mary 1569–1636 m. Johanna Lyon 1565–1609
      1. 1. William (Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Keith 1586–1648 m. Jane Douglas –1615
        1. 1. Lady (Isobel Auchinlich) Douglas 1630–1672 m. James Graham 1631–1669 m. Robert (Earl of Roxburghe) Ker 1570–1649 m. Sir (William) Graham 1612–1650 m. Sir (George Graham Baronet of) Esk 1615–1658
        2. 2. Robt Morton 1639–1692
        3. 3. James Douglas –1769
        4. 4. William Douglas –1774
        5. 5. Margaret Douglas –1678
        6. 6. Archibald (Douglas Earl of Ormond and Lord) Angus 1609–1655 m. Jean Weymess 1629–1715
      2. 2. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1590–1638 m. Sarah (Ann) Earl 1586–1648 m. Isabel Douglas 1586–1635
        1. 1. Robt Morton 1605–1649
        2. 2. Isabel Douglas 1630–1672
        3. 3. Mary Seton 1607–1659
        4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678 m. James Johnston 1602–1653 m. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1607–1661 m. Duncan Campbell 1607–1661
        5. 5. Jean Home 1632–1694
        6. 6. James Douglas 1605–1671
        7. 7. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1606–1655
    2. 2. William Douglas 1582–1650
  2. 2. Helen Leslie 1520–1594
  3. 3. Andrew Leslie 1526–1611
  4. 4. Beatrix Leslie 1544–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Leslie 1521–
  6. 6. George (Leslie) II 1545–
  7. 7. Sir (James ( 5th Earl of Rothes)) Leslie 1530–1607
  8. 8. Janet Leslie 1516–1591
  9. 9. John Leslie 1532–1585
  10. 10. Margaret Leslie 1546–
  11. 11. Norman Leslie 1517–1554
  12. 12. Peter Leslie 1528–
  13. 13. Robert Leslie 1542–1588
  14. 14. George (William) Leslie 1519–1573
  15. 15. Willem (Leslie Laird van) Balquhain 1518–1573
  16. 16. Katherine Leslie 1535–1629
  17. 17. Christian (Lady of Rothes) Leslie 1550–1629

George Leslie's Timeline

5 Records

1485
2 Aug 1485
Birth of George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1517
1517
Age 32
George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie was married in Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1550
1550
Age 65
George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie was married in Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
24 November 1558
Age 73
Death of George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie in Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France
Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France
1861
January 1861
Age 376
George 4th Earl of Rothes Leslie was married in Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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