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Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron 1487–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jul 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1555

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Lord Mar

Mother: Elizabeth Loudoun

Spouse(s): Lady Orr

Children(s): Lady Scotland)

Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert Erskine Earl Van Mar And Elizabeth Isabella Campbell Of Loudoun. Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron married Lady Margaret Moncrieff Campbell Baroness Of Orr, and had children including Lady Margaret Erskine Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Royal Mistress Of King James V Of Scotland. Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron was born in 1487 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert Erskine Earl Van Mar And Elizabeth Isabella Campbell Of Loudoun.
  • Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron married Lady Margaret Moncrieff Campbell Baroness Of Orr, and had children including Lady Margaret Erskine Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Royal Mistress Of King James V Of Scotland.
  • Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron passed away in 1555 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Lord Baron's Ancestors

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Lord Baron
1487–1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert Erskine , Earl van Mar
1458–1513
Faulkton, S.D.
Elizabeth (Isabella Campbell , of) Loudoun
1458–1518
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
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Lord Baron's Descendants

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Lord (John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th) Baron (07 Jul 1487–11 Nov 1555) m. Lady (Margaret Moncrieff Campbell , Baroness of) Orr (1485–11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Erskine , of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox (Royal Mistress of King James V of) Scotland) 1515–1572 m. James (V) Scotland 1512–1544
    1. 1. Lord (Sir John Stewart , 4th Earl of Atholl, Chanchellor of Scotland, 3rd Baron of Blackhall and) Argdown 1526–1574 m. Margaret (Jounstoun Auchenbothie) Wallace 1839–1586
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Stewart , Knight of Blantyre, Baron of) Glasgow 1555–1618 m. Lady (Nicola Somerville , of Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire,) Scotland 1552–1614
        1. 1. Alma (May Lee) Stewart 1581–1681 m. John (William) Birdwell 1579–1679
    2. 2. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1531–1541 m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith Countess of Moray and) Argyll 1530–1588

Lord Baron's Timeline

7 Records

1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1487
1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
07 Jul 1487
Birth of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1555
11 Nov 1555
Age 68
Death of Lord John Erskine , 17th Earl of Mar, 5th Baron in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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