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John Fleming, 6th or 7th Lord Fleming (1567–1619), Scottish aristocrat and diplomat. John was the son of John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming (great grandson of King James IV of Scotland) and Elizabeth Ross. His main residence was Boghall Castle at Biggar, home of the Fleming family. He was thought to be a Catholic. [1]
Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton or Wigtoun) is an extinct title created twice in the Peerage of Scotland.The first creation was in 1341 for Malcolm Fleming of Clan Fleming, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second Earl sold the Earldom and territory to Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway.
In 1342 Sir Malcolm Fleming of Cumbernauld was created Earl of Wigtown by David II of Scotland for helping to keep him safe from Edward Balliol and the English. [3] In 1371 Sir Malcolm's grandson, Thomas Fleming, sold the earldom to Archibald Douglas, Lord of Galloway and this was confirmed by Robert II of Scotland. [3]
John Fleming, later 6th Lord Fleming later 1st Earl of Wigtown; Margaret Fleming, married after 19 April 1588, Sir James Forrester of Garden; Elizabeth Fleming (died after 24 September 1579) Jane Fleming (died October 1630), married after 1582/3 William Bruce of Airth; Mary Fleming, married after 9 December 1581, Sir James Douglas, 8th of ...
Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1630 This page was last edited on 4 September 2021, at 18:52 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply.
John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (1567–1619), Scottish aristocrat and diplomat John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming (c. 1465–1524), Scottish nobleman John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming (1529–1572), Lord Chamberlain of Scotland, 1565–1572
The last Lord Fleming, Charles, 7th Earl of Wigtown, died childless in 1747, and the estates passed to the Elphinstone family. Naval officer and politician Charles Elphinstone-Fleming was laird from 1799-1840. There is a report of a 5000 strong mob marching on the house in 1797 to oppose the Militia Act. [4]
John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown; Thomas Fleming, Earl of Wigtown; W. Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown This page was last edited on 13 March 2012, at 09:01 (UTC). ...