Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home
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Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home (died 1575) was the son of George Home, 4th Lord Home
and Mariotta Haliburton
. He became Lord Home on the death of his father who was injured in a skirmish with the English two days before the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
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and Elizabeth Beaton. However, he first married Margaret Ker of Cessford. They had a daughter. He subsequently married Agnes Gray, daughter of Patrick lord Gray, and widow of Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig. Their son was Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home.
on 9 September 1547 the day before the battle of Pinkie.
Both William Patten
and Jean de Beaugué
related how his mother was then compelled to surrender Hume Castle
to the English. Alexander was then taken hostage to England, but returned in 1548 and was quickly able to organise the recapture of Home Castle, with his brother Andrew Home.
In June 1562, Alexander sent Mary, Queen of Scots a letter saying that Elizabeth I of England
was preparing a large fleet to send to aid the Protestants in France. She showed this to the English resident at her court, Thomas Randolph
who laughed at it. Randolph recorded her reply which hints both at Elizabeth's meanness and Home's motive;
. He was imprisoned when the castle fell and died two years later. His widow Agnes then married the Master of Glamis
.
George Home, 4th Lord Home
George Home, 4th Lord Home was a Scottish nobleman. The son of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and his wife Nicola Ker, daughter of George Ker of Samuelston, he succeeded his brother, Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home, when he died on October 8, 1516....
and Mariotta Haliburton
Mariotta Haliburton
Mariotta Haliburton, Lady Home, was a 16th-century Scottish noblewoman. She varied the spelling of her forename between Mariotta, Marion, and Mary. She is remembered for her defence and negotiation of the surrender of the Castle of Hume after the Battle of Pinkie.Mariotta was the daughter of...
. He became Lord Home on the death of his father who was injured in a skirmish with the English two days before the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland on 10 September 1547, was part of the War of the Rough Wooing. It was the last pitched battle between Scottish and English armies, and is seen as the first modern battle in the British Isles...
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Marriages
In 1537 Alexander was contracted to marry a daughter of James V of ScotlandJames V of Scotland
James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...
and Elizabeth Beaton. However, he first married Margaret Ker of Cessford. They had a daughter. He subsequently married Agnes Gray, daughter of Patrick lord Gray, and widow of Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig. Their son was Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home.
Rough Wooing
Alexander was captured by the English riding on Falside BrayFa'side Castle
Fa'side Castle, sometimes known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, Fauxside, or Fawsyde, is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian, approximately southwest of Tranent, and southeast of Musselburgh...
on 9 September 1547 the day before the battle of Pinkie.
Both William Patten
William Patten (historian)
William Patten was an author, scholar and government official during the reigns of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I.-Early career:...
and Jean de Beaugué
Jean de Beaugué
Jean de Beaugué, was a French soldier who served in Scotland in the 1540s during the war of the Rough Wooing. He wrote a memoir of the fighting which, first published in 1556, is still an important source for historians...
related how his mother was then compelled to surrender Hume Castle
Hume Castle
Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th century "Castle of enceinte".The village of Hume is located between Greenlaw and Kelso, two miles north of the village of Stichill, in Berwickshire, Scotland....
to the English. Alexander was then taken hostage to England, but returned in 1548 and was quickly able to organise the recapture of Home Castle, with his brother Andrew Home.
In June 1562, Alexander sent Mary, Queen of Scots a letter saying that Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
was preparing a large fleet to send to aid the Protestants in France. She showed this to the English resident at her court, Thomas Randolph
Thomas Randolph (diplomat)
Thomas Randolph was an English ambassador serving Elizabeth I of England. Most of his professional life he spent in Scotland at the courts of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her son James VI. While in Scotland, he was embroiled in marriage projects and several upheavals...
who laughed at it. Randolph recorded her reply which hints both at Elizabeth's meanness and Home's motive;
"Well, you knowe that my lord Hume hathe a castle to keape - I wyll not be verie hastie to beleeve, nor I dowbt no suche daynger as he meanethe, and I trust that for the matters of France that there wilbe accordethe, so that your mestres shall not neade to be at anye suche charge."
Imprisonment
At first Alexander supported Regent Moray against Mary, Queen of Scots in the Scottish civil war (1568–1573) and Moray gave him the Commendatorship of Arbroath. Then Alexander changed sides and joined the garrison loyal to Mary in Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear...
. He was imprisoned when the castle fell and died two years later. His widow Agnes then married the Master of Glamis
Thomas Lyon (of Auldbar)
Sir Thomas Lyon, Master of Glammis was a Scottish nobleman and official, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland.-Master of Glamis:...
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