Elizabeth Bethune, or Beaton, was one of the mistresses of James V of Scotland

James 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...

. Their daughter Jean married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll was one of the leading figures in the politics of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the early part of that of James VI.-Biography:...

Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir John Beaton of Creich, a nephew of James Beaton

James Beaton

Dr. James Beaton was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Dr. David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland....

, Archbishop of St Andrews

Archbishop of St Andrews

The Bishop of St. Andrews was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of St Andrews and then, as Archbishop of St Andrews , the Archdiocese of St Andrews.The name St Andrews is not the town or church's original name...

. With King James V she had a daughter, Lady Jean Stewart

Lady Jean Stewart

Lady Jean Stewart , also known as Jane Stuart, was an illegitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland and his mistress Elizabeth Beaton or Bethune....

. As an infant, Lady Jean was brought up in the household of Mary of Guise

Mary of Guise

Mary of Guise was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560...

 and then briefly in the nursery of her legitimate half-brother Prince James.

Subsequently, Elizabeth was married to John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath, by whom she had two sons, John Stewart (d.1607), and James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath. Elizabeth and John were granted lands in the parish of Inverkeilor

Inverkeilor

Inverkeilor is a village and parish in Angus, Scotland. It lies near the North Sea coast, midway between Arbroath and Montrose. The A92 road now bypasses the village....

 in May 1544. She married, secondly, James Gray, son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray

Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray

Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray was a Scottish landowner and Sheriff of Angus active during the war of the Rough Wooing as a supporter of the Scottish Reformation.-Family:...

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