Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss
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Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss and Countess of Cromarty (1 January 1659 – 11 March 1705) was a suo jure
Scottish peeress
.
Margaret was the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
and Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes
. She succeeded to the family title in 1679, as the only child to outlive her father.
On 28 March 1672, Margaret married her cousin, Sir James Weymss of Caskieberry
(later created Lord Burntisland for life
) and they had three surviving children:
After Lord Burntisland died in 1682, the countess married Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat
(later created Earl of Cromartie
).
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
Scottish peeress
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
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Margaret was the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss
David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss was an army officer.Only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jean Gray , daughter of Lord Gray....
and Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes
John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes
John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes was a Scottish nobleman, one of the main leaders of the Covenanters.-Life:Born in Leslie, Fife, he was the only son of James Leslie, Master of Rothes and Katherine Drummond, his second wife...
. She succeeded to the family title in 1679, as the only child to outlive her father.
On 28 March 1672, Margaret married her cousin, Sir James Weymss of Caskieberry
James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland
James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland was a Scottish peer.Weymss was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry. On 28 March 1672, he married his cousin, Lady Margaret Wemyss and they later had three surviving children:...
(later created Lord Burntisland for life
Pre-1876 Life Peerages
This is a list of Life Peerages created prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.-Richard II :*1377 – Guichard d'Angle, Earl of Huntingdon*1385 – Robert de Vere, Marquess of Dublin...
) and they had three surviving children:
- Lady Anne (d. 1702), married David Melville, 3rd Earl of LevenDavid Melville, 3rd Earl of LevenDavid Leslie-Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven and 2nd Earl of Melville was a Scots aristocrat, politician, and soldier.The third son of George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville and his second wife Catherine Leslie-Melville, he shared the Whig political and the Presbyterian religious sympathies of his...
- David, later 4th Earl of WemyssDavid Wemyss, 4th Earl of WemyssDavid Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss son of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss .In his 41 years Earl Wemyss married three times:...
(1678-1720) - Lady Margaret (?-?), married David Carnegie, 4th Earl of NortheskDavid Carnegie, 4th Earl of NortheskDavid Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk was born the son of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Lindsay. He was born before 1685 and died on 14 January 1729....
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After Lord Burntisland died in 1682, the countess married Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS , known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as The Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman....
(later created Earl of Cromartie
Earl of Cromartie
Earl of Cromartie is a title that has been created twice, both times for members of the Mackenzie family. This branch of the family descends from Sir Roderick Mackenzie, whose elder brother Kenneth Mackenzie was created Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609 and was the father of Colin Mackenzie, 1st...
).