Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
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Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores (died 1608) was a member of the Scottish nobility
. He was the second son of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
, and his first wife, Grizel Hamilton. He was Commendator of Lindores
as early as 1569.
Patrick married Jean, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
, illegitimate son of James V, King of Scots
.
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...
. He was the second son of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and his third wife Agnes Somerville, daughter of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan and Elizabeth Carmichael. He succeeded his father as 5th Earl in 1558...
, and his first wife, Grizel Hamilton. He was Commendator of Lindores
Abbot of Lindores
The Abbot of Lindores was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Lindores Abbey, Fife . The position was created when the abbey was founded sometime between 1190 and 1191 by King William the Lion's brother Prince David, Earl of Huntingdon and Lord of Garioch...
as early as 1569.
Patrick married Jean, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
Robert Stewart, Knt., 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland was a recognized illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress Eupheme Elphinstone....
, illegitimate son of James V, King of Scots
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...
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