John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming
John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming (c. 1465 – 1 November 1524) was a Scottish nobleman.
Biography
He was the son of Malcolm Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming, and Euphame Livingstone, a daughter of James Livingston, 1st Lord Livingston. In 1514, he was one of the lords charged with the care of the infant James V and his younger brother, Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross. In the spring of 1522 he and Lord Hay, the king's secretary, visited France on a diplomatic mission.[1]
He was assassinated by John Tweedie of Drumelzier, and his followers, while hawking.[2]
Personal life
John Fleming was married three times:
His first wife was Eupheme Drummond (1470-1502), daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond. They had:
- Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (1494-1547)
His seond wife was Lady Margaret Stewart (b. 1495), daughter of Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox. They had:
- Margaret Fleming (1509-1542), married Patrick Murray, of Falahill, Laird of Philiphaugh
His third wife was Agnes Somerville, of Cambusnethan (d. 1543), daughter of Sir John Somerville (1457-1513). They had:
- Margaret Fleming, married John Cunningham, of Glengarnock (d. 1601)[3]
References
- ^ Porter, Linda (2024), The Thistle and the Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor, Head of Zeus, London, pp. 207 - 208 & 275, ISBN 9781801105781
- ^ Fleming, Alexander and Mason, Roger (eds.), Scotland and the Flemish People, John Donald, Edinburgh, pp. 162 & 163, ISBN 978-1-910900277
- ^ https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00112047&tree=LEO
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms