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Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Margaret LESLIE

Marriage: Children:
  1. Christian LESLIE Death: Before 16 Mar 1500/1
  2. Elizabeth LESLIE Birth: 1 Death: Before Aug 1511
  3. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes Birth: 1 Death: Before 3 Aug 1473

Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1[pc][0-9]*].
  6. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP II p[0-9]*].
  7. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP III p[0-9]*].
  8. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP IV p[0-9]*].
  9. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1417 [Ref: SP VII p273],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP XI p187, SP VII p273]
Sources for death Information
date:
1489-90 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731]
between 31 Aug 1489 and 24 May 1490 [Ref: CP XI p188]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret De LUNDIN
date:
abt 1435 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, SP VII p275]
first marriage of George [Ref: CP XI p188],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, SP VII p275]
Sources with Information about marriage to Christian HALYBURTON
date:
[Ref: SP IV p335]
abt 1440 [Ref: SP VII p275]
second marriage of George [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP V p95, CP XI p188],
divorced:
1459 [Ref: CP XI p188],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP V p95, CP XI p188, CP XI p738, SP VII p275, SP VII p276]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth CAMPBELL
date:
third marriage of George [Ref: CP XI p188, SP VII p275]
Research Notes:
1st Earl of Rothes, of Earldom cr 1457 [Ref: CP XI p187]
1st Earl of Rothes [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP III p514]

heir of his father [Ref: CP XI p187]

1459: after 19 years of marriage, raised an action of divorce against his wife on the ostensible ground that they were within the forbodden degress of consanguinity, but his reasons for so doing are not apparent [Ref: SP IV p335]



Pedigree of George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
                                                                /-----Norman De LESCELIN
                                                       /-----Norman De LESCELIN
                                              /-----Sir Andrew De LESCELIN
                                     /-----Norman De LESLIE
                            /-----Sir Andrew De LESLIE
                   /-----Sir George De LESLIE
                  |        |                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
                  |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
                  |        |                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
                  |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
                  |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
                  |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
                  |                 |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
                  |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
                  |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
                  |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
                  |                          |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
                  |                          |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                  |                          |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
                  |                           \-----Matilda
                  |                                   |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
                  |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                  |                                             \-----Annabela Of Fife
          /-----Sir George De LESLIE
 /-----Sir Norman De LESLIE
|        |                                                      /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|        |                                             /-----Nicholas De HAYA
|        |                                            |         \-----Idonea COMYN
|        |                                    /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|        |                                   |         \-----Johanna
|        |                           /-----Nicolas De HAYA
|        |                  /-----David De HAYA
|        |         /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|        |        |         \-----(Unk) KEITH
|         \-----Elizabeth HAY
|                 |                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                 |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                 |                          |         \-----Joanna
|                 |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|                 |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Richard De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Egidia (Jill) De LACY
|                 |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Sir John FITZ GEOFFREY
|                 |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
|                 |                 |                           \-----Isabel BIGOD
|                 |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|                 |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella
|                 |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
|                 |        |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
|                 |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                 |        |                           \-----Helen
|                  \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                          |                                    /-----Sir Gilchrist MURE
|                          |                           /-----Archibald MURE
|                          |                          |         \-----Isabel COMYN
|                          |                  /-----William MURE
|                          |                 |        |         /-----John MONTGOMERY
|                          |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
|                          |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|                          |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|                           \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                                   |                           /-----Harvey De CUNNINGHAM
|                                   |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
|                                   |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                                   |        |                  \-----Joanna
|                                    \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|                                             \-----Elen De KALENTIR
George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
|                           /-----Alan De WINTOUN
|                  /-----Sir William SETON
|                 |        |                                    /-----Sir John SETON
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Christopher SETON
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Ermina
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander SETON
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Christian BRUCE
|                 |        |                 |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
|                 |        |        |         \-----Christian CHEYNE
|                 |         \-----Margaret SETON
|         /-----Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton
|        |        |                                    /-----Robert FLEMING
|        |        |                           /-----Sir Patrick FLEMING
|        |        |                  /-----Sir Malcolm FLEMING
|        |        |                 |        |                  /-----Simon FRASER
|        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Simon FRASER
|        |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Maria
|        |        |                 |         \-----Joanna FRASER
|        |        |         /-----Sir David FLEMING
|        |        |        |         \-----Christian KEITH
|        |         \-----Janet FLEMING
|        |                 |         /-----Sir David BARCLAY, Lord Of Brechin
|        |                  \-----Jean BARCLAY
|        |                          |                           /-----Henry Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
|        |                          |                  /-----Sir William Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
|        |                          |                 |         \-----Julian De CORNHILL
|        |                          |         /-----Sir David Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
|        |                          |        |        |         /-----Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |                          |        |         \-----Elena COMYN
|        |                          |        |                  \-----Elizabeth De QUINCY
|        |                           \-----Margaret Of Brechin
|        |                                   |                  /-----Adam De Bonkyl
|        |                                   |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
|        |                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) COMYN
|        |                                    \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
|        |                                            |         /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|        |                                             \-----Christiana DUNBAR
|        |                                                      \-----Cecilia
 \-----Christian SETON
         |                                                      /-----Alan De St CLAIR
         |                                             /-----John De St CLAIR
         |                                            |         \-----Matilda De WYNDESORE
         |                                    /-----John De St CLAIR
         |                           /-----William De St CLAIR
         |                  /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |         /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |        |                                    /-----Robert De St CLARE
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Eleanor Of Dreux
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Amicia
         |        |        |                 |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
         |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----William De FENTON
         |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De FENTON
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----John BYSET
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
         |        |        |        |                           \-----(Unk) DURWARD
         |        |         \-----Margaret SINCLAIR
          \-----Katherine De St CLAIR
                  |         /-----Sir Patrick POLWARTH
                   \-----Elizabeth POLWARCH



Descendants of George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
1. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret De LUNDIN m2. Christian HALYBURTON m3. Elizabeth CAMPBELL
m. Margaret De LUNDIN father: John De LUNDIN
m. Christian HALYBURTON father: Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun mother: Isabel STEWART
m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

2nd generation

3. Christian LESLIE m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
4. Elizabeth LESLIE m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Sir William EDMONSTON
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
m. Sir William EDMONSTON father: Sir Archibald EDMONSTOUN mother: Janet SHAW
5. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR
m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

3rd generation

6. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Margaret HEPBURN
m. Margaret HEPBURN father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME
11. Elizabeth HAY m. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
m. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford father: Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Isobel CAMPBELL
15. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Janet DOUGLAS
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD
16. William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Jonet BALFOUR
m. Jonet BALFOUR father: Sir Michael BALFOUR

4th generation

17. Helen SINCLAIR m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie
m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Margaret LINDSAY
18. Jean SINCLAIR m. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford
m. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Elizabeth HAY
19. Agnes SINCLAIR m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell mother: Agnes STEWART
20. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON
22. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford m. Jean SINCLAIR
m. Jean SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret HEPBURN
25. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret CRICHTON m2. Elizabeth GREY m3. Agnes SOMERVILLE m4. Margaret CRICHTON m5. Isobel LUNDY m6. Christian WOOD
m. Margaret CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Margaret STEWART
m. Elizabeth GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Janet KEITH
m. Agnes SOMERVILLE father: Sir John SOMERVILLE mother: Janet HEPBURN
m. Margaret CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Margaret STEWART
m. Isobel LUNDY
m. Christian WOOD

5th generation

28. Marion OGILVY m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray
m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray father: Gilbert GRAY mother: Egidia MERCER
29. James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy m. Catherine CAMPBELL
m. Catherine CAMPBELL father: Sir John CAMPBELL mother: Muriel CALDER
30. Helen OGILVY m. James STEWART, Lord Innermeath
m. James STEWART, Lord Innermeath father: John STEWART, Lord Innermeath mother: Elizabeth BETHUNE
31. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m. Margaret BETHUNE
m. Margaret BETHUNE father: David BETHUNE, Cardinal Archbishop of St Andr mother: Matiota OGILVY
32. Jean HEPBURN m1. John STEWART, Lord Darnley m2. John SINCLAIR m3. Archibald DOUGLAS
m. John STEWART, Lord Darnley father: James V King Of Scots mother: Catherine CARMICHAEL
m. John SINCLAIR father: George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness mother: Elizabeth GRAHAM
m. Archibald DOUGLAS
34. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m1. Janet LINDSAY m2. Elizabeth FORBES
m. Janet LINDSAY father: John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Helen STEWART
m. Elizabeth FORBES father: William FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Elizabeth KEITH
40. Helen LESLIE m1. Gilbert SETON m2. Mark KERR
m. Gilbert SETON
m. Mark KERR
41. Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Grizel HAMILTON m2. Jean RUTHVEN m3. Janet DURIE
m. Grizel HAMILTON father: Sir James HAMILTON mother: Margaret LIVINGSTON
m. Jean RUTHVEN father: Patrick RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven mother: Janet DOUGLAS
m. Janet DURIE father: David DURIE
42. Agnes LESLIE m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton father: Robert DOUGLAS mother: Margaret ERSKINE