Paternal Family Tree: Leslie
George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes succeeded 4th Earl Rothes.
On 2nd August 1484 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes was born.
In 1490 John Leslie 2nd of Wardis [aged 23] and [his future wife] Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes [aged 10] were married.
Before 1500 John Lyon 4th Lord Glamis and [his future wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Lord Gray.
After 27th July 1511 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and [his future wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. He the son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. They were third cousins.
Before 1st April 1517 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 32] and Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
Around 1518 John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 53] and [his future wife] Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes [aged 20] were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years.
Before 5th June 1525 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 40] and Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes [aged 60] were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
In 1526 David Lindsay 8th Earl Crawford and [his future wife] Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Crawford. He the son of Alexander Lindsay 7th Earl Crawford.
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Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1526 [his wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes [aged 61] died.
Before 22nd September 1529 [his son] James Leslie was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 45].
After 1530 [his son] Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 45]. He married 16th June 1548 Grizel Hamilton Countess Rothes and had issue.
Before 29th January 1530 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 45] and Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
Before 29th January 1530 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 45] and Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
After 1542 [his daughter] Agnes Leslie Countess Morton was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 57]. She married William Douglas 6th Earl Morton and had issue.
After 1542 [his daughter] Margaret Leslie Countess Angus and Morton was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 57]. She married 25th December 1575 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton, son of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus.
Around 1543 [his wife] Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes [aged 45] died.
Around 1545 [his wife] Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes [aged 65] died.
On 16th June 1548 Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes [aged 18] and Grizel Hamilton Countess Rothes were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes. He the son of George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 63].
Before 2nd February 1550 [his wife] Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes [aged 48] died
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 1553 [his son-in-law] Mark Kerr [aged 36] and Helen Leslie were married. She the daughter of George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 68].
On 24th November 1558 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes [aged 74] died. His son Andrew [aged 28] succeeded 5th Earl Rothes.
[his daughter] Helen Leslie was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes died. She married before 1553 Mark Kerr and had issue.