House Fleming

The Fleming House is a family of Scottish nobility. As the name suggests, they came from Flanders , the first mention of a family "Fleming" comes from the time around 1087 with Archibald de Flanders of Bratton and Rainer le Fleming († around 1086), who was the son of Hugues d'Oisy and Son-in-law of Geoffroi de Rumigny is seen, although a relationship between these two people is not clear and is probably even unlikely.

The descendants of Sir Robert Fleming of Cumbernauld († before 1314) received the title of Earl of Wigtown in Galloway for the first time in the Peerage of Scotland in 1341 , but sold the county to Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas in 1372 . A second award of the title took place in 1606, this lapsed in 1747 with the death of the 7th Earl.

Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (* 1547) was Lord Chamberlain of Scotland , as was his son John Fleming. 5. Lord Fleming († 1572). Malcolm Fleming was also the husband of Jane Stuart († 1563), illegitimate daughter of the Scottish King James IV , who, as a widow, became the mistress of the French King Henry II .

Fleming of Wigtown tribe list (excerpt)

By the end of the 16th century

1. Sir Robert Fleming of Cumbernauld, † before 1314
   1. Sir Malcolm Fleming of Fulwood and Cumbernauld, 1st Earl of Wigtown (since 1341)
      1. John Fleming, † before 1357
         1. Thomas Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown , sold the county in February 1372
   2. Sir Patrick Fleming of Biggar
      1. Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar
         1. Sir David Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld
            1. Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld, † 1440; ⚭ Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany
               1. Robert Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld, 1st Lord Fleming, † 1491; ⚭ Janet Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
                  1. Malcolm Fleming of Monycabon
                     1. John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming, † 1524, Chamberlain of Scotland; ⚭ I Eupheme Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond; ⚭ II Margaret Stewart, daughter of Matthew Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox
                        1. (I) Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming , Chamberlain of Scotland, * 1547; ⚭ Jane Stewart , † 1560, illegitimate daughter of James IV , King of Scotland ( House of Stuart )
                           1. James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming, Chamberlain of Scotland, † 1558; ⚭ Barbara Hamilton, † 1558, daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran , Duke of Châtellerault
                           2. John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, Chamberlain of Scotland, † 1573
                              1. John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown, † 1619 - for descendants see below
                           3. Margaret Fleming, † before 1586/7; ⚭ I Robert Graham, Master of Montrose , * 1547; ⚭ II Thomas, Master of Erskine, † after 1551; ⚭ III John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl , Lord Chancellor, † 1579
                           4. Mary Fleming , b. 1547; ⚭ I William Maitland of Lethington, † 1573; ⚭ II George Meldrum of Fyvie
            2. David Fleming, - descendants: the Fleming of Boghall, † late 16th century
         2. Patrick Fleming - descendants: the Fleming of Bord, † before 1593

From the beginning of the 17th century

1. John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown, † 1619 - for ancestors see above
   1. John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, † 1650; ⚭ Margaret Livingston, daughter of Alexander Livingston, 1st Earl of Linlithgow
      1. John Fleming, 3rd Earl of Wigtown, † 1665; ⚭ Jane Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth
         1. John Flemming, 4th Earl of Wigtown, † 1668
         2. William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, † 1681; ⚭ Henrietta Seton, daughter of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
            1. John Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, † 1744; ⚭ I Margaret Lindsay, daughter of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres; ⚭ II Mary Keith, daughter of William Keith, 9th Earl Marishal
               1. Clementia Fleming, † 1799; ⚭ Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone, † 1781
            2. Charles Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, † 1747
   2. James Fleming of Boghall - Descendants † before 1684
   3. Alexander Fleming - offspring

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 491

Web links

• The Fleming of Biggar, Boghall, Bord, Cumbernauld and Wigtown at Stirnet, 1st part
• The Fleming of Boghall and Wigtown near Stirnet, part 2

Furthermore:

• The Fleming of Bratton, Derpatrick, Fleming Hall, Slane and Stephenstown at Stirnet
• The Fleming of Aldingham, Rayrigg and Rydal at Stirnet