Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming
Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (* around 1494; † September 10, 1547 near Musselburgh ) was a Scottish nobleman from the Fleming family .
Life
He was the son of John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming and Eupheme Drummond. When his father died in 1524, he inherited his title of nobility.
In 1528 at the latest he became Lord Chamberlain of the Scottish King Jacob V. He held this court office until his death.
On November 24, 1542, he was captured by the English at the Battle of Solway Moss , and was only released the following year after a ransom was paid. In 1543 he supported Cardinal Beaton in preventing a planned marriage of the minor Queen Maria Stuart with the English Crown Prince Eduard Tudor . In 1544 he was admitted to the Scottish Privy Council .
He finally fell on September 10, 1547 at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh . His widow Jane Stuart went to France with the young Maria Stuart in 1548, where she became the lover of King Henry II .
Marriage and offspring
In 1524/25 he was allowed to marry Jane Stuart , an illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland from his relationship with Agnes Stewart. He had the following children with her:
- James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming (* 1534, † 1558), Chamberlain of Scotland; ∞ Barbara Hamilton († 1558), daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran , Duke of Châtellerault
- John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming († 1573), Chamberlain of Scotland, ∞ Elizabeth Ross, daughter of Robert, Master of Ross
- ? Johanna Fleming, ∞ I John Livingston, Master of Livingston (X 1547); ∞ II John Sandilands of Calder († after 1559); ∞ III David Crawford of Kerse
- Janet Fleming; ∞ Richard Brown, younger of Hartree
- Agnes Fleming; ∞ William Livingston, 6th Lord of Callendar († 1592)
- Margaret Fleming († before 1586/67); ∞ I Robert Graham, Master of Montrose (X 1547); ∞ II Thomas, Master of Erskine († after 1551); ∞ III John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl , Lord Chancellor, († 1579)
- Mary Fleming (* 1542); ∞ I William Maitland of Lethington († 1573); ∞ II George Meldrum of Fyvie
- ? Elizabeth Fleming, ∞ William Crichton, 5th Lord of Sanquhar († 1550)
- William Fleming
- John Fleming of Brackenleys, Biggar to Carwood († 1592); ∞ Janet Carwood
Johanna and Elizabeth Fleming can also be daughters of his father John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming.
literature
- George Edward Cokayne : The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct or Dormant.
Web links
- The Flemings of Wigtown at stirnet
- Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming at thepeerage.com
- Fleming, Lord (S, c. 1451-1747) at Cracroft's Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Fleming |
Lord Fleming 1527-1547 |
James Fleming |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fleming, Malcolm, 3rd Lord Fleming |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fleming, 3rd Lord |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1494 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1547 |
| Place of death | at Musselburgh |