George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes (1495-1558) 1495--1558-11-28 (man)
He was Sheriff of Fife from 1529 to 1540 and a Lord of Session from 1541 and a Lord of the Articles from 1544. George accompanied James V of Scotland on his wedding trip to France in 1536. He was tried for the murder of Cardinal Beaton and acquitted. He was ambassador to Denmark in 1550, and died at Dieppe, France in 1558. His first wife was Margaret Crichton (illegit dr of William Crichton and Princess Margaret Stewart, dr of King James II), second wife Elizabeth Gray, third wife Agnes Somerville, fourth wife Margaret Crichton, again, fifth wife Isobel Lundy.
Died 28 November 1558 Dieppe, France | |
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