8192. Lord John ERSKINE was born in 1487. He died in Nov 1555. John married Margaret CAMPBELL. John was employed as Ambassador. [Parents]
"John Erskine of that Ilk, 4th Lord Erskine; guardian James V; + 1552"
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)5th Lord Erskine, 10th Lord Garioch, de jure 17th Earl (Burke's)
Gov. of Stirling & Edinburgh castles
Ambassador to France (1515-1535).John had the rank of knight before June 1510.
John was appointed guardian for James V during his minority and was paid between £50 per month to £200 per year. When James V went on his expedition to the Isles in 1540 he appointed John as one of the guardians of his infant son James.
Later John was ambassador to England. Upon James' death and along with Lord Livingston he was guardian of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots. He kept her for some time in Stirling castle and then moved her to the priory of Inchmahome, situated on an island in Lake Monteith, Perthshire. The priory had been bestowed upon him by James V as commendatory abbot. For greater security he then took young Mary to France.
8193. Margaret CAMPBELL was born in 1485 in Argyllshire.
Daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
12304. John SUTTON [Parents]