56. Lord John ERSKINE (Robert , Alexander , Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de ) was born in 1487. He died in Nov 1555. John was employed as Ambassador.
"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.
John married Margaret CAMPBELL. Margaret was born in 1485 in Argyllshire.
Daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
John and Margaret had the following children:
+ 68 M i Robert ERSKINE Master of Erskine + 69 M ii Thomas ERSKINE + 70 M iii Lord John ERSKINE Earl of Mar + 71 M iv Sir Alexander ERSKINE of Gogar 72 M v Arthur ERSKINE died in 1571.
"Captain of the Queen's Guard on her arrival from France, 19 Aug 1561, to whom, as in attendance, she handed over the velvet bound Bible and Psalm Book presented to her by the Magistracy of Edinburgh. Knox said he was ħthe maist persistent papist within the realm + s.p."
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
married 7 Jan. 1561/2 Magdalen Livingstone
(the Earls of Mar pedigree invalidates this information)
d.s.p. before Jan. 1570/173 M vi Sir James ERSKINE 74 F vii Elizabeth ERSKINE + 75 F viii Margaret ERSKINE 76 F ix Catherine ERSKINE 77 F x Janet ERSKINE
57. James ERSKINE (Robert , Alexander , Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de )
James married Christian STIRLING. Christian was born about 1510.
They had the following children:
78 M i William ERSKINE
64. John ERSKINE (John , John , Alexander , John , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de ) died on 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden.
Other children:
Katherine
Margaret
(from Internet)
John married Margaret RUTHVEN in 1508. Margaret died in 1548.
"daughter of William, 1st Lord Ruthven"
m.1st. before 1499 Alexander Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan,
m.2nd John Erskine, of Dun
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
3. before 23 Dec. 1518 James Stewart, of Ryland (killed at Edinburgh before 11 Mar. 1524/5),
4. William Wood, of Bonnyton, annulled 18 Dec. 1534
John and Margaret had the following children:
+ 79 M i John ERSKINE