Sir George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes

1484 - 1558  (74 years)

• Name	George Leslie  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	4th Earl of Rothes
  Birth	2 Aug 1484	Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GWDM-872
  Occupation	Between 1529 and 1540  [2]
  	Sheriff of Fife
  Travel	1536  [2]
  	accompanied King James V of Scotland on his wedding trip to France
  Occupation	[2]
  	Sheriff Of Fife
  Occupation	1550  [2]
  	Ambassador to Denmark
  _UID	A319552FBB02416385DE80974BCEF64A7488
  Burial	Nov 1558	Dieppe, Normandie, France   [1]
  Death	28 Nov 1558	Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France   [1]
  Person ID	I71601	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes,   b. 1450, Elginshire, Scotland d. 9 Sep 1513, Northumberland, England (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Janet Balfour,   b. Abt 1470, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1518, Flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 48 years)
  Family ID	F24689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Somerville, Countess of Rothes,   b. 1500, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 10 Apr 1543, Rothesay Castle, Elgin, Island of Bute, Scotland (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Bef 29 Jan 1530  [2]
  Children	1. Peter Leslie,   b. Abt 1536, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Leslie,   b. Abt 1542, Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland d. Abt 1614, Scotland (Age ~ 72 years)   3. Elizabeth Leslie,   b. Abt 1541, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton,   b. 1539, Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland d. Feb 1593/94, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland (Age 55 years)   5. Euphemia Leslie,   b. Abt 1532, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sir Andrew Leslie, 5th Lord Leslie, Earl of Rothes,   b. 2 Jun 1534, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland d. 1611, Ballinbreich Castle, Ballinbreich, Fife, Scotland (Age 76 years)   7. Beatrix Leslie,   b. 1540, Scotland d. 1609 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F24682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Crichton,   b. 1480, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 8 Feb 1545, Yorkshire, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1516	Rothesay, Bute, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. William Leslie, 'Earl of Rothes',   b. 1518, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland d. Abt 1573 (Age 55 years)   2. Helen Leslie,   b. 1526, Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 18 Aug 1596, Abbey Newbattle, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 70 years)   3. Norman Leslie, Master of Rothes, Scottish nobleman,   b. Abt 1517, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland d. 29 Aug 1554, wounded at stronghold of Renti, near Cambrai, France, died 15 days later in kings tent. (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Robert Leslie, of Ardersie and Rosmarkie, 1st of Findrassie,   b. 1519, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 22 Sep 1588, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)   5. Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton,   b. 1539, Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland d. Feb 1593/94, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland (Age 55 years)   6. Janet Leslie,   b. 1516, Scotland d. 17 Dec 1591, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F24690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Gray,   b. Abt 1467   d. 29 Jan 1528, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Bef 5 Jun 1525  [2]
  Family ID	F24691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Andrew Leslie, person ID LRQZ-HZQ. (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for George Leslie, person ID GWDM-872. (Reliability: 3).