Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes

Not to be confused with Mariota, Countess of Ross also known as Margaret Leslie.

Margaret Leslie
1st Countess of Rothes (8th ruler)
Reign 27 July 1681 - 20 August 1700
Predecessor John Leslie, 7th Earl and 1st Duke of Rothes
Successor John Hamilton-Leslie, 8th/9th Earl

Margaret Leslie was born sometime before 1660, she was the daughter of the previous earl (and also Duke) of Rothes, John Leslie who was the 7th Earl and 1st Duke of Rothes. On 8 October 1674 she married her cousin John Hamilton making her children thus Hamilton's. She had 4 children, 1 of them of whom was the eldest was John Hamilton-Leslie and served as Earl after her death in August 1700. One of her other children would become the 6th Earl of Haddington.[1]

Marriages

  1. 8 Oct 1674 her cousin Charles [Hamilton], 5th Earl of Haddington

Children[2]

  1. Hon John Hamilton later Leslie, later 9th Earl of Rothes
  2. Hon Thomas Hamilton, later 6th Earl of Haddington
  3. Charles Hamilton (dvm. young)
  4. Lady Anna Hamilton (bapt. 25 Aug 1676)

References

  1. ↑ "Margaret Leslie, 8th countess of Rothes, * 1660 | Geneall.net". geneall.net. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Rothes, Earl of (S, 1457/8)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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