Alexander Livingstone, 1st Earl of Linlithgow
The Earl of Linlithgow | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Livingston |
| Died | 24 December 1621 Callendar House, Falkirk, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Anne Livingstone |
| Parent(s) | William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston Agnes Fleming |
Alexander Livingston, 1st Earl of Linlithgow
Early life
He was the eldest son of William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston, by his wife Agnes, second daughter of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming. Among his siblings were Jean Livingston, who married Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone, the Treasurer of Scotland, and Margaret Livingston, who married Lewis Bellenden and Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney.[2]
He supported the faction of Mary, Queen of Scots and at the capture of Dumbarton Castle on 2 May 1571, he was taken prisoner, but appears to have been freed soon afterwards.[3]
Career
On his father making submission to the
Livingstone was a member of the assize for the trial of Morton in 1581; and he remained a loyal supporter of
Lord Livingstone
Alexander Livingstone succeeded his father as Lord Livingstone in 1592. Although he may well have been concerned in negotiations with Spain, he was on 31 October 1593 appointed a member of the commission for the trial of the Earls of Angus, Huntly, and Erroll for the same treasonable conduct, in the Spanish blanks plot; and he signed the act of abolition in their favour on 26 November. On 18 January 1594 he was named a commissioner of taxation, and in May 1594 he was chosen a lord of the articles.[3]
At the baptism of
Earl of Linlithgow
On 25 December 1600 Livingstone was, on the occasion of the baptism of Prince Charles, created Earl of Linlithgow, Lord Livingstone and Callendar.[4] He and Lady Livingstone remained guardians of the Princess Elizabeth until the departure of King James to London in 1603, and after the princess was restored to the king at Windsor an act was passed discharging them of their duty.[5]
In July 1604 the Earl was appointed one of the
Personal life
On 26 January 1583, he was married to
- John, Master of Livingston, who died unmarried.
- Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox).[2]
- James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester and Lady Margaret Kerr (third daughter of Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian).[6]
- Anne Livingston (d. 1632), who married to Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton.[7]
- Margaret Livingston (d. c. 1651), who married John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown.[8]
Linlithgow died on 24 December 1621 at Callendar House, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest surviving son.[2]
Notes
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16801. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c "Linlithgow, Earl of (S, 1600 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, p. 26.
- ISBN 9780199551071. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Callendar, Earl of (S, 1641 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Eglinton, Earl of (S, 1507/8)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Wigtown, Earl of (S, 1606 - 1747)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Livingstone, Alexander (d.1622)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co.