Individual Details
Jane "Jean" Drummond
(1578 - 7 Oct 1643)
Jean Ker, Countess of Roxburghe (née Drummond; c.1585–1643), was a Scottish courtier.
She was born Jean Drummond, the daughter of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond, and his first wife, Elizabeth. In 1603, on the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England (as James I), she accompanied his queen, Anne of Denmark, to Stirling Castle to take custody of their son, the Duke of Rothesay, and then to London shortly after where she served as Mistress of the Robes.
In 1607/08, a marriage was arranged between her and Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, but amounted to nothing. Instead she became the second wife of Robert Ker, 1st Lord Roxburghe (later created Earl of Roxburghe), on 3 February 1614; the wedding was celebrated at Somerset House and attended by the king and queen.
In 1617, Queen Anne forced the countess to retire after it was discovered that her husband sought to be appointed Lord Chamberlain to Prince Charles (later Charles I), without either of them informing the queen. Her dismissal particularly alarmed the ambassadors of Spain and Venice, who had relied on the Catholic countess as a confidante to the queen.
In 1630, the by-now Charles I had wished to appoint the countess as governess to his son, the Prince of Wales (later Charles II) but this was objected to on the grounds of her religion and the Countess of Dorset was appointed instead. A year later however, Lady Roxburghe was appointed governess to Princess Mary and later to Prince Henry and Princess Elizabeth in 1641. In 1642, the countess accompanied Princess Mary to The Hague after the latter's marriage to Prince William of Orange. On the voyage back from the Netherlands a ship of the royal fleet sank in bad weather. A silk dress belonging to the countess was discovered in 2014 in the wreck off the Dutch island of Texel.[1]
On her return to England, the countess was replaced as the governess to Mary Princess Royal by Lady Stanhope. She resumed her governess-ship to Henry and Elizabeth and died the following year.
Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ker,_Countess_of_Roxburghe]
From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Jane Drummond:
http://thepeerage.com/p911.htm#i9110
Jane Drummond
*F, #9110,
*b. 1578,
*d. 7 October 1643
*Last Edited=2 Jan 2005
*Consanguinity Index=0.69%
Jane Drummond was born in 1578.[1]
She married Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe, son of Sir William Ker of Cessford, on 10 January 1614.
She died on 7 October 1643.[1]
She was also known as Jean Drummond.[1]
She was the daughter of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay.
Her married name became Kerr.
Child of Jane Drummond and Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
*1. Henry Ker, Lord Ker+ d. 1 Feb 1642/43
Citations
*1. [S1224] Derek Hughes, "re: 1st Lord Drummond," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 22 December 2004, 13 February 2005 and 2 March 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: 1st Lord Drummond."
She was born Jean Drummond, the daughter of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond, and his first wife, Elizabeth. In 1603, on the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England (as James I), she accompanied his queen, Anne of Denmark, to Stirling Castle to take custody of their son, the Duke of Rothesay, and then to London shortly after where she served as Mistress of the Robes.
In 1607/08, a marriage was arranged between her and Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, but amounted to nothing. Instead she became the second wife of Robert Ker, 1st Lord Roxburghe (later created Earl of Roxburghe), on 3 February 1614; the wedding was celebrated at Somerset House and attended by the king and queen.
In 1617, Queen Anne forced the countess to retire after it was discovered that her husband sought to be appointed Lord Chamberlain to Prince Charles (later Charles I), without either of them informing the queen. Her dismissal particularly alarmed the ambassadors of Spain and Venice, who had relied on the Catholic countess as a confidante to the queen.
In 1630, the by-now Charles I had wished to appoint the countess as governess to his son, the Prince of Wales (later Charles II) but this was objected to on the grounds of her religion and the Countess of Dorset was appointed instead. A year later however, Lady Roxburghe was appointed governess to Princess Mary and later to Prince Henry and Princess Elizabeth in 1641. In 1642, the countess accompanied Princess Mary to The Hague after the latter's marriage to Prince William of Orange. On the voyage back from the Netherlands a ship of the royal fleet sank in bad weather. A silk dress belonging to the countess was discovered in 2014 in the wreck off the Dutch island of Texel.[1]
On her return to England, the countess was replaced as the governess to Mary Princess Royal by Lady Stanhope. She resumed her governess-ship to Henry and Elizabeth and died the following year.
Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ker,_Countess_of_Roxburghe]
From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Jane Drummond:
http://thepeerage.com/p911.htm#i9110
Jane Drummond
*F, #9110,
*b. 1578,
*d. 7 October 1643
*Last Edited=2 Jan 2005
*Consanguinity Index=0.69%
Jane Drummond was born in 1578.[1]
She married Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe, son of Sir William Ker of Cessford, on 10 January 1614.
She died on 7 October 1643.[1]
She was also known as Jean Drummond.[1]
She was the daughter of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay.
Her married name became Kerr.
Child of Jane Drummond and Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
*1. Henry Ker, Lord Ker+ d. 1 Feb 1642/43
Citations
*1. [S1224] Derek Hughes, "re: 1st Lord Drummond," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 22 December 2004, 13 February 2005 and 2 March 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: 1st Lord Drummond."
Events
| Birth | 1578 | ||||
| Marriage | 10 Jan 1614 | Robert "1st Earl of Roxburghe" Ker | |||
| Death | 7 Oct 1643 |
Families
| Spouse | Robert "1st Earl of Roxburghe" Ker (1570 - 1650) |
| Child | Henry Ker (1599 - 1643) |
| Father | Patrick Drummond (1550 - 1611) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Lady Elizabeth Drummond" Lindsay (1552 - 1585) |