Individual Details

Sir John "5th Lord Erskine" Erskine

(Abt 1487 - 11 Jul 1555)

[[Category:Clan Erskine]]
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
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== Biography ==
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}John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine was the son of Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine and Isabel Campbell.
[[#CokayneP2-5|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol V]]:[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/478825-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-5?viewer=1&page=114#page=114&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= p. 105]
He married Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. He died between July 1555 and November 1555.
He was invested as a Knight before 1510. He succeeded to the title of 17th Earl of Mar, de jure and to the title of 5th Lord Erskine on 9 September 1513 upon the death of his father in the Battle of Flodden. He was Governor to the young King James V. He was Envoy to France in 1515. He held the office of Keeper of Edinburgh Castle. He held the office of Constable of Stirling Castle before 1525.

==Sources==

Mosley, Charles, ed., "Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference" 107th ed., Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 20003)
* Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage", London: London, St. Catherine Press, 1926, Ed. 2 Vol V

See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:John_Erskine,_5th_Lord_Erskine|John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine]]

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* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I629&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10834.htm#i108333 The Peerage: John Erskine]

    Events

    BirthAbt 1487Ayrshire, Scotland
    Death11 Jul 1555Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    MarriageMargaret Campbell
    Reference No1044240
    Reference No1066135
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseMargaret Campbell (1485 - 1555)
    ChildKatherine Erskine (1506 - 1552)
    ChildJanet Erskine (1512 - )
    ChildLady Margaret Erskine (1513 - 1572)
    ChildJohn "1st Earl of Mar" Erskine (1522 - 1572)
    ChildRobert "Master of Erskine" Erskine (1522 - 1547)
    ChildThomas Erskine (1528 - 1551)
    ChildHon. Sir Alexander "of Gogar" Erskine (1531 - 1592)
    ChildArthur Erskine (1540 - 1571)
    ChildElizabeth Erskine (1525 - 1578)
    FatherSir Robert "4th Lord Erskine" Erskine (1458 - 1513)
    MotherIsabella Campbell ( - 1519)
    SiblingElizabeth Erskine ( - 1540)
    SiblingRobert Erskine of Mar (1490 - 1513)
    SiblingMary Erskine (1490 - )
    SiblingLady Margaret Erskine of Mar (1496 - 1572)
    SiblingJanet of Mar Erskine (1496 - 1533)
    SiblingSir James "1st Laird of Balgownie" Erskine (1500 - 1595)
    SiblingAlexander Erskine (1504 - 1580)