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]
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
}
== Biography ==
}
}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]]
* }
* [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
| Birth | Abt 1487 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 11 Jul 1555 | Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Margaret Campbell | ||||
| Reference No | 1044240 | ||||
| Reference No | 1066135 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Campbell (1485 - 1555) |
| Child | Katherine Erskine (1506 - 1552) |
| Child | Janet Erskine (1512 - ) |
| Child | Lady Margaret Erskine (1513 - 1572) |
| Child | John "1st Earl of Mar" Erskine (1522 - 1572) |
| Child | Robert "Master of Erskine" Erskine (1522 - 1547) |
| Child | Thomas Erskine (1528 - 1551) |
| Child | Hon. Sir Alexander "of Gogar" Erskine (1531 - 1592) |
| Child | Arthur Erskine (1540 - 1571) |
| Child | Elizabeth Erskine (1525 - 1578) |
| Father | Sir Robert "4th Lord Erskine" Erskine (1458 - 1513) |
| Mother | Isabella Campbell ( - 1519) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Erskine ( - 1540) |
| Sibling | Robert Erskine of Mar (1490 - 1513) |
| Sibling | Mary Erskine (1490 - ) |
| Sibling | Lady Margaret Erskine of Mar (1496 - 1572) |
| Sibling | Janet of Mar Erskine (1496 - 1533) |
| Sibling | Sir James "1st Laird of Balgownie" Erskine (1500 - 1595) |
| Sibling | Alexander Erskine (1504 - 1580) |