Dame Elizabeth Leslie, Countess of Errol

DAME ELIZABETH LESLIE, Countess of Errol

Dame Elizabeth Leslie is the daughter to George, first Earl of Rothes. She married Sir William Edmonstone of Duntreath, as his second wife. The marriage probably took place in 1507 or 1508, but she did not very long survive, as there is an action before the Court of Session in 1511, by William Edmonstone of Duntreath, as executor to 'umquhile Dame Elizabeth Leslie, Countess of Errol, his spouse. She had been previously been married to William, third Earl of Errol. Genealogical Account of the Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath, pp. 35-6

sources

• http://books.google.com/books?id=vqgxAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q=&... pages 27 - 28
• https://www.edmonstone.com/

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• https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ll/leslie01.php#hay3 (membership required in order to view without interruption)

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George, Earl of Rothes, married, secondly, in 1440, Christian, daughter of Walter, Lord Halyburton of Dirleton, by Lady Isabel Stewart, eldest daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany, and relict of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross. By Christian Halyburton the Earl of Rothes had issue- I. Andrew, Master of Rothes, of whom hereafter. II. Lady Elizabeth Leslie, married in 1485 to William, third Earl of Errol. Their marriage-contract is dated at Lindores, 14th October 1485, and by it the Earl of Rothes bound himself to pay to the Earl of Errol the sum of 1000 merks, to be invested in land for the benefit of the said Lady Elizabeth and her heirs. William, Earl of Errol, had a charter to himself, and Elizabeth his spouse, of the lands of Inchescheray, in the barony of Errol, 26th March 1501; and another to himself, and Elizabeth his spouse, of the barony of Glendovik, in the shire of Perth, about 1503. The issue of this marriage was a daughter, Lady Mariana, married to David, seventh Earl of Crawford. III. Lady Christian Leslie, born 1450, married to George Leslie, second Baron of that Ilk in the Garioch, as is proved by an obligation dated 20th May 1478, whereby George Leslie of the ilk, acknowledging the great kindness which the Earl of Rothes had shown to him in upholding him at great expense from his childhood till he was twenty-one years of age, and had paid great sums of money for his marriage with Lady Christina Leslie, daughter of the said Earl of Rothes, therefore he bound himself not to sell or wadsett any of his lands, or any that he was heir to, and that he would not alienate any part of his lands from the heir to be procreate betwixt him and the said Lady Christina Leslie.

Sir William, 4th of Duntreath. 1502-1513.

m. 1stly Sibylla, dau. of Sir William Baillie of Lamington.

m. 2ndly, Elizabeth Leslie, dau. of George 1st Earl of Rothes. (and married previously to Willam, 3rd Earl of Errol)