Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes
Not to be confused with Mariota, Countess of Ross also known as Margaret Leslie.
| Margaret Leslie | |
|---|---|
| 1st Countess of Rothes (8th ruler) | |
 | |
| Reign | 27th July 1681 - 20th August 1700 |
| Predecessor | John Leslie, 7th Earl and 1st Duke of Rothes |
| Successor | John Hamilton-Leslie, 8th/9th Earl |
Margaret Leslie was born sometime before 1660, she was the daughter of the previous earl (and also Duke) of Rothes, John Leslie who was the 7th Earl and 1st Duke of Rothes. On the 8th of October 1674 she married her cousin John Hamilton making her children thus Hamilton's. She had 4 children, 1 of them of whom was the eldest was John Hamilton-Leslie and served as Earl after her death in August 1700. One of her other children would become the 6th Earl of Haddington.[1]
Marriages:
- 8 Oct 1674 her cousin Charles [Hamilton], 5th Earl of Haddington
Children[2]
- Hon John Hamilton later Leslie, later 9th Earl of Rothes
- Hon Thomas Hamilton, later 6th Earl of Haddington
- Charles Hamilton (dvm. young)
- Lady Anna Hamilton (bapt. 25 Aug 1676)
References
- ↑ "Margaret Leslie, 8th countess of Rothes, * 1660 | Geneall.net". geneall.net. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ↑ "Rothes, Earl of (S, 1457/8)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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