Alexander Burnett, 12th Laird of Leys (died 5 July 1619) was a Scottish landowner.
Burnett was the Laird of
Crathes Castle in the late 16th and early 17th century, and is credited for the completion of Crathes in 1596. He acquired
Muchalls Castle about 1600 and commenced its early 17th-century reconstruction.
He married Katherine Gordon of
Lesmoir. Two
caquetoire
The caquetoire, or conversation chair, was an armchair style which emerged during the European Renaissance in France.
The name caquetoire is derived from ''caqueter'', a French term meaning to chat. The chair was thus named the caquetoire as a ref ...
chairs and a bed at Crathes are carved with their initials and heraldry.
After his death in 1619, Muchalls Castle was completed by his son,
Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet. Alexander Burnett's daughter, Helen, was married to John, Laird of Allardice, on 3 September 1617.
References
16th-century births
1619 deaths
People from Aberdeenshire
Scottish clan chiefs
Year of birth unknown
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