Alexander Burnett, 12th Laird of Leys (died 5 July 1619) was a Scottish landowner.
Burnett was the Laird of
Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle (pronounced ) is a 16th-century castle near Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was held in that family for a ...
in the late 16th and early 17th century, and is credited for the completion of Crathes in 1596. He acquired
Muchalls Castle
Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The lower course is a well-preserved Romanesque, double-groined 13th-century tower house structure, built by the Frasers of ...
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
Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet of Leys (died 27 June 1653) was a feudal baron and leading Covenanter who had represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1621.
Early years
The eldest surviving son of Alexander Burnett of Leys and ...
. 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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