Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home (c.1450s – 5 September 1506) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier,

Lord Chamberlain of Scotland Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124. It was ranked by King Malcolm as the third great Officer of State, called ''Camerarius Domini Regis'', and had a salary of £200 per annum allotted to him. He ancien ...

and

Warden of the Eastern March The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of England, England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in militar ...

Life

Lord Home was the son of Alexander Home, Master of Home and Agnes Hepburn, daughter of

Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes (after 1432 – 1479) was Sheriff of Berwickshire in April 1467, and had a charter of confirmation of Dunsyre in the sheriffdom of Lanarkshire, dated 13 October 1475, being thereafter designated 'of Dunsyre'. Family ...

, father of

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes Sir Patrick Hepburn of Dunsyre, 1st Lord Hailes (died 1483) was the feudal lord of Hailes and its castle in East Lothian and a Lord of Parliament. Family Sir Patrick Hepburn was the son of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes, Knt. (d. 1446), by his spo ...

. He succeeded his grandfather

Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home Sir Alexander Home of that Ilk, 1st Lord Home ( – ) was in 1448 Sheriff Deputy for Berwickshire, and was made a Lord of Parliament on 2 August 1473. He is an ancestor of the Earls of Home. Family Alexander Home's father, Sir Alexander Home of t ...

as Lord Home in 1492. He was a leading participant at the

Battle of Sauchieburn The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on 11 June 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a stream about south of Stirling, Scotland. The battle was fought between the followers of King James III of Scotland and a large group of rebellious Scottish n ...

in 1488, in the successful attempt to depose James III with his son

James IV James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauchi ...

in 1488. Following the battle, he was made

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and

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to the underage King. In June 1497, with the

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, he opened talks for the surrender of

Perkin Warbeck Perkin Warbeck ( 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "Princes in the Tower". Richard, were he alive, ...

at 'Jenyn Haugh'.Bain, Joseph, ed., ''Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland'', 1357–1509, vol. 4, HM Register House, Edinburgh (1888)
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Marriage and issue

Lord Home married twice. Firstly, he married Isabel Douglas (div. 1476), and had one daughter with her, Anna Home, who married Sir William Cockburn of Langton (d. 1513 at the

Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton, (Brainston Moor) was a battle fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in an English ...

). Secondly, he married Nichola Ker, daughter of Sir George Ker of

Samuelston Samuelston ( Scots: ''Sammelstoun'') is a small town just outside of Haddington, East Lothian. It has a population of 957. George Ker, laird of Samuelston, supervised building work at the church of Ladykirk for James IV. His daughter Nichola Ke ...

and Mariota Sinclair, with whom he had issue: *

Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home (died 1516) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, Chamberlain of Scotland and Warden of the Eastern March. He fought at the Battle of Flodden where his forces defeated the English right wing before the Scottish army ...

George Home, 4th Lord Home George Home, 4th Lord Home (died 1549) was a Scottish nobleman and Warden of the Eastern March. The son of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and his wife Nicola Ker, daughter of George Ker of Samuelston, he succeeded his brother, Alexander Home, 3 ...

*John Home,

Abbot of Jedburgh The Abbot of Jedburgh (previously Prior of Jedburgh, later Commendator of Jedburgh) was the head of the Augustinian canons of Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire. It was founded by King David I of Scotland in 1138, and David's grandson and successor ...

*Patrick Home *William Home (d. 1516) *Andrew Home *David Home,

Prior of Coldingham The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland h ...

*Elizabeth Home, married firstly to Thomas Hay, Master of Yester, married secondly to

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and 2nd Lord Hamilton (c. 14751529) was a Scottish nobleman, naval commander and first cousin of James IV of Scotland. He also served as the 9th Lord High Admiral of Scotland. Early life He was the eldest of ...

. *Mariota Home, married

John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford (before 1483–1513) was an Earl of Crawford. He was the son of David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose and Elizabeth Hamilton, and married Marion Home. He fought with Huntly, Argyle, Marichal and Lovat against Do ...

. *Nichola Home, married firstly to

Andrew Herries, 2nd Lord Herries of Terregles Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

(c. 1477 – d. 1513 at the Battle of Flodden), married secondly to Patrick Hepburn.

References

Sources

James Balfour Paul, Balfour Paul, Sir J., ''Scots Peerage'' IX vols. Edinburgh 1904. 1468 births 1506 deaths Court of James IV of Scotland Lord Chamberlains of Scotland Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) {{Lord-of-Parliament-stub