John Leslie (19 October 1744 – 18 June 1773) was the 11th

Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes (pronounced "''Roth''-is") is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. He had already been created Lord Leslie in 1445, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His grandson, the thir ...

; he was Earl from 10 December 1767 until his death on 18 June 1773. He was the son of the 10th Earl, who was also named John Leslie, and his first wife Hannah Howard who was the Countess of Rothes and died in 1761. She was the daughter of Matthew Howard of Thorpe,

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, and his wife Britannia Cole. He married Jane Maitland, daughter of Captain Thomas Maitland, on 4 April 1768, but they had no children. After his death, the title passed to his sister

Jane Elizabeth Leslie, 12th Countess of Rothes Jane Elizabeth Leslie, 12th Countess of Rothes (5 May 1750 – 1810) was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the daughter of John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes and his first wife Hannah Howard, daughter of Matthew Howard of Thorp, Norfolk, and his wife ...

who was six years younger. She defeated an attempt by her uncle Andrew Leslie to claim the title, following a lengthy lawsuit. The 11th Earl's widow remarried Patrick Maitland, younger son of the 6th

Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Lauderdale is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The current holder of the title is Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale. The title was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire. The second Ear ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rothes, John Leslie, 11th Earl of 1744 births 1773 deaths 11

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