John Lyon, 3rd Lord of Glamis (14311 April 1497) was a Scottish nobleman. Born in

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, he was the second son of

Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis (140221 March 1459) P.C. was a Scottish nobleman, created Lord Glamis on 28 June 1445. He was a son of Sir John Lyon of Glamis () and Elizabeth Graham, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kincardine and E ...

, and inherited the title on his brother's death in 1486. He attended university, possibly in Paris. He was active in royal service during the early reign of

James IV of Scotland 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 ...

, and was appointed justiciar north of Forth. Before 1479 he married Elizabeth Scrymgeour, the daughter of Sir James (aka Seumas) Scrymgeour of Glassary & Dudhope, constable of Dundee and they had four sons and seven daughters. The eldest, John Lyon, succeeded his father as

Lord Glamis Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are ...

. The three younger sons: David Lyon of Cossins, William and George, were killed 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 ...

in 1513. Lord Glamis was buried in

Glamis Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located south of Kirriemuir and southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. History The vicinity of Glamis has prehistoric tr ...

Kirk, Angus.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glamis, John Lyon, 3rd Lord 15th-century Scottish peers People from Angus, Scotland 1431 births 1497 deaths Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) Clan Lyon