John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (1588–1662) was a Scottish nobleman.

Career

Drummond was the son of

Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond (1550–1600) was a Scottish landowner. Patrick was the son of David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond and Lilias Ruthven (d. 1579), daughter of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Halyburton, Lady Dirleton. ...

and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay. He succeeded to his father's title of 4th Lord Drummond in 1602 Drummond wrote a memoir of his education, formative years, and marriages. He was educated in Dunblane, then schooled in Edinburgh according to the direction of his sister Lilias, Lady Fyvie until the

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in 1603. He was then sent to France and went to study with Robert Balfour, Principal of the

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, and a Catholic. Drummond next went to

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and attended lectures in Law. After this he stayed in Paris for a while in 1610 and saw the coronation of Marie de' Medici as Regent on 13 May. In August 1610 he went to London and visited his sister Jean Drummond who was an influential courtier serving

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. His brother James Drummond (1586–1611), who had been created Earl of Perth died of a "hectic sickness" at Seton Palace, and John Drummond was made (by special remainder) Earl of Perth on 8 December 1611. He was involved in conflict with the

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Duncrub Dunning is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland with a population of about 1,000. The village centres around the 12th–13th century former parish church of St. Serf, where the Dupplin Cross is displayed (Historic Scotland; open in ...

in 1611.

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was pleased with the outcome, and Drummond went to court again for several months, where (he says) his sister, now Lady Roxburghe was able to ensure that his living expenses were light. Drummond also wrote a eulogy of Anna Gordon, the wife of his son James Drummond, later 3rd Earl of Perth, who died in January 1656 following the birth of a daughter and was buried at the family chapel of Innerpeffray. He died on 11 June 1662.

Marriage and children

He married Jean Ker (died 1622), daughter of

Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe (1650) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of William Ker of Cessford (died 1605), and Janet Douglas. His mother was the widow of James Tweedie of Drumelzier, and the third daughter of ...

and Mary Maitland, on 28 August 1613. Their children included: *Henry Drummond, born 1 August 1614, died September 1622. Anne of Denmark chose his name, and the Countess of Montrose was her depute as godmother at the baptism at Dunblane. *James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth, born 1615, died 2 June 1675. He married Anna Gordon (died 1656), daughter of

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592March 1649), styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castl ...

. *Robert Drummond *John Drummond of Logiealmond (1620–1678), who married Grissell Stewart, a daughter of Thomas Stewart of

Grandtully Grandtully (''pronounced as "Grantly" and sometimes also spelt "Grantully"'') is a small village in Perthshire, Scotland. It is situated close to the River Tay, about from Pitlochry. It has a population of approximately 750 inhabitants. Paris ...

*Lady Lilias Drummond, born circa 1621, died before 12 January 1663/1664, who married Patrick Murray,

Earl of Tullibardine Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...

, son of

Elizabeth Dent, Countess of Tullibardine Elizabeth Dent, Countess of Tullibardine (1591-1656) was an English aristocrat and landowner. She was the daughter of John Dent and Alice Grant. John Dent was originally from Leicester and became a salter and merchant in London. She married the ...

in May 1643. *Sir William Drummond, later Sir

William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe PC (16222 July 1675) was a Scottish nobleman who inherited his title from his maternal grandfather, Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe. Early life He was born William Drummond in 1622. He was the fifth and ...

, born 1623, died 2 July 1675 *Lady Jean Drummond, born 1623/24, died 12 January 1663 John Drummond mentions that his daughters were brought up in Scotland and at court with Jean Drummond, Lady Roxburghe.'A Brief Account of the Life of John Earle of Perth', ''Spalding Club Miscellany'', 2 (Edinburgh, 1842), p. 397.

References

2nd Earl of Perth at thepeerage.com
John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth Earls of Perth 1588 births 1662 deaths 17th-century Scottish peers Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1612 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1617 Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1630 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1639–1641 {{Scotland-earl-stub