Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne (1615) was a Scottish landowner. Patrick Lyon was the son of

John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis (died 1578) was a Scottish nobleman, judge and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. Life He was the eldest son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis, by his wife, Janet Keith, daughter of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal, and si ...

and Elizabeth Abernethy, only daughter of

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His father was killed in 1578 by a gunshot wound to the head during a fight in the streets of

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with the followers of

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. Crawford was a good shot and Glamis presented an easy target as he was so tall, according to the historian

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. His uncle Thomas, Master of Glamis became head of the family, and tutor and curator of the young

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. The portrait of the young Lord Glamis was made in 1583 by

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and still hangs at

Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis (, ) in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, thoug ...

. In June 1598 he was declared a rebel for not appearing to resolve his feud with the

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according to new legislation. James VI sent Glamis with the

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, the

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, and the Master of Glamis to

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in February 1593 to search for the rebel

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. Glamis fell from his horse and broke three ribs. In September 1594,

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raised a force against the northern earls and met them at the

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. When the king was at Perth, the aunt of Lord Glamis, Euphemia Douglas wrote to the Laird of Balthayock, asking him to come with Glamis Castle with his followers, armed and ready to follow the king to the north. In 1601, he killed one of his servants (called Johnson), who had insulted him and shot at him in a churchyard in a Sunday. The king forgave him, and a church minister Mr Henry Blyth preached against this as contradictory to the king's vow to do justice. In February 1603, he was asked to appear at Perth to resolve a feud with Sir Robert Crichton of

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following the murder of William Meldrum of Moncoffer Patrick Lyon was made

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in 1606. He made a major restoration and reworking of

around the year 1606, commemorated by an inscription "Built by Patrick, Lord Glamis, and D meAnna Murray" on the stair tower.

Death

Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne died in Edinburgh in December 1615, around the age of 40.

Family

In May 1595 he married

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who was reputed to be the mistress of

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, at Stirling. There would be a banquet at the "Countess of Mar's new house",

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, and celebrations at Gask, the house of Anne's father, the Laird of Tullibardine. Neither James VI or

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attended the wedding because Anne was ill at

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. The king and queen had planned to come to the wedding banquet on 1 June, to be celebrated with "great triumph" at

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. Anne Murray was reported in May to be trying to make the wedding a peaceful occasion among feuds. The marriage was of political and factional significance in Scotland, controversially arranged by the

without the knowledge of the Master of Glamis. The Master of Glamis had wanted Patrick to marry a sister of the Laird of Cessford. Mar's actions were part of his feud with the

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, John Maitland of Thirlestane.''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), nos. 527, 528, 530, 533, 534, 545. The children of Anne and Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne were: * Frederick Lyon (d. 1660). Had descendants. * Anne Lyon (d. 8 February 1637), who married

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. Had descendants. * Jean Lyon (d. 2 February 1618). * John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne (13 August 1596 - 12 May 1646). Had descendants. * Patrick Lyon (b. 1600). * James Lyon (1602 - August 1641). * Elizabeth Lyon (b. 1608).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Patrick 1570s births Year of birth uncertain 1615 deaths

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 ...

Kinghorne 16th-century Scottish people 17th-century Scottish people Earls in the Peerage of Scotland

Patrick Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...