Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch (21 December 1626 – 22 November 1651) was a Scottish peer. He was the son of

Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch (before 1606 – 20 November 1633) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch (c. 1549–1611), and Mary Kerr, a daughter of Mark Kerr, ...

and his wife, Lady Mary Hay, daughter of

Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (30 April 156416 July 1631) was a Scottish nobleman. A convert to Catholicism, he openly conspired with the king of Spain to try to unseat the Protestant Queen Elizabeth. Biography He was the son of Andrew Ha ...

. Upon the death of his father in 1633, Scott succeeded to the earldom of Buccleuch. On 25 July 1646, he married Lady Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes. They had four children: *

Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Bless ...

(1647–1661) *Walter Scott, Baron Scott of Buccleuch (1648, died in infancy) *Lady Margaret Scott (1650-1652) *

Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Anna Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (11 February 1651 – 6 February 1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family's titles. She was ma ...

(1651–1732)

References

1626 births 1651 deaths Nobility from the Scottish Borders Earls of Buccleuch

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Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1648–1651 17th-century Scottish peers {{Scotland-earl-stub