James Livingston, 1st Lord Livingston ( – 1467) was a

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Early life

Livingston was born at

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around 1410. He was the son and heir of Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar. His sister, Janet Livingston, was married to

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. His father was Justiciar of Scotland, and keeper of

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who is known for conspiring with Lord William Crichton in the assassination of the 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother, David, at the "

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" at

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. Balfour Paul, Sir James, ''Scots Peerage'' IX vols., Edinburgh 1904. p. 426. His mother was a daughter of James Dundas of Dundas, and his paternal grandparents were Sir John Livingston of Callendar and his wife, a daughter of Sir John Menteith of Kerse. Through his sister, he was uncle to

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, Alexander Hamilton (the ancestor of the Hamiltons of Silvertonhill), and Gavin Hamilton (ancestor of the Hamiltons of Dalzell).

Career

From 1442 to 1448, Livingston served as Captain of

and in 1444/5, he was Keeper of the

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's Person. Under

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, he served as

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from 1448 to 1450 (during which time he was arrested in 1449, but soon released). From 1451 to 1454, he was keeper of

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before again serving as Chamberlain from 1454 to 1467 during the end of James II's reign and into

James III of Scotland James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburg ...

's reign. From 1454 to 1455, in 1457, again from 1460 to 1461 and lastly from 1465 to 1466, he was a Commissioner for a truce with England before serving as Scotland's Ambassador to England in 1466.

Personal life

Livingston was married to Marian (

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de Berwick) Oliphant (–1478), the daughter of Thomas de Berwick and widow of Sir William Oliphant of

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. Together, they were the parents of: * James Livingston, 2nd Lord Livingston (1430–1497), who died unmarried. * Alexander Livingston (d. 1472). * Rev. David Livingston, who became rector of

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, Provost of Lincluden, and

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. * Elizabeth Livingston, who married John Macdonald, 11th Earl of Ross. * Eupheme Livingston (–1493), who married Malcolm Fleming, Master of Fleming (–1477), eldest son and heir apparent of

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. * Marion Livingston, who married

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. Livingston died sometime between 26 April and 7 November 1467. His widow died sometime between 4 June and 19 October 1478.

Descendants

Through his second son Alexander, he was a grandfather of Sir James Livingston (d. 1503), who became the 3rd Lord Livingston upon the death of his uncle in 1497, and married Agnes Houston, daughter of John Houston of that Ilk. Through his daughter Eupheme, he was the grandfather of

John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming (c. 1465 – 1 November 1524) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Malcolm Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming, and Euphame Livingstone, a daughter of James Livingston, 1st Lord Livingston. In 1514, he was one of the ...

and great-grandfather of John's son,

Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (c. 1494 – 10 September 1547), was Lord Chamberlain of Scotland to King James V, from 1524. Early life He was the son and heir of John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming, who was killed in a feud with the Tweedie of ...

, who married Janet Stewart, illegitimate daughter of

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who was governess to

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in 1548.

References

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