John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill of Eliotstoun (died 9 September 1513) was a

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peer.

Tomb of John Lord Sempill and wife - geograph

Career

John Sempill was the founder of Castle Semple Collegiate Church near

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. He was created

Lord Sempill Lord Sempill (also variously rendered as Semple or Semphill) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in circa 1489 for Sir John Sempill, founder of the collegiate Church of Lochwinnoch. Sempill was killed at the Battle of Flodden ...

in the

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around 1489. Lord Sempill's father, Sir Thomas had been killed fighting for

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at the

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. John built another chapel at Southannan in

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parish. He was one of the ambassadors sent to England at Michaelmas 1492.

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gave him a gift of £20.

James IV of Scotland James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was List of Scottish monarchs, 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 I ...

was entertained by Lord Sempill's harper at Paisley on 30 June 1504. Next year, the King visited Sempill's house at Eliotston and the collegiate church. The king gave an offering of 14 shillings in the "New College" on 26 July 1505. Lord Sempill was killed at the

Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...

in September 1513. He was succeeded in the lordship by his son William.

Marriages and children

Sempill married Margaret Colville (d.c. 1504), daughter of Sir Robert Colville of Ochiltree. Their children included: * William Sempill, 2nd Lord Sempill *Francis Sempill *Gabriel Sempill of Ladymure and Cathcart, who married Jonet Spreule, (killed 1547

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk, Lothian, River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the U ...

) *Marian Sempill *Isabel Sempill Sempill married secondly Margaret Crichton, daughter of James Crichton of Ruthvendenny and widow of Sir William Stirling of

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William Fraser, ''Stirlings of Keir'' (Edinburgh,,1858), pp. 26-7.

References

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