James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (died 1606) was a Scottish landowner and diplomat.

Life

Ogilvy was the son of James, Master of Ogilvy, and

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, a daughter of Sir John Campbell of

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. His father, the Master of Ogilvy, was killed in 1547 at the

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and his mother became the tutor to her children. His home was

Airlie Castle Airlie Castle is a mansion house in the parish of Airlie, Angus, near the junction of the Isla and Melgund rivers, 9 kilometres west of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. A castle was built on the site in c. 1432 and was burnt out in 1640, with a mansi ...

, which he planned to rebuild or extend in 1564. In June 1562, Lord Ogilvy was injured in a duel with John Gordon of Findlater in Edinburgh. John Gordon was imprisoned until Ogilvy recovered. In April 1587 Ogilvy wrote to Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch recommending his servant Robert Bruce to join an embassy to Denmark, because they had both recently been in Denmark.

James VI James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

was invited to Denmark in May 1596 by the ambassador Steen Bille to attend the coronation of his brother-in-law

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. He appointed Lord Ogilvy and Peter Young as his ambassadors to go in his place, because his wife

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...

was pregnant, and they were accredited by Christian IV in a letter dated 6 August 1596. James VI rode from Falkland to Dundee to see them depart. As well as offering James's good wishes, and apologising for the absence of James and

, they were to ask for ships and troops for a mission planned against the Western islanders of Scotland in 1597.

Marriage and family

Ogilvy married Jean Forbes, a daughter of William, Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Keith. Their children included: * Margaret Ogilvy, who married (1)

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, and (2) Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton * James Ogilvy, 6th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, father of

James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie (c. 1593 – 1666) was a Scottish royalist of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life The son of James Ogilvy, 6th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie by his first wife, Lady Jean Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of ...

. He joined the court of James VI in October 1580 as a gentleman of the bedchamber. * David Ogilvy, in July 1602 he was attacked on his way from Holyrood Abbey by followers of the

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and badly injured and his servant William Innes was killed. * Francis Ogilvy of Newgrange * John Ogilvy of Craig. His home, Craig Castle, near the

Kirkton of Glenisla Kirkton of Glenisla consists of a church and graveyard, a hotel, hall and several homes forming the largest concentration of habitation in Glenisla, Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the River Isla, eleven miles north-west of Kirriemuir and te ...

, or another house called Craig, nearer Montrose, was slighted following the orders of James VI in October 1594 and March 1595.Joseph Bain, ''Calendar of Border Papers'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 551: David Masson, ''Register of the Privy Council'', vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1882), p. 209. * Patrick Ogilvy of Muirtown

References

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