John Fleming, 6th or 7th Lord Fleming (1567–1619), Scottish aristocrat and diplomat. John was the son of

John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming (1529–6 September 1572), was a Scottish nobleman and a supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Life He was the son of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming, lord high chamberlain, by his wife Johanna or Jonet Stewart, nat ...

and Elizabeth Ross. His main residence was Boghall Castle at Biggar, home of the

Fleming family Fleming may refer to: Places Australia * Fleming, Northern Territory, a town and a locality Canada * Fleming, Saskatchewan * Fleming Island (Saskatchewan) Egypt * Fleming (neighborhood), a neighborhood in Alexandria Greenland * Fleming Fjor ...

. He was thought to be a Catholic. In October 1590

James VI of Scotland James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until hi ...

sent John, Lord Fleming as ambassador to

Christian IV of Denmark Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...

and to

Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg Johann VII of Mecklenburg (7 March 1558 – 22 March 1592) (sometimes called Johann V, and usually translated to John VII or John V) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Biography Johann was the son of John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ...

and

Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry Julius (german: Heinrich Julius; 15 October 1564 – 30 July 1613), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death. He also served as administrator of the ...

. He travelled to London first. According to the English diplomat George Nicholson, in March 1601 Fleming was thought to have plotted against three courtiers close to the king, Sir George Home, Sir David Murray, and Sir Thomas Erskine. He was created

Earl of Wigtown The title of Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton or Wigtoun) was created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation was in 1341 for Malcolm Fleming, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second Earl sold the Earldom and territory to Archibald ...

in 1606. He died in 1619.

Marriage and children

John Fleming married Lilias Graham, daughter of

John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose (1548 – 9 November 1608) was a Scottish peer and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1599 to 1604. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, from 1605 to 1606. Family backgr ...

in 1586. Their children included: * John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (1589-1650), who was baptised at Kincardine Castle on 5 December 1589. The christening was attended by the

Duke of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lenn ...

and the

Earl of Bothwell Earl of Bothwell was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. It was first created for Patrick Hepburn in 1488, and was forfeited in 1567. Subsequently, the earldom was re-created for the 4th Earl's nephew and heir of line, F ...

.''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 10 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 202, 215, 218: ''HMC Salisbury Hatfield'', vol. 3 (London, 1889), pp. 446, 448. * Anna Fleming (d. 1625), who married (1) William Livingstone of Darnchester (d. 1614), a son of

William Livingstone of Kilsyth Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth (died 1627) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. He was a son of William Livingstone of Kilsyth and Christian Graham, a daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret Mowbray of Barnbougle, wid ...

and Antoinette de Bord, (2) John Seton of Barns, grandson of Sir John Seton of Barns

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, John 1619 deaths 1567 births Scottish diplomats Ambassadors of Scotland to Denmark Court of James VI and I Earls of Wigtown