Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (c. 1494 – 10 September 1547), was

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to King

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, 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

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family in 1524.

Prisoner

In November 1542, he was taken prisoner by the English at the

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, but released at a ransom of 1,000

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, paid on 1 July 1548. During the Regency of the Earl of Arran he took messages from

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to the English ambassador

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. He was also happy to receive English messengers at his home at Cumbernauld Castle in 1544.

Personal life

Fleming's principal house was Boghall at Biggar, where he founded the collegiate church in 1545. The Tweedie family had already endowed a chaplain there in 1531 as part of the resolution of the feud. Malcolm married Janet Stewart, illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland, after being granted a dispensation on 26 February 1524/5. Their children included: *

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(died 1558), who married Barbara Hamilton *

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* Joanna Fleming, who first married John Livingston, Master of Livingston and eldest son of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston, who was killed at the

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along with her father. Sometime after 24 May 1560, she married John Sandilands of Calder, who died in May 1567, with whom she had issue. Before November 1567, she married for the third time to David Craufurd of Kerse. * Janet Fleming, who married Richard Brown, Younger of Hartree, who died after 23 September 1536. Their son and heir apparent was Andrew Brown of Hartree * Agnes Fleming (died before 18 October 1597), who married before 1 October 1553, William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston, and had issue * Margaret Fleming (died before 15 Mar 1586/7), who married Robert Graham, Lord Graham, who died at the Battle of Pinkie, and had issue,

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. Sometime after 30 Jan 1548/9, she married Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine, a son of

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. On 1 April 1557, she married for the third time to

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. * Mary Fleming, a Lady-in-Waiting to

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, who married Mary's secretary,

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. After his death, she married George Meldrum of Fyvie. * Elizabeth Fleming (died after 1550), who married before 24 March 1540/1 William Crichton, 5th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, and had issue including Robert Crichton, 6th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar He also had illegitimate sons called John and William. He died on 10 September 1547, aged 53, being slain at the

. His will included £50 owed to him by

, and in it he wished to be buried in his new church and his father's remains to be taken there from Boghall. Cumbernauld Castle went to his eldest son, James Fleming. His wife was to have Boghall excepting its artillery.''Miscellany of the Spalding Club'', vol. 2 (1852)
296–315, text of church foundation charter (Latin) and will.

References

;Notes ;Sources *''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by

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