William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston, (died 1592), was a Scottish lord of Parliament.

Early life

William Livingstone was the son of

Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston of Callendar PC (–1553) was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood. Early life Livingston was born in Callendar, Falkirk, Scotland. He was the eldest surviving son of Agnes (née ...

(c. 1500–1553) and his second wife, Lady Agnes Douglas, daughter of

John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton died 9 September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden. Life He was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Beau ...

. His father, Alexander, was the guardian of

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, during her childhood.

Life

William became Lord Livingston in 1550, his elder brother John, Master of Livingstone was killed in 1547 at the

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. He was a Protestant. His sister

Mary Livingston Mary Livingston (c. 1541–1589) was a Scottish noblewoman and childhood companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the famous "Four Marys". Life Mary Livingston was born around 1541, the daughter of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston (c ...

was one of the four attendants of

. He fought for Queen Mary at the

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in 1568. His wife Agnes Fleming became an attendant of Mary in England. She came to

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in August 1568, with two waiting women and eight male servants. She was travelling to

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in January 1569 when she fell ill at

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, and Francis Knollys wrote that Mary "doth esteem (her) most dearly". At Tutbury, the

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wrote that Lady Livingston,

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, and the queen, worked embroidery with his wife,

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. Her servants in the household of Mary at

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were Nicol Fisher and her gentlewoman Christian Graham. She was murdered by Mawse Livingstone in 1597.

Personal life

William married Agnes Fleming (1535-1597), a daughter of

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(1502–1562) and Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (c. 1494–1547). Agnes Fleming's sister Janet Fleming had married William's brother, John Master of Livingstone.Malcolm, David, ''Genealogical Memoir of the House of Drummond'', (1808) p.75 William's children included; * Alexander Livingstone, 1st Earl of Linlithgow (died 1621), who married Helenor "Helen" Hay, eldest daughter of

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(c. 1531–1585) *George Livingstone of Ogleface *William Livingstone of Westquarter, near

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*Jean Livingstone, who married

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(1552-1638), the

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* Margaret Livingstone, who married

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and

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References

1592 deaths Nobility from Falkirk (council area) Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston Year of birth unknown {{Scotland-pre1707-MP-stub