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Menteith, Earl of (S, 1427 - dormant 1694)

Creation: let.pat. 6 Sep 1427

Dormant: 12 Sep 1694

Family name: Graham

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Arms:

See Earl of Airth

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Malise [Graham], 3rd Earl of Strathearn later 1st Earl of Menteith

only son and heir of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kilpont by his wife Lady Eupheme Stewart, suo jure Countess of Strathearn and Caithness, only dau. and hrss. of David [Stewart], 1st Earl of Strathearn and of Caithness (by his wife ..... Lindsay, dau. of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk), 1st son by his second wife of Robert II, King of Scotland

born

c. 1407

mar. (1)

Janet ..... (living 23 Oct 1476)

mar. (2)

Marion ..... (? Campbell of Glenorchy; mar. (2) John Drummond; d. betw. 28 Apr and 23 Aug 1530)

children by second wife

1. Alexander Graham, took his father's place as hostage in England 1453 (dvp. bef. 19 Apr 1471)

2. Patrick Graham (dvp. after 3 Mar 1481/2 and possibly at the Battle of Sauchie 1488), mar. c. 24 Jan 1465/6 Isobel Erskine, 2nd dau. of Thomas [Erskine], 2nd Lord Erskine and de jure 13th Earl of Mar, by his wife Janet Douglas, and had issue:

1b. Alexander Graham, later 2nd Earl of Menteith

2b. Henry Graham (d. after 1534)

3b. Thomas Graham (d. bef. 1534)

3. John Graham of Kilbride (d. c. 1486), mar. Margaret Muschet, dau. of James Muschet of Tolgarth, and had issue

4. John (sic?) Graham of Kilpont, mar., and had issue

5. Walter Graham of Lochcon (d. betw. 17 Jun 1523 and 26 Feb 1524/5), mar. Marjorie Campbell (mar. (2) bef. 1531 Duncan Campbell of Drumfad), and had issue

1. Lady Eupheme Graham (d. after 1495), mar. (1) Robert Vaus of Barnbarroch, and (2) as his second wife Sir William Stewart of Garlies

died

bef. 19 May 1490

created

6 Sep 1427 Earl of Menteith, with remainder to the heirs male of his body

suc. by

son

note

in 1423 he was sent to Durham as one of the hostages for the safe return of King James I; between 1424 and 1427 he was deprived of the Earldom of Strathearn on the grounds that it was a male fee; in England again in 1427 as one of the hostages for King James's ransom in place of Sir Robert Erskine, held at Pontefract Castle and not released until 1453

Alexander [Graham], 2nd Earl of Menteith

born

c. 1472

mar.

Margaret Buchanan, dau. of Walter Buchanan of that Ilk

children

1. William Graham, later 3rd Earl of Menteith

2. Walter Graham of Gartur (d. bef. 1558), mar. (1) Margaret Shaw, dau. of ..... Shaw of Knockhill, and (2) Isobel Graham, and had issue by his second wife

died

betw. 27 Feb 1536/7 and 16 May 1557

suc. by

son

note

William [Graham], 3rd Earl of Menteith

born

mar.

bef. 16 Jun 1521 Margaret Cornwall (widow of John Cornwall of Bonhard; d. after Jul 1548), dau. of John Moubray of Barnbougle

children

1. Hon John Graham, later 4th Earl of Menteith

2. Hon Walter Graham of Gartavertane (d. after 30 May 1547)

3. Hon Robert Graham of Gartmore (dspm. after 20 Feb 1572/3), mar. after 29 Jan 1562/3 Elizabeth Erskine (d. after 1577/8), illeg. dau. of Hon Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine, and had issue

4. Hon Gilbert Graham of Beircrofts (d. 24 Apr 1573), mar. bef. 1562 Helen Crauford (widow of Robert Crauford of Beircrofts; mar. (3) bef. Jul 1578 Gavin Hamilton of Hill), dau. of John Kincald of Warriston, and had issue

5. Hon Andrew Graham of Boquhapple (d. after 6 Feb 1665/6)

1. Lady Margaret Graham, mar. 21 Apr 1541 as his second wife Archibald [Campbell], 4th Earl of Argyll, and had issue

2. Lady Christian Graham, mar. bef. Mar 1553 Sir William Livingston of Kilsyth (d. betw. 27 Sep 1595 and 29 Jan 1595/6), and had issue

died

betw. Sep 1543 and Jan 1543/4

suc. by

son

note

pardoned for treasonably remaining away from the King's army at the Battle of Solway 1527; sided with Cardinal Beaton against the English interests at Court; slain in a clan fight with the Stewarts of Appin

John [Graham], 4th Earl of Menteith, PC

born

mar.

after 8 Oct 1548 Hon Marion Seton (mar. shortly after Jan 1564/5 as his third wife John [Gordon], 11th Earl of Sutherland; they both d. from poison 23 Jun 1567), 1st surv. dau. of George [Seton], 4th Lord Seton, by his first wife Hon Elizabeth Hay, 1st dau. by his first wife of John [Hay], 3rd Lord Hay of Yester

children

1. Hon William Graham, later 5th Earl of Menteith

2. Hon George Graham of Rednock (d. after 1610), mar. Agnes MacDougall, and had issue

1. Lady Mary Graham. mar. Jan 1560/1 George Buchanan of that Ilk, and had issue

died

Jan 1564/5

suc. by

son

note

taken prisoner at the Battle of Solway Moss 1542 but ransomed 1543; Privy Councillor [S] 1545; accompanied the Queen Dowager to France 1550; Justiciar of the Stewartry and Earldom of Menteith 1554; joined the Lords of the Congregation 1558

William [Graham], 5th Earl of Menteith, PC

born

mar.

after 16 May 1571 Margaret Crichton (widow of Edward [Crichton], 7th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar; mar. (3) after 22 May 1593 Robert Wauchope of Niddry), dau. of Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig by his second wife Lady Christian Montgomerie, sister of Hugh [Montgomerie], 2nd Earl of Eglinton, and only dau. of Hon John Montgomerie, Master of Eglinton (by his wife Elizabeth Edmonstone, dau. of Sir Archibald Edmonstone of Duntreath), 1st son and heir ap. of Hugh [Montgomerie], 1st Earl of Eglinton

children

1. Hon John Graham, later 6th Earl of Menteith

2. Hon George Graham (d. Apr 1617), mar. Grizel Stirling, dau. of Henry Stirling of Ardoch, and had issue

1. Lady Helen Graham (d. after 25 Jan 1610)

died

Sep 1578

suc. by

son

note

one of the Commissioners of Parliament to oversee the abdication of Queen Mary; present at the Coronation of the infant King James VI 1567; fought under the Earl of Moray at the Battle of Langside 1568 ; Privy Councillor [S] 1577/8

John [Graham], 6th Earl of Menteith

born

mar.

after 23 Oct 1587 Mary Campbell (mar. (2) after 26 Jun 1599 Hon Colin Campbell of Lundie, 2nd son of Colin [Campbell], 6th Earl of Argyll, by his second wife Lady Agnes Stewart, widow of James [Stewart], 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, and 1st dau. of William [Keith], 3rd Earl Marischal; d. after 14 Dec 1618), 3rd dau. of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy by his second wife Hon Catherine Ruthven, 2nd dau. of William [Ruthven], 2nd Lord Ruthven

children

1. Hon William Graham, later 7th Earl of Menteith later 1st Earl of Airth

2. Lady Christian Graham, mar. Sir John Blackadder of Tulliallan, 1st Bt., and had issue

died

Dec 1598

suc. by

son

note

William [Graham], 7th Earl of Menteith later 1st Earl of Airth

created

21 Jan 1632/3 Earl of Airth

The Earldom of Menteith was held by the Earls of Airth from 21 Jan 1632/3 until 12 Sep 1694, when on the death of William [Graham], 2nd Earl of Airth and 8th Earl of Menteith, the Earldoms of Airth and Menteith both became dormant.

 First written 4 Apr 2005

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