COLQUHOUN, John 11th of Colquhoun and 13th of Luss, Sir 2
- Born: About 1461
- Marriage (1): STEWART, Elizabeth (2) about 1480 1 2
- Marriage (2): CUNNINGHAM, Margaret 2
- Died: 1536 2
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John married Elizabeth (2) STEWART, daughter of Sir John STEWART of Darnley, Earl of Lennox and Margaret MONTGOMERIE, about 1480.1 2 (Elizabeth (2) STEWART was born about 1465.)
Marriage Notes:
"Elizabeth, married, about 1480, to Sir John Colquhoun of Luss."
from Scots Peerage (vol 5)
"Sir John married, about the year 1480, Elizabeth Stewart, daughter (apparently the youngest) of John Lord Darnley, afterwards first Earl of Lennox, of the name of Stewart, by his spouse Margaret, daughter of Alexander second Lord Montgomerie, ancestor of the Earls of Eglinton; a matrimonial alliance by which he was enabled to make valuable additions to his estate of Luss. From Matthew second Earl of Lennox, his wife's brother, Sir John Colquhoun received a charter, dated 17th April 1496, of the lands of Auchingache, Larg of Glenfruin, Auchenvennel, Stuckiedow, and Blairhangane, all in the earldom of Lennox and shire of Dumbarton, in liferent, as the dowry of his spouse, Elizabeth Stewart. On
the 6th of April 1498, Sir John Colcmhoun and Elizabeth Stewart, his spouse, obtained from King James the Fourth a charter of the ten pound lands of Garscube, with the mill thereof, in the same earldom and shire." (pages 72 and 73)
Sir John was twice married. He married first, as has been seen before, Lady Elizabeth Stewart, fourth daughter of John first Earl of Lennox, of the house of Darnley. By this lady he had four sons and four daughters." (page 84)
from The Chiefs of Colquhoun 1 2
John next married Margaret CUNNINGHAM.2 (Margaret CUNNINGHAM was born about 1485 and died on 15 June 1573 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"Sir John Colquhoun married, secondly, Margaret, daughter of William Cunningham of Craigends. This lady survived him."
from The Chiefs of Colquhoun 2
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