2nd wife of George Leslie of Balgonie

When his wife, Sybil Stewart died, George Leslie of Balgonie married Alexander's mother to legitimate Alexander, (later Earl Leven) who was by then a General.

Alexander Leslie was born in 1582 as an illegitimate son of a captain of Blair Castle, George Leslie, and a mother sometimes described as "A wench in Rannoch".[1] He was a member of the family of Leslie of Balquhain.

Citations

1. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Complete Scots Peerage, V, p.373; Grosjean and Murdoch, SSNE no.1; Ailes, Military Migration p.32 and Stevenson, ODNB

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie,_1st_Earl_of_Leven

Sources

1. Historical records of the family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9: collected ... By Charles Joseph Leslie. Page 355