1496 - 1586 (90 years)
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| Name |
Richard (of Thirleston and Lethington) Maitland |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Birth |
1496 |
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Mar 1586 |
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scotland |
| Person ID |
I155263 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
4 Apr 2018 |
| Family |
Mariotta Cranstoun, b. 1500 d. Mar 1586 (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
1524 |
Lauder, Scotland |
| Children |
| | 1. John (Lord Thirlestane) 1st Lord Maitland, b. Abt 1545, Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scotland d. 3 Oct 1597, Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scotland (Age 52 years) |
| | 2. William (Sir) (of Lethington) Maitland, b. Abt 1528, Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scotland d. 9 Jun 1573, English Prison At Leith (Age 45 years) |
| | 3. Thomas Maitland, b. Abt 1550 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Helen Maitland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Margaret Maitland, b. 1529, Thirlstane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 24 Dec 1621, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 92 years) |
| | 6. Mary Maitland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Isabel Maitland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Elizabeth Maitland, b. 1654 d. 1718 (Age 64 years) |
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| Family ID |
F27936 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 May 2014 |
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| Notes |
- He was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.
He held the political office of Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland and was also the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, from 1563 to 1567, and was succeeded in this post by his son Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane.
They had three sons and four daughters, including
William Maitland of Lethington, Secretary of State to Mary, Queen of Scots, and
Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland;
Thomas Maitland;[1]
Isabella Maitland, who married Sir James Heriot of Traboun
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