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John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose

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John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose (1548 – 9 November 1608) was a Scottish peer and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1599 to 1604. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, from 1605 to 1606.

He was a natural great-grandson of King James IV of Scotland, his maternal grandmother, Janet Fleming, being a royal bastard.

Ancestry

John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose's ancestors in three generations
John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose Father:
Robert Graham, Master of Montrose 		Paternal Grandfather:
William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Annabella Drummond
Paternal Grandmother:
Lady Janet Keith 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Lady Elizabeth Gordon
Mother:
Margaret Fleming 		Maternal Grandfather:
Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Eupheme Drummond
Maternal Grandmother:
Lady Janet Stewart 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
James IV of Scotland
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Agnes Stewart
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1599–1604 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Scotland
Preceded by Lord High Commissioner
1605–1606 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
1599–1604 		Succeeded by
George Gledstanes
Archbishop of St Andrews
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Montrose
1571–1608 		Succeeded by

References

  • Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Graham, John (1547?-1608)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
  • The Scots Peerage. https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft


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