'Leslie06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Leslie of Balquhain
[Much of this page was first launched within Leslie03 but was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

Alexander Leslie, 5th of Balquhain (d 10.04.1472)
m1. Janet Gordon of Cairnbarrow
1. Patrick Leslie, 6th of Balquhain (d 16.04.1496)
  m. Muriel Grant (d c1472, dau of Sir Duncan Grant, 1st of Freuchie)
  A. William Leslie, 7th of Balquhain (d 1545)
  m1. Elizabeth Ogilvy (d 09.1518, dau of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Auchlevyn, 1st of Boyne)
i. John Leslie, 8th of Balquhain (d 02.1561)
  m1. Elizabeth Leslie of Ardonyne
  a. John Leslie (dvp 1550)
  m. (c1539) _ Wood (dau of _ Wood of Barnington)
  (1) Jean Leslie
  m. Patrick Leslie of Kincraigie
(2) Margaret Leslie
  m. Alexander Bisset
  (3) Isabel Leslie probably of this generation
  m. William Guthrie of Ravensbie and Gagie (d 1622)
  b. William Leslie, 9th of Balquhain (d 1571)
BLG1850 & BLG1863 report that William married Janet Forbes (widow of John, Earl of Atholl) then Margaret Leslie without reporting which was mother of his successor. Various web sites suggest that Janet Forbes was John's mother and that William had been married before Janet to ...
  m1. Margaret Drummond of Belliclene
  m2. (after 1545) Janet Forbes (a 20.11.1554, dau of John Forbes, 6th Lord, widow of John, Earl of Atholl)
  (1) John Leslie, 10th of Balquhain (d 1622)
  m1. (mcrt 15.02.1564, div 30.07.1536) Elizabeth Grant (dau of John Grant, 4th of Freuchie)
  (A) John Leslie, 11th of Balquhain (d 1638)
  m1. Marjory Gordon (dau of Alexander Gordon, 4th of Abergeldie, widow of ?? Duguid of Auchinhove)
  m2. Jean Innes
(i) John Leslie, 12th of Balquhain (dspm Igolwitz 1655, Colonel in the Muscovite service)
  m. _ Crawford
  (ii) Jean or Janet Leslie
  m. James Elphinstone of Glack
  (B) William Leslie, 13th of Balquhain (d c1660)
  m. Margery Bernard
  (i) Mary Leslie
  m. Sir Elias Lechton (Colonel)
  m2. (1582, div 03.1597-8) Elizabeth Hay (dau of George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll)
  m3. (before 06.07.1598) Joanna Erskine (dau of Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar)
  (C) Alexander Leslie, 14th of Balquhain, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (d 1677)
  m. Jean Elphinstone of Glack
(i) James Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (dsp 1694, Field Marshal in the Austrian service)
  m. Princess Maria Theresa de Leichtenstein
  (ii) Patrick Leslie of Fetternear, 15th of Balquhain (d 1710)
  m1. Ellen Douglas
  (a) James Ernest Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (d 1733)
  m. Princess Berne de Leichtenstein
  ((1)) Charles Caketan Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (d 1760)
  m. (26.06.1719) Princess Maria Theresa d'Egpenberg
  ((A)) Anthony Leslie, 19th of Balquhain, Count
(b) Margery Leslie
  m. Alexander Leslie of Pitcaple
  (c) Ann Francisca Leslie
  m. John Grant of Ballindalloch
  Their grandson (Peter) became 20th of Balquhain and assumed the name Leslie-Grant.
  (d) Theresa Leslie
  m. (1699) Robert Duguid of Auchinhove
  Their eldest son became 21st of Balquhain and assumed the name Leslie (or Leslie-Duguid).
  (e) Betty Leslie (Abbess)
  m2. (03.08.1679) Mary Irvine of Drum
  (f) George Leslie, 16th of Balquhain, Count (d 17.06.1715)
  m. (1706) Margaret Elphinstone (dau of Lord Elphinstone)
  ((1)) James Leslie, 17th of Balquhain, Count (d unm 1731)
  ((2)) Ernest Leslie, 18th of Balquhain, Count (d unm 1739)
  (a)+ 4 daughters
  (iii) Alexander Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (d Vienna 1683, Colonel in the Austrian service)
  m. Countess Heberstein
  (a) Francis Jacob Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (dsp 1700)
  (iv) William Leslie (priest, author)
(D) Walter Leslie, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (dsp 1667)
  m. Princess Ann Francisca de Dietrichstein
  (E) Isabel Leslie
  m. Alexander Hay of Dalgety (Delgaty?)
  (F) Jane Leslie
  m. Sir Patrick Leslie of Eden
(G) Elizabeth Leslie
  m. Gilbert Hay ('brother of Dalgety')
  (2) Jane Leslie
  m. James Dempster of Muresk
  (3) Margaret Leslie shown by some web sites as daughter of Margaret Drummond
  m1. Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog (Pitmedden)
  m2. Alexander Fraser of Durris
  (4) Isabel Leslie
  m. James Arbuthnot
  (5)+ other issue - William (dsp), Arthur, Gilbert, Andrew, Christian, Elizabeth
m3. Margaret Leslie of Bonnymoon
  c. Janet Leslie
  m. (1545) (William) Duguid of Auchinhowe
  d. Agnes Leslie
  m. James Harvey of Boyndis
  e. Margaret Leslie
  m. _ Dunbar of Bonnyfield
  f. Barbara Leslie
  m. William Cuming of Auchray
  m2. Christian Menzies
  ii. daughter
  iii. Jean Leslie
  m. Patrick Leith of Likliehead, later of Edingarlock (d by 1625)
  m2. Margery Keith of Inverugie
  m3. _ Forbes
2. daughter
  m. David Ross
3. daughter
  m. John Ogilvie
4. daughter
  m. Sir John Rutherford
5. daughter
  m. David Anderson
6. daughter
  m. John Stewart of Strathin
m2. _ Cumming of Coultar

Main source(s): BLG1850 (Leslie of Balquhain, in the supplement) with some support/input from BLG1863 (Leslie of Balquhain).
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