Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (29 May 1643 – 15 May 1695) was a Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne and his wife Lady Elizabeth Maule, daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure and Frances Stanhope. Patrick was the grandson of Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne and his wife Anne Murray.


The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Born29 May 1643
Died15 May 1695
NationalityScottish
Title3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Spouse(s)Helen Middleton
Children8 (including John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Patrick Lyon)
Parent(s)John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne
Lady Elizabeth Maule

Life

On 12 May 1646, 17 days before his third birthday, Patrick inherited the titles of third Earl of Kinghorne and eleventh Lord Glamis from his father, as well as Glamis Castle and Castle Lyon (now Castle Huntly), which had been purchased by 1st Earl of Kinghorne in 1614. On 30 May 1672 he obtained a new charter, ratified in Parliament on 1 July 1677, giving an addition to his title, which was in future to be Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Viscount Lyon, Lord Glammis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw, and Stradichtie, with the precedence of the former honour of Earl of Kinghorne.

Family

Patrick Lyon married Helen Middleton, daughter of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton, and his wife Grizel Durham, on 23 August 1662. They had issue:

  1. John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (8 May 166310 May 1712).
  2. Lady Grizel Lyon (1665circa 1721) married David Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Airlie, and had issue.
  3. Lady Jean Lyon (1666unknown), died young.
  4. Lady Elizabeth Lyon (1666before 1672), died young.
  5. Patrick Lyon (16691715).
  6. Lady Elizabeth Lyon (16721739), married Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne, and had issue, married Patrick Kinnaird, 3rd Lord Kinnaird, had issue, married Capt. Alexander Grant, no issue.
  7. Lady Adelaide Lyon (1676–1698).
  8. Charles Lyon (16791692), died young.

References

  • "Lyon, Patrick (1642-1695)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  • Balfour Paul, Sir James (1904). The Scots peerage. XIII. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. pp. 299–303.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John Lyon

(as Earl of Kinghorne)

Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
1646–1695
Succeeded by
John Lyon

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