Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston

Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston of Callandar (c. 1500–1553) was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood.

Early life

Alexander Livingston was the son of William Livingston, 4th Lord Livingston of Callendar, and succeeded his father to the title of Lord Livingston in about 1518.

Career

Lord Livingston became Queen Mary's guardian in about 1543. When Queen Mary went to France in 1548, following her betrothal to the Dauphin, Livingston accompanied her, and remained there until he died.

Personal life

His first wife was Janet Stewart. After her death, he married Lady Agnes Douglas, daughter of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton, and by her he had eight children, including:^[1]

• John Livingston (died 1547), Master of Livingstone who was killed in 1547 at the battle of Pinkie, who married Joanna Fleming, daughter of Lady Janet Stewart and Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming
• Mary Livingston (c. 1541–1579), a lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary, who married John Sempill of Bruntschiells and Beltrees, a son of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill in March 1565.
• William Livingston (died 1592), who married Agnes Fleming, also a daughter of Lady Janet Stewart and Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming.

Descendants

His grandson, through his son William, was Alexander Livingstone, 1st Earl of Linlithgow and his grandson, through his daughter Mary, was James Sempill (1566–1625/1626). His his great-grandson was Robert Sempill the younger (1595–1663)

References

1. Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1901). The Livingstons of Livingston manor; being the history of that branch of the Scottish house of Callendar which settled in the English province of New York during the reign of Charles the Second; and also including an account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The nephew," a settler in the same province and his principal descendants. New York: The Knickerbocker Press. Retrieved 16 September 2016.