Tag: Balquhain Leslies
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Queen Mary’s Visit to Balquhain
This is just a short post, but I wanted to keep the Leslies in our mind as some of us attend the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. When Queen Mary was in France, a Leslie was in the party to negotiate her marriage to the Dauphin of France. In 1561, Mary returned to Scotland, Dr. John… Read more
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The Leslies in Aberdeenshire Part 4: The Barons of Balquhain
The Barons of Balquhain The Balquhain family of Leslie dates back to the 14th century when Sir George Leslie, the first Baron of Balquhain, got a grant from his father, Norman de Leslie. The grant was confirmed by King David II by a charter in 1340 for his services during the reign of Robert I… Read more