John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

John Lyon
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Tenure	11 September 1712 – 13 November 1715
Predecessor	John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Successor	Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Baptised	27 April 1690
Died	13 November 1715(1715-11-13) (aged 25) Sheriffmuir, Scotland, Great Britain
Noble family	Lyon
Father	John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Mother	Elizabeth Lyon, Countess of Strathmore

John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (bapt. 27 April 1690 – 13 November 1715) was a Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He died fighting with the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715.^[1]^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

16. Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne

8. John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne

17. Lady Anne Murray

4. Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

18. Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure

9. Lady Elizabeth Maule

19. Frances Stanhope

2. John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

20. Robert Middleton

10. John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton

21. Elizabeth Strachan

5. Lady Helen Middleton

22. James Durham

11. Grizel Durham

23. Janet Wishart

1. John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

24. Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield

12. Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope

25. Catherine Hastings

6. Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield

26. Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton

13. Hon. Katherine Wotton

27. Mary Throckmorton

3. Lady Elizabeth Stanhope

28. Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles

14. James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

29. Elizabeth Poyntz

7. Lady Elizabeth Butler

30. Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond

15. Lady Elizabeth Preston, 2nd Lady Dingwall

31. Lady Elizabeth Butler

References

^ Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. 1911. pp. 62–64. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "About Glamis Castle - The Family". glamis-castle.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Lyon	Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1712–1715	Succeeded by Charles Lyon

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