Life

He was the son of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming

Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming

Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming , was Lord Chamberlain of Scotland to King James V, from 1524.He was the son and heir of John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming, who was killed in a feud with the Tweedie of Drumelzier family in 1524....

, lord high chamberlain, by his wife Johanna or Jonet Stewart, natural daughter of James IV

James IV of Scotland

James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all...

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He succeeded his brother James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming

James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming

James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming was Lord Chamberlain of Scotland.-Life:He was the eldest son of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming, lord high chamberlain, by his wife Johanna or Jonet Stewart, natural daughter of James IV....

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He was Governor of Dunbarton Castle in 1565, and made the Principal Master Usher of the Queen's Chamber.
He supported of Mary, Queen of Scots, fighting for her at the Battle of Carberry Hill

Battle of Carberry Hill

The Battle of Carberry Hill took place on the 15th June 1567, near Musselburgh, East Lothian, a few miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It was part of the ongoing civil war that surrounded Mary, Queen of Scots and the ever changing sides that opposed her and supported her.-The conflict:In May of...

, and the Battle of Langside

Battle of Langside

The Battle of Langside, fought on 13 May 1568, was one of the more unusual contests in Scottish history, bearing a superficial resemblance to a grand family quarrel, in which a mother fought her brother who was defending the rights of her infant son...

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He accompanied her, on her flight to England in 1568, and returned to Scotland in 1569.
He held Dunbarton Castle for the Queen until 1571, when he escaped to France and returned shortly before his death in 1572.

Family

He married on 10 May 1562, Elizabeth Ross (died after 14 April 1578), only child of Robert Ross, Master of Ross by his wife Agnes Scott.
They had children:

• Hon John Fleming, later 6th Lord Fleming later 1st Earl of Wigtown
• Hon Margaret Fleming, married after 19 April 1588, Sir James Forrester
  James Forrester
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• Hon Elizabeth Fleming (died after 24 September 1579)
• Hon Jean Fleming (died October 1630), married after 1582/3 William Bruce
  William Bruce
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• Hon Mary Fleming, married after 9 December 1581, Sir James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig, and had issue

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