John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis

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John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis (died 1500), son of John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis, was a Scottish nobleman.^[1] He married Elizabeth Gray, the daughter of Andrew, Lord Gray. They had two children:

George Lyon (d. 1505), who succeeded his father as Lord Glamis
John Lyon, who succeeded his brother as 6th Lord of Glamis.

Lyon, the 4th Lord Glamis, is the direct male ancestor of the all later Lords Glamis and Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and through them, an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and King Charles III.

References

↑ Borthwick, Allan (23 September 2004). "Lyon, Patrick, first Lord Glamis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54275. Among their four sons and seven daughters was John, fourth Lord Glamis (d. 1500); his three brothers were killed at the battle of Flodden.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

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Preceded by John Lyon	Lord Glamis 1497–1500	Succeeded by George Lyon

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[1] Borthwick, Allan (23 September 2004). "Lyon, Patrick, first Lord Glamis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54275. Among their four sons and seven daughters was John, fourth Lord Glamis (d. 1500); his three brothers were killed at the battle of Flodden.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

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