Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The Lion's Whelp


The Lion's Whelp, by Nigel Tranter, was told from the point of view of Alexander Lyon (son of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord of Glamis)*, who was a companion of James II Stewart.  After James II's father, James I, is assassinated, his mother, Joan Beaufort, married James Stewart The Black Knight of Lorne.

*Elizabeth II's mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was a descendant of Patrick Lyon, through Alexander's brother, John Lyon, 3rd Lord of Glamis

There is a possible lineage from me to Joan Beaufort and beyond.

The Stewart connection goes as follows, starting with James IV Stewart's daughter Janet (great-granddaughter of "The Lion's Whelp,") whose daughter, Margaret Fleming, married John Stewart IV.  Her daughter, Janet Stewart, married Duncan Campbell.  Her son, Robert Campbell, had a daughter, Margaret, who married John Cameron.  Their son, Ewen Cameron, was the father of
John MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel.  I have many Cameron ancestors, including Lochiel Camerons.


A specific Cameron, Bishop Cameron, was also a character in The Lion's Whelp.

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