● Home ● Random ● Nearby ● Log in ● Settings ● Donate ● About Wikipedia ● Disclaimers

Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord Glamis

● Article ● Talk ● Language ● Watch ● Edit

Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord of Glamis (c. 1430–1486), was a Scottish nobleman.

The son of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis (d. 1459), he was Keeper of Kildrummy Castle and Kindrochit Castle from his father's death until 1462. He later sat on the King's Council.

He married Agnes Crichton, daughter of William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, but had no surviving children. His title was inherited by his younger brother John Lyon.

Fictional portrayals

edit

The Lion's Whelp (1997) by Nigel Tranter. Set during 1437–1460, during the reign of James II of Scotland, the book describes the boy-king's time under regents Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, Lord Crichton, and Sir Alexander Livingston, and the plot to kill William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas at the "Black Dinner", seen through the eyes of Alexander Lyon, Master and then 2nd Lord of Glamis. The book ends with the death of James.

References

edit

"Alexander Lyon, second Lord Glamis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Patrick Lyon	Lord Glamis 1459–1486	Succeeded by John Lyon

This biography of a Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Lyon,_2nd_Lord_Glamis&oldid=1222927321" Last edited on 8 May 2024, at 20:07

Languages

This page is not available in other languages.

●This page was last edited on 8 May 2024, at 20:07 (UTC). ●Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Terms of Use ●Desktop