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Home, Alexander (1566 - 1619)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1566
Death Date: 1619-04-05

Notes

Wardship and marriage granted to William, Lord Ruthven 6 Aug. 1578. Imprisoned 1583--20 Jan. 1584/5

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Douglas, Christian ( - 1604)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1586-1-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Sutton, Mary (1586 - 1645)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1605-7-11
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Earl of Home

Titles

  • 6th Baron Home
    Assumed: 1578-07-25
    Vacated: 1619-04-05
  • 1st Earl of Home
    Assumed: 1604/5-03-04
    Vacated: 1619-04-05
  • 1st Baron Dunglas
    Assumed: 1604/5-03-04
    Vacated: 1619-04-05

General Lands Note

Father forefited lands due to involvement in rebellion of behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots Oct. 1573; Alexander restored to estates 25 July 1578 and retoured heir to lands 18 Aug. 1579

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1582 1599 A Scottish Warden
Sheriff, Berwick 1592
Justiciary, Marches towards Scotland 1603 -7 -7
Privy Councillor, England 1603

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Dunglass, Scotland

Lands

  • Scotland: Coldingham Priory
    Acquired: 1592
    Granted
  • Scotland: Hume Castle

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Moot Hall, Carlisle, Cumberland Earl of Home's Fool

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Home's Fool Home, Alexander (1566 - 1619) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.