Sir John Lyon, Sr

Knighted by King Edward III The Life Summary of Sir John When Sir John de Lyon was born about 1320, in Norfolk, England, his father, John de Lyons, was 31 and his mother, Alice de Saint Liz, was 20. He married Margery Saint John about 1340, in Warkworth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1385, in Warkworth, Northamptonshire, England, at the age of 65.

1st Lord of Glamis Roger de Leonne witnessed a charter of Edgar to the Abbey at Dunfermline in 1105. In 1372 Robert II granted to Sir John Lyon, called the White Lyon because of his fair complexion, the thanage of Glamis. Five years later he became Chamberlain of Scotland, and his prominence was such that he was considered fit to marry the king's daughter, princess Jean, who brought with her not only illustrious lineage, but also the lands of Tannadice on the River Esk. He was later also granted the barony of Kinghorne. He was killed during a quarrel with Sir James Lindsay of Crawford near Menmuir in Angus. The family have descended in a direct line from the White Lion and Princess Jean to the present day, and their crest alludes to this. His only son, another John, was his successor, and he strengthened the royal ties by marrying a great granddaughter of Robert II. Sir John's son, Patrick, was created Lord Glamis in 1445 and thereafter became a Privy Councillor and Master of the Royal Household. Sir John Lyon, Thane of Glamis, jure uxoris Thane of Tannadyce ( c. 1340 – 4 November 1382), was Chamberlain of Scotland between 1377 and 1382. John is a direct male-line ancestor of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ("The Queen Mother"). Sir John is widely accepted as being the progenitor of Clan Lyon The Life Summary of John When Sir John Lyon the White 1st of Glamis was born in 1340, in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland, his father, Sir John de Lyon, was 20 and his mother, Margery Saint John, was 15. He married Lady Jean Stewart on 4 October 1376, in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 November 1382, in his hometown, at the age of 42.

When Sir John Lyon the White 1st of Glamis was born in 1340, in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland, his father, Sir John de Lyon, was 20 and his mother, Margery Saint John, was 15. He married Lady Jean Stewart on 4 October 1376, in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 November 1382, in his hometown, at the age of 42

Roger de Leonne witnessed a charter of Edgar to the Abbey at Dunfermline in 1105. In 1372 Robert II granted to Sir John Lyon, called the White Lyon because of his fair complexion, the thanage of Glamis. Five years later he became Chamberlain of Scotland, and his prominence was such that he was considered fit to marry the king's daughter, princess Jean, who brought with her not only illustrious lineage, but also the lands of Tannadice on the River Esk. He was later also granted the barony of Kinghorne. He was killed during a quarrel with Sir James Lindsay of Crawford near Menmuir in Angus. The family have descended in a direct line from the White Lion and Princess Jean to the present day, and their crest alludes to this. His only son, another John, was his successor, and he strengthened the royal ties by marrying a great granddaughter of Robert II. Sir John's son, Patrick, was created Lord Glamis in 1445 and thereafter became a Privy Councillor and Master of the Royal Household.

The Life Summary of John When Sir John Lyon the White 1st of Glamis was born in 1340, in Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland, his father, Sir John de Lyon, was 20 and his mother, Margery Saint John, was 15. He married Lady Jean Stewart on 4 October 1376, in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 4 November 1382, in his hometown, at the age of 42.