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unusual facts about John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes



Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder

Scottish major general in Swedish service John Leslie was appointed governor of the town and gave orders to have its defenses strengthened and the thousands of bodies buried.

Bennet Langton

He married Mary, née Lloyd (d. 1785), widow of John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes, in 1770 and they had four sons and five daughters.

John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino

Along with John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun and John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes he revised the additions to the covenant in February 1638.

John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes

John Leslie (c. 1630 – 27 July 1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes.

Joseph Slater, Baron Slater

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1950 general election, following the retirement of John Leslie.

Matthew Wright

In 2002, Wright named John Leslie live on air as the television presenter being linked to the alleged rape of Ulrika Jonsson.


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