Alexander Burnett, 12th of Leys

- 1619

• Name	Alexander Burnett
  	Ancestor also of William, Duke of Cambridge, via his mother.
  Suffix	12th of Leys
  Gender	Male
  Property:	Completed the building of Crathes Castle and commissioned the painted ceilings and some oak furniture which survives in the castle
  Died	1619
  Person ID	I935	Grant
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family	Katherine Gordon, of Lesmoir
  Children	1. Sir Thomas Burnett, 13th of Leys, 1st Baronet,   b. c 1591,   d. 1653  (Age ~ 62 years)  [Birth] + 2. Robert Burnett, Lord Crimond,   b. 1592,   d. 1661  (Age 69 years)  [Birth] + 3. Barbara Burnett, of Leys  [Birth]
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		The oak bed of Alexander Burnett and his wife Katherine Gordon carved for them in 1597. The headboard shows their initials and coats of arms and it would be nice to think that the figures near the top of the front posts are them!
  		Alexander Burnett's oak armchair - perhaps before 1597. Preserved at Crathes Castle.
  		Crathes Castle - completed in 1596 by Alexander Burnett 12th of Leys