Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton was a Scottish noblewoman, being the daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes. She was the wife of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, who as Laird of Lochleven
Engraving of Lochleven Castle, home of Lady Agnes Leslie and her husband William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton
Portrait of Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll, daughter of Lady Agnes Leslie. Painted in 1599, and sometimes attributed to Adrian Vanson.
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Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during
Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton
…Scottish noblewoman, being the daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes. She was the wife of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, who as Laird of Lochleven Castle was the custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity from June 1567 until her escape on 2 May 1568. Agnes was Queen Mary's chief female…
Keep and west wall of the castle
Mary, Queen of Scots, Escaping from Lochleven Castle (1805) by William Craig Shirreff.
Looking across fields of oilseed rape to Loch Leven Castle