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James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane

b. circa 1508, d. 1577

Birth

James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane, was born circa 1508.1,2

Parents

FatherSir Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane (b. before 1474, d. 1518)
MotherLady Ellis FitzGerald (b. circa 1474, d. circa 1513)

Family life

James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane, and Alice Fitzgerald were married circa 1538.3 He and Ellis Plunkett were married circa 1555.3

Partner with Alice Fitzgerald (b. circa 1510)

Partner with Ellis Plunkett (b. circa 1520)

Working life

  • In 1576 James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane, was occupied as Lord Justice of Ireland.4

Property

James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane, possessed inherited the barony of Slane from his late father in 1518.3 He possessed settled certain property on his sister Catherine in 1541.5

Death

James ("Black James") Fleming, 9th Baron Slane, died in 1577 at age ~69. He died without issue, despite two marriages.3

Citations

  1. [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane
  2. [S10] Richard Bligh, The Slane Peerage Case, p 53
  3. [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p62
  4. [S8] F Lawrence Fleming, A Genealogical History of the Barons Slane, p60
  5. [S10] Richard Bligh, The Slane Peerage Case, p 91
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Last Edited30 January 2019