Malcolm Fleming was the son of Sir David Fleming and Isabel, heiress of Monycabon. He married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, 3rd daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, by her had issue:
• Malcolm
• Robert, his heir
• Margaret m. to Patrick, Master of Gray.
King Robert III knighted Malcolm and granted Sir Malcolm Fleming and his heirs the charter to Cumbernauld Castle on 2 April 1406, just two days before the king's death. In 1427 Malcolm and his heir Robert were used as hostages to ransom James I back from the English. He also seems to have been arrested by James and imprisoned briefly in Dalkeith Castle.
In 1440, Malcolm Fleming attended the Black Dinner along with his friends Earl William Douglas and David Douglas at Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after the dinner, a Black Bull's head (symbolizing Fate) was brought in. A trial was conducted on trumped-up charges, and the brothers were beheaded in front of the 10-year-old King James II. Malcolm shared their fate three days later. Malcolm was succeeded by his son Robert.
• Malcolm
• Robert, his heir
• Margaret m. to Patrick, Master of Gray.
King Robert III knighted Malcolm and granted Sir Malcolm Fleming and his heirs the charter to Cumbernauld Castle on 2 April 1406, just two days before the king's death. In 1427 Malcolm and his heir Robert were used as hostages to ransom James I back from the English. He also seems to have been arrested by James and imprisoned briefly in Dalkeith Castle.
In 1440, Malcolm Fleming attended the Black Dinner along with his friends Earl William Douglas and David Douglas at Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after the dinner, a Black Bull's head (symbolizing Fate) was brought in. A trial was conducted on trumped-up charges, and the brothers were beheaded in front of the 10-year-old King James II. Malcolm shared their fate three days later. Malcolm was succeeded by his son Robert.
Malcolm Fleming was the son of Sir David Fleming and Isabel, heiress of Monycabon. He married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, 3rd daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, by her had issue:
• Malcolm
• Robert, his heir
• Margaret m. to Patrick, Master of Gray.
King Robert III knighted Malcolm and granted Sir Malcolm Fleming and his heirs the charter to Cumbernauld Castle on 2 April 1406, just two days before the king's death. In 1427 Malcolm and his heir Robert were used as hostages to ransom James I back from the English. He also seems to have been arrested by James and imprisoned briefly in Dalkeith Castle.
In 1440, Malcolm Fleming attended the Black Dinner along with his friends Earl William Douglas and David Douglas at Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after the dinner, a Black Bull's head (symbolizing Fate) was brought in. A trial was conducted on trumped-up charges, and the brothers were beheaded in front of the 10-year-old King James II. Malcolm shared their fate three days later. Malcolm was succeeded by his son Robert.
• Malcolm
• Robert, his heir
• Margaret m. to Patrick, Master of Gray.
King Robert III knighted Malcolm and granted Sir Malcolm Fleming and his heirs the charter to Cumbernauld Castle on 2 April 1406, just two days before the king's death. In 1427 Malcolm and his heir Robert were used as hostages to ransom James I back from the English. He also seems to have been arrested by James and imprisoned briefly in Dalkeith Castle.
In 1440, Malcolm Fleming attended the Black Dinner along with his friends Earl William Douglas and David Douglas at Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after the dinner, a Black Bull's head (symbolizing Fate) was brought in. A trial was conducted on trumped-up charges, and the brothers were beheaded in front of the 10-year-old King James II. Malcolm shared their fate three days later. Malcolm was succeeded by his son Robert.
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