1 5 4 8 , ▁Er sk ine ▁travel led ▁to ▁main land ▁Europe ▁to ▁rescue ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁from ▁capt ivity . ▁ ▁Royal ▁wed ding ▁pl anner ▁James ▁V ▁was ▁dest ined ▁for ▁a ▁French ▁marriage ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Rou en ▁of ▁ 1 5 1 7 , ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁A uld ▁Alliance . ▁Er sk ine ▁travel led ▁to ▁France , ▁Rome , ▁and ▁England ▁regarding ▁James ’ s ▁marriage , ▁notion ally ▁to ▁Made le ine ▁of ▁Val ois ▁daughter ▁of ▁Francis ▁I ▁of ▁France ▁Er sk ine ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁diplom at ▁to ▁contract ▁this ▁marriage ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 5 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁in ▁this ▁commission ▁with ▁John ▁Stewart , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁However , ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁James ▁V ' s ▁advis ors ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Alb any ▁hoped ▁to ▁gain ▁political ▁advantage ▁by ▁contract ing ▁the ▁King ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Catherine ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁the ▁young ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁U rb ino . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁meet ▁Alb any ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 5 3 1 ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁U rb ino ▁marriage ▁with ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VI , ▁Er sk ine ▁was ▁ship w reck ed ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁coast . ▁When ▁Er sk ine ▁arrived ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 1 ▁he ▁d ined ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁amb assador ▁Mai , ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁fellow