David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy and 1st Earl of Cassilis (After 1463 – 9 September 1513) was a
Scottish peer, the son of
John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy. He was born about 1463, in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a
Privy Councillor
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mo ...
of King
James IV
James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauch ...
and was created
Earl of Cassilis
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
by him in 1502. Killed at the Battle of Flodden, on 9 September 1513.
Family
David Kennedy married Agnes Borthwick, daughter of
William Borthwick, 3rd Lord Borthwick
Sir William Borthwick, 3rd Lord Borthwick (died 20 May 1503) was a Scottish nobleman, ambassador, and Master of the King's Household in 1485.
The son of William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick (died c. 1483), the 3rd Lord Borthwick was knighted b ...
. Their son,
Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Cassilis (29 Sep 1494 – 27 Aug 1527) married Isabella Campbell daughter of
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll
Gillespie Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll ( – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman and politician who was killed at the Battle of Flodden.
Biography
Archibald was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Ste ...
. Their daughter Katherine married
William Hamilton of
Sorn and
Sanquhar.
After Agnes died David married Margaret Boyd, widow of Alexander Forbes and daughter of Sir
Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran and
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, daughter of
King James II of Scotland, but they had no children.
[Douglas Richardson: Magna Carta Ancestry: A study of colonial and medieval families: Vol I, 2011 p. 585] Margaret Boyd is sometimes confused with Marion Boyd, daughter of
Thomas Boyd, 6th Earl of Arran who was born 69 years after David died.
References
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1513 deaths
Deaths at the Battle of Flodden
Earls of Cassilis
Year of birth uncertain
15th-century Scottish people
16th-century Scottish people
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
1463 births