Margaret Kennedy, Marchioness of Ailsa (1772 – 5 January 1848) was a Scottish noblewoman. She was born in 1772 to John Erskine and Mary Baird. On 1 June 1793, she married Archibald Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, who the following year succeeded as 12th Earl of Cassilis. Margaret inherited the

House of Dun The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximately half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. The Dun Estate was hom ...

, a Georgian house, in 1824, and achieved the rank of Marchioness when her husband was created

Marquess of Ailsa Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. The title Earl of Cassilis (pronounced "Cassels") ...

in 1831. She died on 5 January 1848.

Children

* Lady Alicia Jane Kennedy (b. 2 Jul 1805 - d. 1887), married

Jonathan Peel Jonathan Peel, PC (12 October 1799 – 13 February 1879) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner. Background and education Peel was the fifth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Ellen (née Yates ...

Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis Archibald Kennedy IV, Earl of Cassilis, (4 June 1794 – 12 August 1832) was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa. He was styled Lord Kennedy until 1831, and Earl of Cassilis thereafter until his death. He studied at the Un ...

(1794–1832), who predeceased his parents; by his wife Eleanor Allardyce, he was the father of

Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT (25 August 1816 – 20 March 1870) was a Scottish peer and soldier. Life Born at Dunottar, he was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, himself the oldest son of Archibald Kenned ...

. * Lady Anne Kennedy (1797–1877), married Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet * Lady Margaret Kennedy (1800–1889), married Thomas Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre * Lady Mary Kennedy (1800–1886), married Richard Oswald * the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine (1802–1831), who also predeceased his parents. He assumed the additional surname Erskine on being named heir to the House of Dun. He married

Augusta FitzClarence Lady Augusta Gordon (''née'' FitzClarence; 17 November 1803 – 8 December 1865) was a British noblewoman. Born the fourth illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom (then Duke of Clarence and St Andrews) by his long-time mistres ...

, illegitimate daughter of

King William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...

Painting

''Margaret Erskine of Dun'' is the title given to the painting by William Owen which can be found on the first floor of

Culzean Castle Culzean Castle ( , see yogh; sco, Cullain) is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is ...

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