Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. The title Earl of Cassilis (pronounced "Cassels") had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been created in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

in 1457. The 1st Marquess had been created Baron Ailsa in the

on 12 November 1806. The name of the title was taken from the Island of

Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig (; sco, Ailsae Craig; gd, Creag Ealasaid) is an island of in the outer Firth of Clyde, west of mainland Scotland, upon which microgranite has long been quarried to make curling stones. The now-uninhabited island comprises the r ...

in the

Firth of Clyde The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic ...

. James Kennedy,

Archbishop of St Andrews The Bishop of St. Andrews ( gd, Easbaig Chill Rìmhinn, sco, Beeshop o Saunt Andras) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of St Andrews in the Catholic Church and then, from 14 August 1472, as Archbishop of St Andrews ( gd, Àrd-easbaig ...

, was the younger brother of the first Lord Kennedy. The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary

Clan Chief The Scottish Gaelic word means children. In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named. The clan chief (''ceannard c ...

Clan Kennedy Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Publishe ...

. The family's seats were Cassillis House and

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 ...

, near

Maybole Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is bypass ...

, Ayrshire.

Lords Kennedy (1457)

Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy (22 February 1405 – 27 March 1489) was a Scottish lord, a son of Sir James Kennedy, Younger of Dunure, and Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III, King of the Scots. He served as one of six Reg ...

(–) *

John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy John Kennedy, PC, 2nd Lord Kennedy (12 October 1454 – 29 December 1508) was a Scottish lord, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy and Catherine Maxwell. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Kennedy in 1489 after the death of his ...

(died 1508) * David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy (died 1513) (created Earl of Cassilis in 1509)

Earls of Cassilis (1509)

David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis 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 of King ...

(1463–1513) * Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis (died 1527) *

Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis ( ) (12 May 1515 – 15 November 1558) was Scottish landowner, soldier, politician, and judge. He served as Treasurer of Scotland. Biography The son of Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis, he succeeded ...

(1515–1558) *

Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis, PC (c. 1541–14 December 1576) was a Scottish peer, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy. He succeeded to the titles of 6th Lord Kennedy and 4th Earl of Cassillis on 28 N ...

(c. 1541–1576) *

John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis (1575 – 14 November 1615) was a Scottish peer, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis and Margaret Lyon. He succeeded to the titles of 7th Lord Kennedy and 5th Earl of Cassillis on 14 December 1576 ...

(c. 1573–1615) *

John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis, PC (died April 1668) was a Scottish peer, the grandson of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis, and nephew of John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis. He succeeded to the titles of 8th Lord Kennedy and 6th Earl ...

(died 1668) *

John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis, PC (November 1653 – 23 July 1701) was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis. He succeeded to the titles of 9th Lord Kennedy and 7th Earl of Cassillis on 22 September 1668. He was one ...

(1653–1701) *

John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis (April 1700 – 7 August 1759) was a Scottish peer. He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassilis on 23 July 1701. He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle between 1737 and 1 ...

(1700–1759) ''"From 1759 to 1762 the titles and estates were in dispute between the heir male and the heir general. The latter, William ouglas Earl of Ruglen and March later Duke of Queensberry, was son and heir of William ouglas Earl of March, by his wife Anne amilton suo jure Countess of Ruglen, 1st dau. and heir of line of John amilton Earl of Selkirk and Ruglen, by his first wife Lady Anne Kennedy, the only daughter that had issue of John ennedy 7th Earl of Cassillis. He claimed the estates under an entail of 5 September 1698, which he contended could not be set aside by the entail of 1759. The entail of 1759 was however upheld, though by a narrow majority, in the Court of Session, and confirmed, on appeal, by the House of Lords. He then, under the designation of "William, Earl of Cassillis, Ruglen and March" claimed "the titles and honours of Earl of Cassillis and Lord Kennedy," on the ground of certain charters of 24 April 1641 and 29 September 1642. Sir Thomas Kennedy, Bart., claimed the said titles as heir male, and the two petitions having been laid before the House of Lords, it was adjudged, 27 January 1762, that the latter had a right "to the honour and dignity of Earl of Cassillis as heir male of the body of David, the 1st Earl of Cassillis, and

o that O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plu ...

of Lord Kennedy as heir male of the body of Gilbert, the 1st Lord Kennedy.""'' *

Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(died 1775), previously the 4th Baronet of Culzean *

David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis David Kennedy, 10th Earl of CassilisMurphy, Alan. Footprint: Scotland, 3rd Ed. Bath, UK: Footprint, 2004. 230. (bef. 1734 – 18 December 1792), was a Scottish peer, the third son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet by Jean Douglas. He succeeded ...

(died 1792) * Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (died 1794) * Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (1770–1846) (created Baron Ailsa in 1806 and Marquess of Ailsa in 1831)

Marquesses of Ailsa (1831)

Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS (February 1770 – 8 September 1846), styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as the Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer. Early life Kennedy was the eldest so ...

(1770–1846) *

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 ...

(1816–1870) *

Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1 September 1847 – 9 April 1938) was a Scottish peer. Early life Archibald was born on 1 September 1847, the eldest of three sons born to Julia ( née Jephson), Marchioness of Ailsa, and Archibald Kenn ...

(1847–1938) *

Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa, DL, JP, FSRGS (22 May 1872 – 27 February 1943), styled Earl of Cassilis until 1938, was a Scottish peer, barrister and soldier. Life Styled Earl of Cassilis from birth, he was born at Berkeley Sq ...

(1872–1943) *

Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa (10 April 1875 – 1 June 1956) was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa. He was known as Lord Charles Kennedy until 1943, when he inherited the marquessate. Biography Lo ...

(1875–1956) *

Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa (28 October 1882 – 31 May 1957) was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa. He was known as Lord Angus Kennedy until 1956. He was educated at Eton College. He gained the rank of ...

(1882–1957) * Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa (1925–1994) * Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa (1956–2015) * David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (born 1958) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's son Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (born 1995). Individuals from (1) to (4) are in remainder to the marquessate of Ailsa and the earldom of Cassilis, while individuals (5) and (6) are only in remainder to the earldom. * ''Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (1720–1794)'' ** ''Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa (1770–1846)'' ***''

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)'' **** ''Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa (1816–1870)'' ***** ''Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1847–1938)'' ****** ''Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa (1882–1957)'' ******* ''Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa (1925–1994)'' ******** David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (b. 1958) *********(1). Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (b. 1995) ****''Lord Gilbert Kennedy (1822–1901)'' *****''John Gilbert Kennedy (1854–1923)'' ******''Nigel Augustus Kennedy (1886–1957)'' *******(2). Ian Michael Godfrey Kennedy (b. 1921) ********(3). Angus Michael David Kennedy (b. 1962) *********(4). Louis Michael James Kennedy (b. 1998) **''Hon. Robert Kennedy (1773–1843)'' ***''John Kennedy (d. 1845)'' ****''Edward Briggs Kennedy (1842–1914)'' *****''

Edward Coverley Kennedy Edward Coverley Kennedy (31 August 1879 – 23 November 1939) was a Royal Navy officer who is remembered as the captain of the armed merchant cruiser who engaged the German battleships '' Scharnhorst'' and '' Gneisenau''.Stephen Roskill : ''The ...

(1879–1939)'' ******''

Ludovic Kennedy Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (3 November 191918 October 2009) was a Scottish journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author best known for re-examining cases such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans an ...

'' (1919–2009) *******(5). Alastair Charles Coverley Kennedy (b. 1963) ********(6). Sean Tinnaphop Kennedy (b. 1998)

References

Sources

* * * * * The Rulers of Strathspey, a history of the lairds of Grant and the Earls of Seafield, 1911, by the Earl of Cassilis {{DEFAULTSORT:Ailsa Marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1831

Marquess A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...