William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore (1660 – 5 December 1718), was a Scottish nobleman.

Early life

He was the only son born to

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and the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. His two sisters were Lady Jean Keith (the wife of Sir William Forbes, 4th Baronet of Monymusk) and Lady Margaret Keith (the wife of Maj. Gavin Hamilton of

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). His paternal grandparents were

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal (c. 1585 – 28 October 1635, castle of Dunnottar) was a Scottish lord, Earl Marischal and naval official. Life He was the eldest son of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and his wife, Margaret (d. 1598), daughter ...

, and Lady Mary Erskine (the eldest daughter of John Erskine, 19th and ''

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'' 2nd

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and, his second wife, Marie Stewart, the daughter of

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). Among his extended family were uncles

William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal (16101670 or 1671) was a Scottish nobleman and Covenanter. He was the eldest son of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal. Life During the English Civil War, the 7th Earl Marischal joined James Graham, 1st Marques ...

and

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and aunts Mary Keith (wife of John,

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), Jean Keith (wife of Alexander,

Lord Forbes of Pitsligo Lord Forbes of Pitsligo was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 24 June 1633 for Alexander Forbes. He was a descendant of Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (see the Lord Forbes). In 1746, the fourt ...

, and Isobel Keith (wife of MP Edward Turnor, son of Edward Turnor,

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). His mother was the only child, born posthumously, of

Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington (25 May 1600 – 30 August 1640) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Thomas Hamilton, Lord Binning was the eldest son of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and his second wife, Margaret Foulis of Co ...

by his second wife Lady Jean Gordon (the third daughter of

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592March 1649), styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castl ...

and Lady Anne Campbell, herself a daughter of

Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1575–1638), also called ("Archibald the Grim"), was a Scottish peer, politician, and military leader. Life Campbell was the son of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll and Agnes Keith. His nickn ...

).
James Balfour Paul, Balfour Paul, Sir J., ''Scots Peerage'' IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.

Career

Beginning in 1714, he was a

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of Scotland. Lord Kintore was a

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and a Jacobite, and took part in the 1715 rising fighting at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. The rising, which is also known as Lord Mar's Revolt, which was the attempt by

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to regain the thrones of

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and

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for the exiled

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. Due to his participation in the uprising, he was deprived of the office of Knight Marischal. After his death,

Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning (1697 – 27 December 1732), was a Scotland, Scottish nobleman, politician and poet. Life The son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, and Helen Hope, he used the courtesy title Lord Binning from birth. Lor ...

became Knight Marischal. Upon his father's death in April 1715, he succeeded as the 2nd

Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of Scotland (see Earl Marischal for earlier history of the family) and Chief of Clan ...

Personal life

Before 8 August 1687, Keith was married to the Hon. Catherine Murray, the eldest daughter of

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and Lady Jean Murray (a widow of

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and the eldest daughter of James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk). Together, they were the parents of two sons and a daughter: *

John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of Scotland (see Earl Marischal for earlier history of the family) and Chief of Clan ...

(1699–1758), who married Mary Erskine (1714–1772), the only daughter of Rachel Chiesley and

James Erskine, Lord Grange James Erskine, Lord Grange (167920 January 1754) was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician. He served as Lord Justice Clerk and a Lord of Justiciary. The son of Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar, by his spouse Lady Mary, eldest daughter of George ...

Principal Keeper of the Signet and a

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and a

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(second son of

Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar (19 October 165023 May 1689) was a Scottish nobleman. He is regarded as both the 22nd earl (in the 1st creation) and the 5th earl (in the 7th). He raised the 21st Regiment of Foot, or Royal Scots Fusiliers, in 1679, ...

and Lady Mary Maule, a daughter of

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), in 1729. *

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(1701–1761), who died unmarried. * Lady Catherine Margaret Keith, who married

David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton David Falconer, 4th Lord of Halkerton (27 May 1681 – 24 September 1751) was an English aristocrat in Scotland. He held the title from 1724 to 1751 Early life Falconer was born on 27 May 1681 in Edinburgh. He was the son of Sir David Falconer o ...

. Lord Kintore died on 5 December 1718. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

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Descendants

In 1761, on the death of his youngest son, the 4th Earl, the earldom should have passed under the terms of the 1694 regrant to his cousin George Keith, 10th and last Earl Marischal, as heir male of

, the elder brother of

; however, he had been attainted for his part in the 1715 rising and so the earldom of Kintore remained suspended until the death of the 10th Earl Marischal on 28 May 1778, when it was inherited by the heir general of the 4th Earl of Kintore, Anthony Adrian Falconer, 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton (a grandson of the 2nd Earl's daughter Lady Catherine), who became the 5th Earl of Kintore.

References

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