Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy (22 February 1405 – 27 March 1489) was a
Scottish lord
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, 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
Regents
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during the early reign of
James III of Scotland
James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh C ...
, after the 1460 death of
James II.
Personal life
Gilbert married Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell.
*
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 ...
, father of
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 ...
.
* Catherine Kennedy, mother of
Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton
Hugh may refer to:
*Hugh (given name)
Noblemen and clergy French
* Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks
* Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II
* Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...
.
He married, secondly, after 1460, Isabel Ogilvy, daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen and Isabel Glen, and widow of
Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis
Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis (140221 March 1459) P.C. was a Scottish nobleman, created Lord Glamis on 28 June 1445.
He was a son of Sir John Lyon of Glamis () and Elizabeth Graham, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kincardine and E ...
. In 1484 she sued John Kennedy for silverware which he claimed to have bought from Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy. Gilbert was then said to be deceased.
[''Acts of the Lords Auditors of Causes and Complaints'' (Edinburgh, 1839), pp. *136, *143.]
Offices and titles
Kennedy, created 1st Lord of Kennedy between 27 March 1457 and 20 March 1458, in addition held the office of Keeper of the Castle of
Lochdoun and the office of
Constable
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of
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological ...
, bestowed upon him in 1466. By that time, he was already Regent of Scotland, having secured the position on the death of James II.
Ancestry
See also
*
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") ...
References
External links
Stirnet: Kennedy01(Gilbert is near the top of the page)
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1405 births
1489 deaths
15th-century Scottish people
15th-century viceregal rulers
Regents of Scotland
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South A ...
Lords of Parliament (pre-1707)
Peers created by James II of Scotland