William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (died c. 1528) was a Scottish nobleman and founder of the noble lines of the

Ruthven family Ruthven may refer to: Places Scotland * Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, a village * Ruthven, Angus, a village ** Ruthven Castle, Angus * Ruthven, Badenoch, Highland ** Ruthven Barracks, Highland * Ruthven Castle (disambiguation) * Loch Ruthven, nature ...

. William Ruthven of Ruthven was created Lord Ruthven by summons at the

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in February 1488.

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made him a

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to gain his support against his rebels, who intended to make his son James, Duke of Rothesay King. The King left Edinburgh in March 1488, and joined Ruthven at Perth, and they travelled to Aberdeen. The first battle with the Prince's army was near

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. The King was forced to negotiate with his rebels, and handed over Ruthven as a hostage. Ruthven may have been chosen as a hostage because he was the rival of a rebel,

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, for the office of

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. He remained a prisoner until the end of the conflict after the death of James III at the

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, and was made to pay a ransom of £1000. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor of Scotland in August 1513, and after 1515 became one of the guardians of the boy King

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. He was rumoured to have died sometime after July 1528.

Marriage and Issue

Lord Ruthven married first Isabel Livingston; and had one son: *William Ruthven, Master of Ruthven (k. 1513

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) He married secondly Christian Forbes, daughter of

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and had four children:Sir James Balfour Paul
''

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'' vol iv, pp257-259 *John Ruthven (died c. 1548) *William Ruthven of Ballindean *Margaret Ruthven, married first Alexander Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan; second John Erskine yr of

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; third James Stewart of Ryland; fourth William Wood of Bonnyton *Elizabeth Ruthven, married first

William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll ( – 28 July 1522) was a Scottish peer and statesman. Biography William Hay was the son of the William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll and Christian Lyon. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II ...

; second

Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross of Halkhead (died February 1555/6), was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the son and heir of John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross and Christian, the daughter of Sir Archibald Edmonstone. The Rosses of Halkhead, or Hawkhead, ...

References

15th-century births 1520s deaths Year of birth missing Year of death uncertain 15th-century Scottish people 16th-century Scottish people Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) Peers created by James III

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