Colin Campbell, 6th
Earl of Argyll
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(c. 1542– October 1584) was a
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and
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. He was appointed to the
Lord Chancellorship of Scotland.
Biography
He was the eldest son of
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and his second wife Margaret Graham. He was a younger half-brother of
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. His maternal grandparents were
William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret Moubray.
Argyll made a progress in
Lorne,
Argyll
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, and
Cowal
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in July 1574 holding courts and executing those convicted of "slaughter, murder, theft, or
common sorcery." Around 160 people were executed by hanging. Some "women and men suspected of witchcraft and sorcery were apprehended" and kept in prison or released on caution, until further trial. Argyll also ensured churches had ministers or readers teaching the Bible in
Scottish Gaelic
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as translated by the late
John Carswell,
Bishop of the Isles
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. He sought the resolution of feuds between
Aonghus MacDonald of
Kintyre
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and
Lachlan Mor Maclean, and
MacConnell Gorm,
Lord of the Isles
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, and the
Laird of Glengarry.
In May 1583,
James VI
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granted Colin Argyll and his wife Annas or Agnes Keith the lands of
Lundie
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, Forfarshire.
Marriages and family
Colin was first married to Joan Stewart, daughter of
Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and his second wife Janet Stewart. (Her maternal grandparents were
John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl
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Biography
He was born after 1475 to John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Eleanor Sinclair. He married Lady Janet Ca ...
and Lady Janet Campbell. Janet was a daughter of
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth was a daughter of
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie. Margaret was a daughter of
Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie and Margaret Boyd.)
In January 1572, he married secondly
Agnes or Annas Keith, Countess of Moray. She was a daughter of
William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal and his wife Margaret Keith. Their first child was a stillborn son. They had three children:
*
Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll
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(c. 1575–1638).
*
Colin Campbell of Lundie (died c. 1650).
* Jane Campbell
He died in 1584 and was buried at
Kilmun Parish Church.
He had written his will at
Darnaway Castle in September 1584. His goods included 18 pieces of tapestry at
Castle Campbell and three horns set in silver.
[Alexander Macdonald, ''Letters to the Argyll Family'' (Edinburgh, 1839), pp. 61–70.]
References
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1540s births
1584 deaths
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