Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy ( – 27 March 1489) was a

Lord of Parliament A Lord of Parliament () was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre- Union Parliament of Scotland. Since that Union in 1707, it has been the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ran ...

in late medieval

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. He was second son of James Kennedy of Dunure and Princess Mary, daughter of

Robert III of Scotland Robert III ( – 4 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368–1390 ...

. He served as one of six

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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 Roxburg ...

, after the 1460 death of James II.

Personal life

Gilbert married Katherine Maxwell, daughter of Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell: * John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, father of David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis; * Katherine Kennedy, mother of

Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton (c. 1460 – June 1545) was a Scottish peer. Life He was born about 1460 as the eldest son of Alexander Montgomerie, 2nd Lord Montgomerie, by his wife Catherine, daughter of Gilbert, lord Kennedy. H ...

. 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) Privy Council of Scotland, 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 Du ...

. 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

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, bestowed upon him in 1466. By that time, he was already Regent of Scotland, having secured the position on the death of James II.

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(Gilbert is near the top of the page) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord 1405 births 1489 deaths Nobility from South Ayrshire 15th-century Scottish peers 15th-century regents Regents of Scotland Gilbert Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) Peers created by James II of Scotland

Personal life

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