William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (after 1530 – c. 1578) was a Scottish nobleman.

Finlaystone House Finlaystone House is a mansion and estate in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire. It lies near the southern bank of the Firth of Clyde, beside the village of Langbank, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Finla ...

and estate in

Inverclyde Inverclyde (, , , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire, which ...

was the seat of the

Earl of Glencairn Earl of Glencairn was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. King James III of Scotland, James III created the title in 1488 by royal charter for Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn, Alexander Cunningham, 1st Lord Kilmaurs. He held the e ...

and chief of clan Cunningham from 1405 to 1796.

Biography

He was the son of

Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn (Born around 1515 and died 23 November 1574) was a Scottish nobleman and Protestant reformer, prominent in the Scottish Reformation. Biography Alexander Cunningham was the son of William Cunningham, ...

and Janet Hamilton, daughter of

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and 2nd Lord Hamilton (c. 14751529) was a Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish nobleman, naval commander and first cousin of James IV of Scotland. He also served as the 9th List of Lord High Admirals of Scotland, Lord ...

. On 20 August 1547 he married Janet Gordon of Lochinvar (died 18 November 1596), sister of

John Gordon of Lochinvar Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Kenmure (died 1604), was a Scottish courtier, landowner, and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of Sir James Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton. On 20 August 1547 his sister Janet Gordon (die ...

. She was the daughter of Sir James Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton. They had the following children: *

James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn (1552–1630) was a Scottish peer and member of the Privy Council of Scotland. Finlaystone House and estate in Inverclyde was the seat of the Earl of Glencairn and chief of clan Cunningham from 1405 to 1 ...

* John Cunningham, Laird of Ross * Lady Jean Cunningham who married George Haldane of Gleneagles (died 18 October 1574). After his death she married Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn. * Lady Katherine Cunningham (died 1596) who married in 1588 to Robert Fergusson, 9th Laird of Craigdarroch (died about 1611). * Lady Margaret Cunningham who married

Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean (1558 – 5 August 1598) or Big Lachlan Maclean, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598. Mór or Mor translates as ''big'' in English, or ''magnus'' in Latin, when added to a name ...

of Duart (died 5 August 1598) * Lady Elizabeth Cunningham who married (1) in 1579 to James Crawford of Auchinames. After his death she married Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Laird of Craigends. Elizabeth died before 7 September 1614. * Lady Susannah Cunningham who married John Napier of Kilmahew William died between 1576 and 24 February 1579/80.

References

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