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  Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Baron Campbell of Lorn (c.
He was created Earl of Argyll in 1457; he had supported King James II against the "Black Douglases", led by the 8th Earl of Douglas, and was given the peerage by King James III.
His oldest son was Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll, his middle son was Thomas Campbell, and his youngest son was Sir Colin Campbell of Glen Orchy (who was the ancestor of the Earls of Breadalbane).
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 Campbell
Colin was, immediately after his accession to the earldom, appointed by the council to assemble an army and proceed against Lauchlan Maclean of Dowart, and other Highland chieftains, who had broken out into insurrection, and proclaimed Sir Donald of Lochalsh Lord of the Isles.
General John Campbell of Mamore, 4th Duke, son of the Hon John Campbell of Mamore, second son of Archibald, the ninth Earl of Argyll (who was beheaded in 1685), by Elizabeth, daughter of John, eighth Lord Elphinstone.
The Duke of Argyll is hereditary master of the queen's household in Scotland, keeper of the castles of Dunoon, Dunstaffnage, and Carrick, and heritable sheriff of Argyleshire.
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 Duke of Argyll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sir Colin of Lochow was knighted in 1280 and his descendant Sir Duncan was a peer by James II of Scotland in 1445 becoming Duncan Campbell of Lochow Lord Argyll Knight 1st Lord Campbell.
Colin Campbell 1433 - 1493) succeeded his grandfather as the 2nd Campbell in 1453 and was created Earl of Argyll 1457.
Archibald Campbell 1st Duke of Argyll (1658 - 1704)
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 Duke of Argyll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sir Colin of Lochow, was knighted in 1280 and his descendant Sir Duncan was created a peer by James II of Scotland in 1445 becoming Duncan Campbell of Lochow, Lord of Argyll, Knight, 1st Lord Campbell.
The 8th Earl of Argyll was created a marquess in 1641, when Charles I visited Scotland and attempting to quell rising the political crisis.
On the June 21, 1701 the 9th Earl's son was created Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne, Earl of Campbell and Cowal, Viscount of Lochow and Glenyla, Baron Inverary, Mull, Morvern, and Tiree for his services to William of Orange.
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 Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gillespie Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died September 9, 1513) was a Scottish nobleman and politician.
He was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, and eventually rose to the position of Lord High Chancellor of Scotland.
His wife (who was the daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox) bore him nine children.
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 Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Castle Campbell
The castle was originally a property of the Stewarts, but passed by marrriage to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, and Chancellor of Scotland.
Shortly thereafter, the 9th Earlof Argyll was condemned for treason.
Campbell Castle was sold in the early 19th century to the Taits, who then sold it in 1859 to the Orr Family.
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 Campbell
The support which their chief Sir Colin Campbell of Loch Awe and his two sons gave to Robert Bruce was rewarded by a marriage with King Robert's sister, and the Campbells began their rise to supremacy in the Highlands by assisting in the downfall of Bruce's opponents.
The power of the 8th Earl was frequently invoked by the Synod of Argyll against the Highland Catholics, and when the Covenanters had made themselves the most powerful force in any of Charles I's three rebellious kingdoms, they even tried to impose their creed upon the English.
Archibald, 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682-1761) played so large a part in public affairs, particularly during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, that he was known as the "King of Scotland".
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 Castle Campbell & Mary, Queen of Scots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Once a property of the Bishop of Dunkeld and held by the Stewarts of Innermeath, the castle passed through inheritance in 1481 to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Chancellor of Scotland, after which its name was changed to Castle Campbell by Act of Parliament in 1489.
Castle Campbell was the lowland seat of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll, a prominent of Mary, Queen of Scots' Privy Council.
Mary's supporters were her father-in-law, the Earl of Lennox, the earls of Atholl, Caithness, Erroll, Montrose, Cassilis and Home, Lords Fleming, Lindsay and Ruthven, her half-brother, Lord Robert Stewart, the Earl of Morton and Lord George Gordon.
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 Duke of Argyll - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
His son, the 2nd Duke, was created Baron of Chatham and Earl of Greenwich in 1705 as a reward for his support for the Act of Union and further elevated to the Duke of Greenwich in 1719.
Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl of Argyll, Marquess of Argyll (c.
John Campbell, Duke of Greenwich, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Greenwich (1680-1743)
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 Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Gillespie Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died September 9, 1513) was a Scottish (Scottish: The dialect of English used in Scotland) nobleman (nobleman: A titled peer of the realm) and politician (politician: A person active in party politics).
He was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll: more facts about this subject), and eventually rose to the position of Lord High Chancellor of Scotland.
Colin Campbell (Colin Campbell: colin campbell, 3rd earl of argyll (c....
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 Castle Campbell Clackmannanshire
Colin Campbell, the 1st Earl of Argyll inherited the 'Lands of Dollar and Glume' in 1481 and he was probably responsible for replacing the original buildings with the substantial grey tower which forms the heart of the castle seen today.
At the time of the National Covenant in the 1640s, Archibald, 8th Earl and 1st Marquess of Argyll was a staunch supporter of the Parliamentary cause.
The Argylls lived at the castle until the early 19th century when it was sold by George, 6th Duke of Argyll.
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 Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He married Lady Jane Gordon, the eldest daughter of the 3rd Earl of Huntly (3rd Earl of Huntly: the title marquess of huntly was created in the peerage of scotland in 1599, making it...
Campbell led an army against the insurrection of various Highland (Highland: Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land) chieftains; a few years later, he joined the court of King James V (King James V: more facts about this subject).
Earl of Argyll (Earl of Argyll: the title duke of argyll was created in the peerage of scotland in 1701 and in...
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 A SCOTTISH PILGRAMAGE
Kilchurn was a castle of the Campbells of Glenorchy, the ancestors of the Earls of Breadalbane, and was at first the principal seat of the family.
The chief kindred branches of the Cineal Loaimn were the Clann Duibhne, or Campbells, the MacGillivrays and Maclnneses, the Cineal Baodan, or MacLeans, the MacNaughtens, the MacNabs, the Clan Chattan, and the Carnerons, MacGillonies, MacMartins and MacSorleys.
The Campbells of Glenorchy, later Earls of Breadalbane (1681), descend from the grandson of Sir Gillespie, while those who inherited Cawdor (in Moray) descend from the third son of the second Earl of Argyle.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10926
She married Sir Colin Campbell, 1st of Glenorchy, son of Sir Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell and Margaret Stewart, circa 1448.
She married Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, son of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville, before 9 April 1465.
     Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll was born between 1435 and 1440.
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of
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 Family History of Margaret Macculloch and David Hall covering dates c1150-2004 - Person Page 202
She married Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl of Argyll, son of Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Stewart, circa 1490.
     Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll was born circa 1435.
She was the daughter of Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Stewart.
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 Clan Campbell Society (NA) - Innis Chonnel Castle
It was probably built by a founding member of the Campbell family on Loch Awe, of whose origins little is known prior to the appearance of Sir Colin (Mor) Campbell at the end of the 13th century.
"Following the defeat of the MacDougalls, the Lordship of Loch Awe reverted to the Campbells, being confirmed in free barony to Sir Colin Campbell, son of Sir Neil Campbell, by Robert I (the Bruce) in 1315.
Sir Duncan Campbell who was Sir Cailein Mor's great-great-great-grandson and the 1st Earl's grandfather, was no doubt responsible for the extensive reconstruction and additions to the castle.
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 Overview of Colin Campbell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Campbell was a supporter of King James II (1430 - 60) against the 'Black Douglases', led by William, the 8th Earl of Douglas (c.1425 - 1452).
He was created Earl of Argyll in 1457, a line which became the Dukes of Argyll in 1701.
His youngest son, Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, gave rise to the Earls of Breadalbane.
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 Inveraray Castle
In 1644 the Duke of Argyll was driven from the castle by the Marquis of Montrose.
Another legend is said to be of a ghost that warns of the death of a Campbell Chieftain.
The original castle was built in the 15th century by Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll.
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 Colin Campbell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1488 to 1493, see Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
For the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1579 to 1584, see Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll
The Scottish neo-Palladian architect is generally spelled Colen Campbell.
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 Magruder descent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Colin Campbell († 1493), 1st Earl of Argyll ∞ Isabel, daughter of John Stewart, Lord Lorn
Archibald Campbell († at the Battle of Flodden, 1513), 2d Earl of Argyll ∞ Elizabeth, dau.
Margaret Campbell ∞ Alexander Magruder of Dunblane, Perthshire (1569-)
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 Duke of Argyll - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland.
The Duke of Argyll is also the chief of the Scottish clan of Campbell and in this capacity is known as "MacCailean Mor", which is Gaelic, for "Son of Colin the Great" referring to Cailein Mor of Lochawe (Colin of Lochow) who was killed in fighting with the Lord of Lorne in 1294.
George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823–1900) (became Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the UK in 1892)
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 WebEdition 36/3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Through maternal line, descendant of Archibald Campbell 1629-1685, 9th Earl of Argyll, who is related to King James V of Scotland, King Henry VII of England, and others.
Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll and 1st Duke of Argyll, 1651-1703, m.
King James V of Scotland is an ancestor of Mary Stuart (1628-1668) who married Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1629-1685).
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 Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll - TheBestLinks.com - Scotland, September 9, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll - TheBestLinks.com - Scotland, September 9, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 1513,...
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll, Scotland, September 9...
He was also the governor of Tarbert Castle, and his "clan" was rivaled only by the Gordons.
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 MacDonald
" - ruler of Argyle - Thane of Argyll.
of Menstrie, Earls of Stirling, probably he was also that Alexander de Ergadia, who became bound to receive Margaret of Norway as their sovereign, in the event of the demise of King Alexander III.
And further, the Earl of Strathern, Steward of Scotland, became surety for him, and appended his seal to the instrument, along with the seal of the said John, Lord of the Isles.
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 Family Tree - Campbell Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll (d 10.05.1493) - Isobel Stewart daughter of John Stewart, Sir.
Sir Archibald Campbell of Lochow (d by 1394) - Mary Lamont (dau of Sir John Lamont of that ilk)
Sir Colin Campbell of Lochow (d by 05.1343) - Helena Mor (dau of Sir John Mor of Lennox)
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 Celtic Studio-Clan Campbell (Argyll)
But Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, moved his headquarters to Inveraray which he founded in 1474.
The 8th Earl (1598-1661) was created 1st Marquess of Argyll and raised his name and clan to its highest pinnacle of power as leader of the Covenanters who defended Calvinism.
Archibald, 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682-1761), known as the King of Scotland, built the new castle at Inveraray.
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 Tom's Place
Earl Duncan was a native Scot and not a Norman so there might be something in the fact that Thomas Colville might have been called "le Scot" to distinguish him from his conntemporary Philip de Colville who may well have been of Norman ancestry.
A commission was granted by Henry III in 1225 for receiving Neil, Earl of Carrick, and other Scotsmen into his protection, and he was one of the Regents of Scotland, and Guardians of Alexander III and his Queen, appointed in the English interest at a convention at Roxburgh 20.9.1255.
The Earl and Countess were taken back to Normandy 8.Aug., but the treaty of oeace between the King and his sons, 30.10.1174, stipulated for their release.
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 Eleanor Magruder to Robert the Bruce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Earl of Argyle and Lennox commanded the right flank of the King's army and were ambushed by Sir Edward Stanley on the slope of Branxton Hill.
Archibald, second Earl of Argyle, had a grant of the lands of Auchintwerely and others, co. Dumbarton, 3 July 1489, which were erected into a barony of that name.
He succeeded his father 1493, and obtained a charter, 30 June 1494, confirming the purchase from Elisabeth Menteith, Lady of Rusky, with the consent of Archibald Napeir of Merchiston her son, of half of the lands of Inchirnawrishy and otheres, co. Argyle.
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