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  Campbell of Argyll 2
..A2 Duncan Campbell Macdhonnachie of Inverawe, progenitor of the Campbells of Inverawe
..A2 Colin Campbell of Glenurchy, Baron of Lawers, Knight, ancestor of the Campbells of Glenurchy, of Lawers, of Glenlyon, of Monzie, of Barcaldine, and of Breadalbane.
..A3 Neil Campbell of Ormidale, progenitor of the Campbells of Ormidale.
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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.
Argyll received them kindly, and assured them that though he was commanded by the king to apprehend them, he had little doubt he would be able to procure a pardon, and, in the meantime, he would send them to England under an escort, which would convey them off Scottish ground.
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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 Clan Campbell - The Breadalbane Campbells
Archibald Campbell of Monzie, the fifth son, was ancestor of the Campbells of Monzie, Lochlane and Finnab, in Perthshire.
William, the sixth son, was ancestor of the Campbells of Glenfalloch, the representatives of whom have succeeded to the Scottish titles of Earl of Breadalbane, etc. Margaret, the eldest daughter, married to John Cameron of Lochiel, was the mother of Sir Ewan Cameron.
The Campbells of Ardkinglass were an old branch of the house of Argyll, Sir Colin Campbell, son and heir of James Campbell of Ardkinglass, descended from the Campbells of Lorn, by Mary, his wife, daughter of Sir Robert Campbell of Glenurchy, was made a baronet in 1679.
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 The Scottish Clan Campbell Single Hook Tartan Fly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gillespe Campbell is the first of the Clan mentioned in history with the modern spelling.His name occurred as a witness of the charter of the lands of the burgh of Newburgh by King Alexander III in 1246.
Colin Campbell was knighted in 1280 by King Alexander III, because of his warlike actions, and a descendant Sir Duncan Campbell was created a peer of the realm by King James II in 1445.
Sir Colin Campbell, their eldest son, obtained a charter from his uncle, King Robert Bruce, of the lands of Lochow and Artornish, dated at Arbroath, 10th February 1316, In which he is recorded as 'Colinus filius Cambel, militis'.
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 The Campbells of Argyll
Argyll and Athole mustered their clansmen, and at the head of 7,000 men marched towards Stirling to rescue the King, but by the mediation of Bowes, the English ambassador, a compromise was effected between the hostile factions.
The foster-mother of the youthful heir to the chieftainship of the clan was Juliana Campbell, daughter of Hew, Lord Loudoun, and wife of Sir Colin.
The Earls of Argyll likewise held the heritable office of Bailey of the Isle of Tiree, and lands in Islay and Jura, and the office of Bailery and Stewartry of the earldom, lordship, and barony of Argyll.
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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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 Campbell Clan @ Mac BraveHeart
This Colin was the founder of the Campbells of Argyll, and his main castle, Innischonaill, was on an island in Loch awe.
Colin, the 2nd Lord Campbell, was created 1st Earl of Argyll in 1457, appointed Master of the Royal Household in the 1460s (an office that later became a hereditary one for the Campbells), and Lord Chancellor in 1483.
Colin Campbell, the 3rd Earl, became Warden of the Marches between Scotland and England, and in 1528 was made Lord Justice General of Scotland (though he did not live more than a few months to enjoy it).
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 TheScots Kingdom
In the 13th century Archibald Campbell obtained the lordship of Lochow through his marriage with the daughter of the King's treasurer, and for a long period thereafter the Campbells of Lochow formed one of the chief branches of the clan.
Sir Colin, of Lochow, the progenitor of the Campbells of Argyll, was knighted in 1280, and from him the chief of the Argyll family recieved the designation, MacCailean Mor, retained by the Dukes of Argyll till the present day.
DAIRMID O'DUINE is generally regarded as the founder of the clan Duibhne or Campbells, and in 1368 a Crown Charter acknowledges Duncan MacDuibhne as progenitor of the Campbell lords Lochow.
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 [No title]
Colin Campbell of Lochaw, although having only a flimsy claim, was not slow to grab the land and title.
Argyll, one of the most powerful men in Scotland, ignored this and allowed the MacGregors to continue plundering as they wished, as he had his own axes to grind with respect to Sir Humphrey.
The powerful Earl of Argyll viewed a military excursion into his neighbourhood by the Laird of Luss as an affront and a direct threat to his own ambitions and duly advised his tenants they were free to join up with the MacGregor cause.
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 Campbell family - Encyclopedia.com
Archibald (1651?–1703), 10th earl, regained the family estates and was created 1st duke of Argyll; he organized the massacre of the Macdonalds of Glencoe.
John Campbell (1678–1743), 2nd duke, supported union with England and was commander of the British forces in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
Campbell Soup Company and The WB's ''7th Heaven'' Team up for a November Sweeps Integration; Campbell's Labels for Education to be highlighted in three episodes.
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 Campbell Family Story: Clan Campbell History in Scotland Free Family Story History Research - AncientFaces.com
This Colin the Great was the founder of the Campbells of Argyll, with his principal seat, Innischonaill Castle, on an island in Loch Awe.
Colin Campbell, the 3rd Earl, became Warden of the Marches between Scotland and England, and in 1528 was made Lord Justice General of Scotland (though he himself did not live more than a few months to enjoy it).
Argyll was captured and executed and his seat at Inverary (though subsequently rebuilt) was razed to the ground.
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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 - Alexander Stewart and others
She was the daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly and Jean Stewart.
She married Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll, son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart, before 28 February 1506/7.
He was the son of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon.
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 Scottish Clans - Clan Campbell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sir Colin Campbell, of the Campbells of Argyll, was knighted in 1280 and from him successive chiefs derive the patronym MacCailen Mhor.
Colin’s son, Sir Neil, married Marjorie Campbell and, thereafter the Campbells played a leading part in Scottish national affairs, generally being supportive of the national government.
From Sir John Campbell, 3rd son of the 2nd Earl of Argyll, spring the Campbells of Calder or Cawdor.
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 The Clan Campbell
Branches: Campbell of Argyll, Campbell of Breadalbane, Campbell of Cawdor, Campbell of Loundoun
The surname Campbell, most probably derived from the Gaelic cam-beul (twisted mouth), is one of the oldest in the Highland, and a crown charter of 1368 acknowledges Duncan MacDuihbne as founder of the Campbells, who were established as Lords of Loch Awe.
Arguably the most famous Campbell of them all, Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1863), commander of the Highland Brigade at Balaclava, Commander-in-Chief during the Indian Mutiny, the hero of Lucknow and Cawnpore, was not strictly a Campbell at all, being born Colin MacLiver, son of a Glasgow carpenter.
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 Campbell Clan Crest, Motto and History from Scots Connection.
The surname of Campbell derives from the Gaelic 'cam-beul' which means 'crooked mouth,' and possibly relates to the physiognomy of an early chief.
In 1457, his grandson Colin was created 1st Earl of Argyll and through marriage acquired the Lordship of Lorne and one third of the Lorne estates, which included the ancient castle of Dunstaffnage.
Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde (1792-1863) was a carpenter's son who rose through the ranks of the British Army to become a Field Marshall in 1862.
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 Inveraray Castle - History of the Campbells of Argyll
Archibald, the 2nd Earl was killed at Flodden in 1513 and was the first of the family to be granted the appointment of Master of the Royal Household in Scotland, a priveledge still held by the Duke today.
The 8th Earl was thrown in the tower and subsequently executed for taking the side of Oliver Cromwell over Charles 2nd and the fortunes of the House of Argyll were down until the Glorious Revolution in 1688.
The 10th Earl was granted the Dukedom in 1701 due to the regiment he raised for the crown, known as the Earl of Argyle's Regiment of Foot.
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 26TH GENERATION
Colin supported Bruce and was rewarded many estates and his lands were wide spread, and the principle branches of the clan were the Campbells of Breadalbane and Campbells of Cawdor, the Campbells of Glenlyon were related to Rob Roy MacGregor.
Campbell (family), Scottish noble family, of the former county of Argyllshire, bearing the hereditary titles of earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll.
In 1660, upon the restoration of Charles II as king of England, Argyll was arrested on a charge of having collaborated with the Commonwealth leader Oliver Cromwell in the latter's invasion of Scotland in 1650.
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  ARGYLSHIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Campbell of Kirnan in his life of Arch., Duke of Argyll, is equally astray, when he describes the sons of Colin MacDuine as the sons of Archibald of Lochawe in 1360, by a daughter of Suaine Ruaidh, Thane of Knapdale.
Campbell, says that Iver lived under Malcolm the Fourth, that is, between 1153 and 1165, and was the grandfather of Dovenald, whose son Iver Crom must have been born at least three generations later than the man who gave his name to the Clan.
On Argylls death in 1360 Knapdale reverted to the Crown (Robert II) by whom it was given in 1370 A.D. to John, lord of the Isles, remaining in his family till its final overthrow in 1436.
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 Ancestors of
Campbell, Colin of Lochawe, 2nd Lord Lorne, 1st Earl of Argyll-[1329]
For some years the Isles remained peaceful and Colin employed this interval in extending his influence among the chiefs and in promoting the sway and importance of his clan, being assisted thereto by his brothers, Sir John Calder of Calder, so designed after his marriage with the heiress, and Archibald Campbell of Skipnish.
Colin married Janet Gordon-[2476] [MRIN: 573], daughter of Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl of Huntly-[2221] and Janet (Jean) Stewart-[641], before 28 February 1507 in Scotland
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 Clan Campbell Society (NA) - Kilchurn Castle
Colin of Glenorchy's father-in-law, John Stewart Lord of Lorne, signed a charter in 1449 `apud castrum de Glenurquhay' (at the castle of Glenorchy) so that by that date some form of castle had been built on the site, possibly in the form of the Tower House and barmkin.
The 3rd and 4th Lairds had died in the castle in 1523 and 1536, so it is clear that Kilchurn was the principal home of the Campbells of Glenorchy for about an hundred years.
The castle was briefly besieged in 1654 and was garrisoned by Sir John of Glenorchy, 1st Earl of Breadalbane, in support of the government action against the 9th Earl of Argyll's invasion of 1685.
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 thePeerage.com - Marjory Sutherland and others
She was the daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart.
She married Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll, son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Stewart.
She married John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl, son of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell, before October 1533.
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 Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg182.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
James married (2) Eleanor de Holand daughter of Edmund de Holand, 4rth Earl of Kent, Baron Wake, Woodstock and Holand and Lady Constance of York on 14 Feb 1429/1430.
James married Elizabeth Campbell daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll.
Henry married (4) Lady Anne Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Howard on 25 Jan 1532/1533 in secret, either at York Palace or at the Palace of Westminster, London, England.
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 MacArthurs of Tirevadich
Neal Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, wrote categorically that "In fact beyond all reach of written records this ancient family springs from a common remote origin like the Campbells, being the O'Duibhnes, they had been Martys to the Lords of Lochow, from whom as very old vassals they held their lands.
Five years later, in 1685, when Argyll, who had risen with Monmouth against the Catholic James VII and II, was captured and executed, the land of the MacArthurs on Lochaweside was cruelly ravaged by the "Anthollmen" (as the army of occupation was named).
In 1715 the tow great Campbell houses were divided when Breadalbane rose for James VIII (The Old Pretender) and Argyll for the reigning Queen Anne.
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 Clann Arthur : Sons of Arthur : Clan Arthur Lands : The MacArthurs of Tirevadich
Neil Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, wrote categorically that, “In fact beyond all reach of written records this ancient family springs from a common remote origin like the Campbells, being of the O’Duibhnes, they had been Martys to the Lords of Lochow, from whom as very old vassals they held their lands.
Five years later in 1685 when Argyll, who had risen with Monmouth against the Catholic James VII and II, was captured and executed, the land of the MacArthurs on Lochaweside was cruelly ravaged by the “Atholmen”, as the army of occupation was named.
In 1715 the two great Campbell houses were divided when Breadalbane rose for James VIII (The Old Pretender) and Argyll for the reigning Queen Anne.
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 Worldroots.com
Earl of Lennox, Regent of Scotland and Lady Margaret
Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and Lady Helen Hamilton
Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglintoun, son of Hugh
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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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