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	Articles - Courtesy title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		For instance, the eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry is the Earl of Dalkeith, even though the Duke is also the Marquess of Dumfriesshire, a senior title to the Earldom of Dalkeith.
		For instance, the eldest son of the Earl of Devon is Lord Courtenay, even though the Earl has no barony of that name, and similarly the eldest son of the Earl of Guilford is Lord North.
		Thus a baron's wife is called "baroness", an earl's wife is called a "countess", a duke's wife a "duchess", etc. Despite being referred to as a "peeress", she does not, however, become a peer "in her own right": these are 'styles', not substantive titles.
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		The Earl married Anne Watts, daughter of John Watts of New York and part of her dowry is said to have been Long Island in New York State but the Earl lost all his American property during the War of Independence.
		Archibald, 11th Earl of Cassillis distinguished himself as a naval commander and raised the siege of Lisbon in 1760 and the people of that city presented him with a handsomely engraved silver platter which is still in the possession of the present Marquess of Ailsa.
		The house was erected in 1760, by Hon, Captain Kennedy, afterwards Earl of Cassilis.
	mlloyd.org /gen/macomb/text/kennedy/email.txt (7909 words)

	Kennedy Family
		Gilbert, 2nd Earl, was assassinated by Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudon, Sheriff of Ayr, and supporter of the Douglas Angus faction, from whom Gilbert had unsuccessfully attempted to rescue King James V. At the Reformation the last Abbot of Crossraguel, Quentin Kennedy, was the uncle of the 4th Earl of Cassilis.
		From Cassilis, where the Countess had been compelled to watch from a window as her lover was hanged from the Dule Tree, and from Dunrue, in whose Black Vault the Commendator had been roasted, the Kennedy chiefs moved to a new castle at Culzean on the shore of the Firth of Clyde.
		Castle Kennedy was built by the Earls of Cassilis in 1607, but passed to the Earls of Stair.
	moore.greystar.org /Kennedy_Family/kennedy_family.HTM (855 words)

	Marquess of Ailsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of Marquess of Ailsa was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis.
		The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Cassilis (Scottish, 1509), Lord Kennedy (Scottish, 1457), and Baron Ailsa (UK, 1806).
		Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (1770-1846) (became Marquess of Ailsa in 1831)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marquess_of_Ailsa (109 words)

	McWh*rters
		The raiders saw Patrick Campbell, a servant of the Earl of Argyll, riding on a horse and thinking he was the Laird of Ardincaple, they rushed out of the woods and with hackbuts and bows pursued him most fiercely, and had certainly killed him had he not showed them who he was.
		With this force the Earl of Cassilis came out of the town of of Maybole and intercepted Gilbert Kennedy of Bargennie who with a party of friends and servants was on his way from Ayr to his home at Bargennie.
		The defence of the Earl of Cassilis was that he had warrants dated 9th and 21st July 1601 authorising him to pursue with fire and sword Hew Kennedy of Bennan, Thomas Kennedy of Drumurchy, and a number of others, who were with Gilbert Kennedy of Bargennie at the time of the attack.
	www.maybole.org /history/articles/mcwhrters.htm (2418 words)

	Scotland Magazine : Issue 2 :: Culzean Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Kennedies continued to be loyal to the Royal House of Stewart and in 1509, the third Lord Kennedy was created Earl of Cassilis, later dying with many of his clansmen fighting against the English at the Battle of Flodden, when every family in Scotland lost a loved one.
		The second Earl was murdered, and the third Earl poisoned in Dieppe where he had been sent to negotiate the marriage of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France.
		When the eighth Earl died, the titles passed to his cousin, Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean and it was his brother David, 10th Earl of Cassilis, who commissioned Robert Adam to rebuild the house at Culzean as his principal seat.
	www.scotlandmag.com /issue/2/historic_homes/44 (1091 words)

	The Gypsy Laddie
		According to this legend, Lady Jean Hamilton, daughter of the Earl of Haddington, was forced to marry John, Earl of Cassilis, who is described as a grim Covenanter, while her preference was for Sir John Faa, of Dunbar.
		Some years later the Countess was married, and after she had a family to the Earl of Cassilis, her husband attended the Assembly of Divines at Westminster.
		The lady, it is said, eloped with her former lover, but had not got far away when the Earl returned and, with a body of retainers, started in pursuit, capturing the fugitives, and hanging Sir John and his followers on a tree.
	mysongbook.de /msb/songs/g/gypsylad.html (1555 words)

	The Scotsman - Top Stories - London view could hit record high (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Painted in 1826, A prospect of London, seen from the Earl of Cassilis’s privy garden, with Waterloo Bridge beyond is the work of Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), who was born in Edinburgh, where he was a pupil of Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), the artist son of the Scottish poet of the same name.
		In 1831, the earl, a representative peer of Scotland and a prominent Liberal, who voted for measures such as the Reform Bill, was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland’s highest order of chivalry.
		When the Duke of Clarence acceded to the throne as William IV - the monarch often referred to as the Sailor King - the Earl of Cassilis was created the 1st Marquess of Ailsa, thereby becoming a peer of England.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=613812003 (848 words)

	BUCHANAN, GEORGE (1506—1582) - Online Information article about BUCHANAN, GEORGE (1506—1582) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		earl of Cassilis, with whom he returned to Scotland about the beginning of 1537.
		Protestant, or Reformed Church, and in 1566 was appointed by the earl of Murray principal of St Leonard's College, St Andrews.
		The second of his larger works is the history of Scotland, Rerum Scoticarum Historia, completed shortly before his death (1579), and published in 1582.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BRI_BUN/BUCHANAN_GEORGE_15061582_.html (2574 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Culzean Castle, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Earls of Cassilis were the Chieftains of Clan Kennedy and they built this castle to surround and replace an earlier, more warlike building that had been the stronghold of the Kennedy clan.
		Near Culzean is where the first Earl of Cassilis is said to have roasted the Abbot of Crossraguel in an attempt to make him surrender abbey lands in 1507.
		The earliest official mention of the Kennedys in south Ayrshire (or Carrick, its older name), was the granting of land to John Kennedy of Dunure in 1358.
	www.catrionafraser.com /culzean.html (249 words)

	Robert Burns Country: The Burns Encyclopedia: Index: C.
		Campbell, James Mure, fifth Earl of Loudon (1726 — 86)
		Campbell, John, fourth Earl of Breadalbane (1762 — 1834)
		Cunningham, James, fourteenth Earl of Glencairn (1749 — 91)
	www.robertburns.org /encyclopedia/index-c.shtml (370 words)

	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 49
		The said Earl thinking himself greater than any king in those quarters, determined to have that whole benefice (as he hath divers others) to pay at his pleasure; and because he could not find sic security as his insatiable appetite required, this shift was devised.
		The Earl thinking himself sure enough so long as be had the half-roasted Abbot in his awin keeping, and yet being ashamed of his presence by reason of his former cruelty, left the place of Denure in the hands of certain of his servants, and the half-roasted Abbot to be kept there as prisoner.
		The petition concluded with stating, that the Earl, under pretence of the deeds thus iniquitously obtained, had taken possession of the whole place and living of Crossraguel, and enjoyed the profits thereof for three years.
	www.classicbookshelf.com /library/walter_scott/ivanhoe/49 (1335 words)

	GILBERT BURNET - LoveToKnow Article on GILBERT BURNET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		He had already made valuable acquaintances in Edinburgh, and he now visited London, Oxford and Cambridge, and, after a short visit to Edinburgh in 1663, when he sought to secure a reprieve for his uncle Warristoun, he proceeded,to travel in France and Holland.
		When he returned to England in 1664 he established intimate relations with Sir Robert Moray and with John Maitland, earl and afterwards first duke of Lauderdale, both of whom at that time advocated a tolerant policy towards the Scottish covenanters.
		Meanwhile he had clandestinely married in 1671 a cousin of Lauderdale, Lady Margaret Kennedy,, daughter of John Kennedy, 6th earl of Cassilis, a lady who had already taken an active part in affairs in Scotland, and was eighteen years older than Burnet.
	www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BURNET_GILBERT.htm (2546 words)

	Sharon White 786
		An Austrian officer in a white uniform with green green plumes in his hat galloped up to Kutuzov and asked asked in the Emperor`s name had the fourth column advanced into into action.
		Bannatyne, secretary to John Knox, recounts a singular course course of oppression practised on one of those titulars abbots, by by the Earl of Cassilis in Ayrshire, whose extent of feudal feudal influence was so wide that he was usually termed the the King of Carrick.
		He mingles in the narrative, therefore, a well deserved feeling of execration against the tyrant who employed the torture, which a tone of ridicule towards the patient, as if, after all, it had not been ill bestowed on such an equivocal and amphibious character as a titular abbot.
	uk.geocities.com /swhite_661/Page000786.html (473 words)

	Cassilis Arabian
		The Cassilis Arabian probably belonged to Sir Thomas Kennedy who became 9th Earl of Cassilis in 1762.
		His seat at Culzean Castle on the Ayshire coast of Scotland was known for its panoramic vistas of the Firth of Clyde and overlooked the isles of Arran, Bute and Ailsa Craig as well as the mull of Kintyre.
		The Cassilis Arabian got several colts who ran at York in the early 1770s although his most notable offspring was Mr.
	www.bloodlines.net /TB/Summaries/ASummaries/CassillisArabian.htm (149 words)

	Travel and Tourist Information for Holidays and Short Breaks in Ayrshire
		In 1570 Gilbert Kennedy, the fourth Earl of Cassilis, kidnapped Alan Stewart, the Commendator of Crossraguel Abbey, whose lands he coveted.
		Then he roasted him over a fire in the Black Vault of Dunure Castle until he signed over the lands to the Earl.
		One of Ayreshire’s few castles is Maybole Castle, a former home of the Earls of Cassillis.
	www.travelguideuk.com /county.cfm?countyid=121 (194 words)

	The MacIlveans of Carrick
		When Abbot William died in 1547 his nephew Quintin, the son of the second Earl of Cassilis, and brother of the third, became the last ordained Commendator.
		In the mid-sixteenth century the Laird of Grimmet helped the joint Cassilis and Bargany factions of the Kennedies to besiege John Cory in Thomaston, because he refused to give up the golden treasure which he had acquired, and John was put in prison for a time.
		Both Patrick, Laird of Grimmett and his son were with Cassilis and, to quote, “The young Laird of Grimmat was struken throw the chin and he and his horse bayth struken to the eird (earth)”.
	www.maybole.org /history/surnames/macilvean/of_carrick.htm (6075 words)

	Culzean Castle hotel accommodation Ayrshire Scotland. Map
		It had been built by the Kennedy family in the late 1500's, and was already nearly 200 years old when Sir Thomas Kennedy succeeded to the title Earl of Cassilis in 1762.
		Rather than move from his outdated and old-fashioned boyhood home to Cassilis House, he chose to stay put, and set about repairs and renovations to make it more comfortable.
		THREE: In 1785, the 9th Earl's wing was demolished and in its place Adam built a drum tower flanked by rooms either side.
	www.aboutscotland.com /culzean/adam.html (753 words)

	Peerage of Scotland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of Scotland
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/peerage_of_scotland.htm (2242 words)

	ipedia.com: Courtesy title Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In the British peerage system, wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer are addressed by styles that may mislead those unacquainted with the system into thinking that they have substantive titles.
		If a peer of the rank of Earl, Marquess or Duke has more than one title, his eldest son uses one of the lesser titles.
		However, only the grandfather is a peer: the other two remain 'commoners' until they actually acquire a substantive title.
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	Sharon White 730
		The alliance with Prussia, Austria`s treachery, Bonaparte`s new triumph, triumph tomorrow`s levee and parade, and the audience with the Emperor Emperor Francis occupied his thoughts.
		THE EARL EARL OF CASSILIS' TYRANNY AGAINST A QUICK (i.e.
		His His recital ended, Newman insisted upon his young friend’s stripping off off his coat and allowing whatever injuries he had received to to be properly tended.
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	Research Notes of Septs of Clan MacLeod
		The surname, McAuley, was taken by descendants of both the MacAmhlaoibh sept, whose territory was Clanawley barony, County Fermanagh, Ireland, a branch of the Maguires, and the MacAmhalghaidh sept whose sept center was at Ballyloughloe in Clonlonan barony in County Westmeath.
		John McLur, Robert McLure and Robert McClure, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I 3386), and Tho.
		M'gillecaloune was a juror at the court of Earl of Sutherland in 1471.
	www.clanmacleodusa.org /Research_notes_Septs.htm (4356 words)

	Bret's Genealogy Web Site - Discussion Of Possible Links Between Known Busby Lines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		> Gilberth, the 3rd Earl (of Cassilis) was waylaid and killed"".
		> until the 16th century and the 2nd Earl of Cassilis.
		> > cadet branch of Dalzell of Binns, derived from an uncle of the 1st Earl.
	www.busby.net /bret/genealogy/possiblelineslinks.html (3507 words)

	Amazon.co.uk -zShops: CULZEAN CASTLE - an Original Antique Hand Coloured Engraved View: Culzean... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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		Title: Culzean Castle - West View - Ayrshire - the Seat of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis - an Original Antique Coloured Engraving
		A splendid view of Culzean Castle - West View - Ayrshire - the Seat of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis
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	Ancestors of 2nd Earl Of Cassillis Gilbert KENNEDY
		He was of the French faction and supported the Regent Albany, and was one of those in charge of the young King in 1523.
		Having joined in the unsuccessful attempt of the Earl of Lennox to rescue the King from the Douglas faction, he was a prisoner in the hands of the Earl of Arran in December 1526.
		Gilbert married Isobel CAMPBELL, daughter of 2nd Earl Of Argyll Archibald CAMPBELL and 2nd Earl Lennox Elizabeth STEWART.
	www.whosyomama.com /gabroaddrick3/22776.htm (222 words)

	decendants of James Kennedy of Dunure
		Gilbert Kennedy [23992] --------- 4th earl of Cassillis d.1576 Margaret Lyon [23602] ----------- m.1566 wife of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th earl of Cassillis m.____ wife of John Hamilton, 1st marquess of Hamilton
		Gilbert Kennedy [23994] --------- 3rd earl of Cassillis d.1558, Dieppe France Margaret Kennedy [24002] -------- of Bargany wife of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd earl of Cassillis
		Gilbert Kennedy [23995] --------- 2nd earl of Cassillis d.1527 Agnes Campbell [24001] ---------- of Argyll wife of Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd earl of Cassillis
	www.hdhdata.org /roots/d1070.shtml (490 words)

	Ancestors of Margaret LYON
		Marriage: (1): 4th Earl Of Cassilis Gilbert KENNEDY 30 Sep 1566, By Contract
		Margaret married 4th Earl Of Cassilis Gilbert KENNEDY, son of 3rd Earl Of Cassilis Gilbert KENNEDY and Margery KENNEDY, on 30 Sep 1566 by Contract.
		(4th Earl Of Cassilis Gilbert KENNEDY was born about 1541 in Scotland and died on 14 Dec 1576 in Scotland.)
	www.whosyomama.com /gabroaddrick3/34924.htm (151 words)

	decendants of James Kennedy of Dunure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Campbell, Agnes [24001] of Argyll wife of Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd earl of Cassillis
		Hamilton, Lady Susan [24009] of Hamilton wife of John Kennedy, 7th earl of Cassilis
		Kennedy, Margaret [24002] of Bargany wife of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd earl of Cassillis
	www.hdhdata.org /roots/i1070.shtml (233 words)

	I30231: John (Earl of Carrick) STEWART (____ - 22 Jun 1643) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		I30231: John (Earl of Carrick) STEWART (____ - 22 Jun 1643)
		_Margaret TUDOR _________________________+ _Robert (Earl of Orkney) STEWART _
		_Gilbert (2nd Earl of Cassilis) KENNEDY _+
	www.gbnf.com /genealog3/maclaren/html/d0431/I30231.HTM (118 words)

	Mackey Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Earl of Cassilis was Master of Kilwinning in 1670, though only an Apprentice.
		Earl of Dalhousie, Grand Master of Masons in Scotland, sent Brother Warren a Commission, dated May 30, 1769, appointing him Grand Master of Masons in Boston and within one hundred miles of the same.
		He received another Commission, 1773, from the Earl of Dumfries, then Grand Master of Scotland.
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