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Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis 1515–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1515

Birth Location: Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 December 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Kerr

Mother: Agnes (Kerr)

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Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was born in 1515 in Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Andrew 11Th Laird Of Kersland Kerr And Agnes Hh Eg Montgomerie Kerr. Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was born in 1515 in Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Andrew 11Th Laird Of Kersland Kerr And Agnes Hh Eg Montgomerie Kerr.
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Gilbert Cassilis's Ancestors

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Gilbert Cassilis
1515–1558
Birth Place: Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Andrew (11th Laird of Kersland) Kerr
1500–1558
Kersland, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes ((HH\EG) Montgomerie) (Kerr)
1497–1596
Eglinton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
"Sir (Knight" Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of) Eglinton
1460–1546
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mrs (Hugh De) Montgomerie
1460–1528
Ardkinglas House, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Gilbert Cassilis's Timeline

2 Records

1515
12 May 1515
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis in Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1558
8 December 1558
Age 43
Death of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1515
    Event Place: Cassillis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France from suspected poisoning by the French, while attending the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France. He was buried at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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