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

Birth Date: 12 May 1515

Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 15 Nov 1558

Death Location: Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: Gilbert Cassilis

Mother: Lady Campbel

Spouse(s): Dame Kennedy

Children(s): Thomas VI

In 1515, Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland entered the world in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland, born to Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Cassilis And Lady Isabel Campbel. Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland married Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis 1St Lord Of Culzean Gentlemen Of The Bedchamber Of James Vi. Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland passed away in 1558 in Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland entered the world in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland, born to Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Cassilis And Lady Isabel Campbel.
  • Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland married Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis 1St Lord Of Culzean Gentlemen Of The Bedchamber Of James Vi.
  • Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland passed away in 1558 in Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Gilbert Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Scotland
1515–1558
Birth Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl Cassilis
1494–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel) Campbel
1502–1529
Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
Grandparents
David Kennedy
1464–
David (Kennedy 1st Earl of) Cassilis
1463–1513
Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald (Campbel 2nd Earl of) Argyll
–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1438–
Great-Grandparents
John Kennedy
1454–1500
Elizabeth Montgomerie
1450–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1405–1489
Catherine Maxwell
1408–1484

Gilbert Scotland's Descendants

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Gilbert (Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of) Scotland (12 May 1515–15 Nov 1558) m. Dame (Margaret Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1596/7)
  1. 1. Thomas (Kennedy Master Cassillis, 1st Lord of Culzean Gentlemen of the bedchamber of James) VI 1545–1603 m. Elizabeth Makgill\McGill 1555–1622
    1. 1. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of Craigoch, 1st Baron of Kilhenzie) Castle 1588–1653 m. Agnes (Kennedy of Maybole, 1st Baroness of Kilhenzie) Castle 1596–1653
      1. 1. Lord (Alexander Kennedy of Kilhenzie) Castle, 1638–1697 m. Anna Crawford 1653–1713
        1. 1. William Kennedy 1690–1749 m. Mary Henderson 1692–1778

Gilbert Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1515
12 May 1515
Birth of Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland in Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
1558
15 Nov 1558
Age 43
Death of Gilbert Cassillis Kennedy, 3rd Earl Cassilis Treasurer of Scotland in Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1515
    Event Place: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 213
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Poisoned at court of Queen Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 213
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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