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Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell 1542 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1584

Death Location: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Keith

Mother: Elizabeth Earl

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Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell was born in 1542 in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Keith and Elizabeth Earl. Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell passed away in 1584 in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell was born in 1542 in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Keith and Elizabeth Earl.
  • Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell passed away in 1584 in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keith
1506 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
WK
Elizabeth Earl
1510 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EE

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Campbell's Ancestors

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Lord Campbell
1542 – 1584
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Keith
1506 – 1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Earl
1510 – 1556
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483 – 1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1488 – 1527
Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Campbell's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1584
10 September 1584
Age 42
Death of Lord Colin "the Teach" 6th Earl of Argyll , 6th Lord of Lorn, 7th Lord Campbell in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1584
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
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