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Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis 1485–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1485

Birth Location: Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1527

Death Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir House

Mother: Agnes Borthwick

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell

Children(s): Sir Cassillis

In 1485, Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis entered the world in Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir David Kennedy 3Rd Lord Kennedy 1St Earl Cassillis And 6Th Earl Grey House And Agnes Borthwick. Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis married Lady Isabel Campbell, and had children including Sir Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy And 3Rd Earl Cassillis. Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis passed away in 1527 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis entered the world in Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir David Kennedy 3Rd Lord Kennedy 1St Earl Cassillis And 6Th Earl Grey House And Agnes Borthwick.
  • Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis married Lady Isabel Campbell, and had children including Sir Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy And 3Rd Earl Cassillis.
  • Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis passed away in 1527 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir House
1463–1513
Birth Location: Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Borthwick
1465–1516
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Campbell
1489–1529
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Cassillis
1515–1558
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Lord Cassillis's Ancestors

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Lord Cassillis
1485–1527
Birth Place: Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Kennedy 3rd Lord Kennedy, 1st Earl Cassillis, And 6th Earl Grey House
1463–1513
Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Borthwick
1465–1516
Grandparents
Sir (John Kennedy Of Dunure, 2nd Lord) Kennedy
1436–1508
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Montgomery
1439–1467
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
William (Borthwick 3rd Lord) Borthwick
1459–1503
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hay
1463–1556
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1405–1489
Lady Maxwell
1408–1484
Alexander Montgomerie
1390–1470
Lady Montgomerie
1397–1453
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dunure
1376–1408
Mary Scotland
1380–1458
Sir Caerlaverock
1388–1454
Janet Herries
1400–1439

Lord Cassillis's Descendants

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Lord (Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl) Cassillis (7 Nov 1485–22 Dec 1527) m. Lady (Isabel) Campbell (9 Aug 1489–9 Feb 1529)
  1. 1. Sir (Gilbert Kennedy 5th Lord Kennedy And 3rd Earl) Cassillis 1515–1558 m. Margaret (Sophia) Kennedy 1517–1597
    1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy PC, 4th Earl) Cassillis 1541–1576
    2. 2. David (Kennedy of) Cassilis 1539–1543
    3. 3. Lady (Catherine Kennedy of) Cassilis 1539–1593
    4. 4. John Kennedy 1541–1576
    5. 5. Isobel (Sophia Kennedy Lady) Grymett 1542–1598
    6. 6. Janet (Kennedy Countess of) Orkney 1543–1598 m. Robert (Stewart 1st Earl of) Orkney 1533–1593
    7. 7. Sir (Thomas Kennedy Master of) Cassilis 1545–1602

Lord Cassillis's Timeline

2 Records

1485
7 Nov 1485
Birth of Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis in Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1527
22 Dec 1527
Age 42
Death of Lord Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassillis in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1485
    Event Place: Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1527
    Event Place: Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
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