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Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF 1478–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 July 1478

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field)

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Isabel Livingston

Spouse(s): Lady GGM, CHristian Forbes, Jean Hepburn

Children(s): Sir Perth, Elizabeth Ruthven

The story of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF began in 1478 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF married Christian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, Lady Catherine Katherine Gray Of Buttergask Baroness Of Ruthven 15Th Ggm, and had children including Elizabeth Ruthven, Sir William Cunninghame Sir William Ruthven Sir William Donaldson Lord And 2Nd Baron Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth. Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF passed away in 1513 in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field).

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF began in 1478 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF married Christian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, Lady Catherine Katherine Gray Of Buttergask Baroness Of Ruthven 15Th Ggm, and had children including Elizabeth Ruthven, Sir William Cunninghame Sir William Ruthven Sir William Donaldson Lord And 2Nd Baron Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth.
  • Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF passed away in 1513 in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field).

Immediate Family

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Lord GGF's Ancestors

Self
Lord GGF
1478–1513
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Ruthven
1460–1528
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Livingston
1432–1509
Saltcoats, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord GGF's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th) GGF (12 July 1478–9 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Catherine "Katherine" Gray of Buttergask, Baroness of Ruthven 15th) GGM (6 Mar 1483–1501) m. CHristian Forbes (1473–1553) m. Jean Hepburn (1480–1570)
  1. 1. Sir (William Cunninghame, Sir William Ruthven, Sir William Donaldson, Lord and 2nd Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of) Perth 1500–1552 m. Lady (Janet Halyburton Haliburton, Baroness Ruthven and Dirleton 14th) GGM 1503–1543 m. Lady (Jeanette Halyburton, Lady) Dirleton 1503–1560
    1. 1. Lady\Dame (Lilian Ruthven Countess of Perth; 2nd Baroness of) Drummond 1526–1579 m. Sir (Lord David Drummond 2nd Baron Earl of Perth, Knight of) Cargill 1522–1580
      1. 1. Jean Drummond 1552–1598 m. Earl (Sir John Thomas Graham (3rd Earl OF Montrose & Great High Commissioner TO Parliament) Scotland) 1547–1608
        1. 1. Catherine Graham 1580–1607 m. Archibald (Campbell 7th Earl) Argyll 1576–1640
  2. 2. Elizabeth Ruthven –1528

Lord GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1478
12 July 1478
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 35
Death of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF in Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field)
Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 July 1478
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cunninghamhead, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Kirknewton, Northumberland, England (Slain at Flodden Field)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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