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Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1500

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Dec 1552

Death Location: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Lord GGF

Mother: Lady GGM

Spouse(s): Lady Dirleton, Lady GGM, Agnes Chrichton

Children(s): His -Grandson, Janet Stewart, Christiana Lundin, Cecilia Wemyss, Margaret Ruthven, Lady GGM, Lord Freeland, Catherine Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, James Forteviot, Christina Lundin, Lord Perth, Lady Drummond, Lady Craufurd, Lady Ballindean, Dame, Drummond, Andrew Ker, Lord Ruthven, Mary Ruthven, Isobel Ker, Lord Perth, Mary Ruthven, James Forteviot

Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven Master Of Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven 15Th Ggf And Lady Catherine Katherine Gray Of Buttergask Baroness Of Ruthven 15Th Ggm. Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF married Agnes Chrichton, Lady Janet Halyburton Haliburton Baroness Ruthven And Dirleton 14Th Ggm, Lady Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, and had children including Andrew Ker, Catherine Margaret Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven Wemyss, Christiana Ruthven Lundin, Christina Christian Ruthven Lundin, Dame Lady Lillian Ruthven Lady Of Kynnard 2Nd Baroness Of Drummond, Henry Ruthven, His Royal Highness William I Baron And 1St Earl Of Gowrie Ruthven 1St Cousin 12X Removed Princess Margaret Tudor Grandson, Isobel Ker, James Ruthven Of Forteviot, Janet Ruthven Stewart, Lady Barbara Ruthven Baroness Grey Ruthven 13Th Ggm, Lady Janet Ruthven Of Ballindean, Lady Katherine Ruthven Baroness Campbell Dame Of Glenorchy Countess Of Craufurd, Lady Lilias Ruthven Lady Of Kynnard 2Nd Baroness Of Drummond, Lord Alexander Ruthven Baron Freeland, Lord David Drummond Ii Baron Of Perth, Lord James Ruthven Of Forteviot Baron Ruthven, Lord Patrick Ruthven 3Rd Lord Of Ruthven Lord Dirleton Sheriff Of Perth, Margaret Ruthven, Mary Ruthven. Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven Master Of Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven 15Th Ggf And Lady Catherine Katherine Gray Of Buttergask Baroness Of Ruthven 15Th Ggm.
  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF married Agnes Chrichton, Lady Janet Halyburton Haliburton Baroness Ruthven And Dirleton 14Th Ggm, Lady Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, and had children including Andrew Ker, Catherine Margaret Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven Wemyss, Christiana Ruthven Lundin, Christina Christian Ruthven Lundin, Dame Lady Lillian Ruthven Lady Of Kynnard 2Nd Baroness Of Drummond, Henry Ruthven, His Royal Highness William I Baron And 1St Earl Of Gowrie Ruthven 1St Cousin 12X Removed Princess Margaret Tudor Grandson, Isobel Ker, James Ruthven Of Forteviot, Janet Ruthven Stewart, Lady Barbara Ruthven Baroness Grey Ruthven 13Th Ggm, Lady Janet Ruthven Of Ballindean, Lady Katherine Ruthven Baroness Campbell Dame Of Glenorchy Countess Of Craufurd, Lady Lilias Ruthven Lady Of Kynnard 2Nd Baroness Of Drummond, Lord Alexander Ruthven Baron Freeland, Lord David Drummond Ii Baron Of Perth, Lord James Ruthven Of Forteviot Baron Ruthven, Lord Patrick Ruthven 3Rd Lord Of Ruthven Lord Dirleton Sheriff Of Perth, Margaret Ruthven, Mary Ruthven.
  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord GGF
1460–1513
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
Lady GGM
1483–1501
Birth Location: Buttergask, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG

Spouses(s)

Lady Dirleton
1503–1560
Birth Location: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
LD
Lady GGM
1503–1543
Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
Agnes Chrichton
1510–1600
Birth Location: Strathurd, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC

Children(s)

His -Grandson
1515–1566
Birth Location: Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Janet Stewart
1540–1606
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
JS
Christiana Lundin
1524–1597
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
CL
Cecilia Wemyss
1540–1589
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
CW
Margaret Ruthven
1535–1594
Birth Location: Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MR
Lady GGM
1535–1594
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LG
Lord Freeland
1532–1599
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
LF
Catherine Ruthven
1525–1584
Birth Location: Perth Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
CR
Henry Ruthven
1528–1540
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
HR
James Forteviot
1521–1553
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JF
Christina Lundin
1524–1597
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
CL
Lord Perth
1520–1566
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LP
Lady Drummond
1525–1579
Birth Location: Kynnard, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD
Lady Craufurd
1520–1597
Birth Location: Kynnard, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
Lady Ballindean
1540–1636
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB
Dame, Drummond
1526–1579
Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
DD
Andrew Ker
1537–1599
Birth Location: Cessford, Scotland, United Kingdom
AK
Lord Ruthven
1527–1553
Birth Location: Forteviot, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LR
Mary Ruthven
1513–1570
Birth Location: Ardkinglass, Lochgoihead, Argyllshire, Scotland
MR
Isobel Ker
1530–1574
Birth Location: Atholl, Argyll, Scotland
IK
Lord Perth
1522–1593
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LP
Mary Ruthven
1525–1570
Birth Location: Inverawe, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MR
James Forteviot
1521–1553
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JF

Lord GGF's Ancestors

Self
Lord GGF
1500–1552
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven 15th GGF
1460–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine "Katherine" Gray of Buttergask, Baroness of Ruthven 15th) GGM
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord GGF's Descendants

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Lord (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th) GGF (May 1500–3 Dec 1552) m. Lady (Jeanette Halyburton, Lady) Dirleton (19 Apr 1503–1560) m. Lady (Janet Halyburton Haliburton, Baroness Ruthven and Dirleton 14th) GGM (19 Apr 1503–23 Mar 1543) m. Agnes Chrichton (1510–1600)
  1. 1. His (Royal Highness William I "Baron and 1st Earl of Gowrie" Ruthven --1st Cousin, 12x Removed-- Princess Margaret Tudor) -Grandson 1515–1566
    1. 1. Margaret (Ruthven (Graham) Lady, Countess of) Montrose 1577–1618 m. John (Graham II, Sir, 4th Earl of Montrose Chief of Graham Lord President of the Privy Council of) Scotland 1573–1623
      1. 1. Sir (James I "The Great Marquis of Montrose" Graham, Scottish Poet, Knight of the Garter, Chief of Clan Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, Lord Lieutenant of Scotland, 1st Marquess of) Montrose 1612–1650 m. Lady (Magdalene (Maggie) Carnegie, Lady of Farnell, Countess of Dahlhousie, Countess of Montrose, 1st Marchioness of) Montrose 1612–1675
        1. 1. James (Graham _ 2nd Marquess of Montrose _ Knight of the Garter _ Commander-In-Chief of all Scotland Forces _ Kincardine Castle _ ✻ _) S 1633–1669 m. Margaret Edison 1635–1680
        2. 2. John (Kincardine Graham Sir, Captain, 2nd Marquess of) Montrose 1630–1668
        3. 3. Robert (Graham) Lord 1630–1668
        4. 4. John (Kincardine) Graham 1631–1645
        5. 5. Lady (Catherine (Kate) Graham, Lady of Kinnaird) * 1632–1689
        6. 6. James (Grahame 2nd Marquess Montrose, Knight of the Garter, Commander-in-Chief of all Scottish) forces 1633–1669
        7. 7. Jean Graham 1633–1686
        8. 8. David Graham 1636–1641
        9. 9. Barthelemy Montaras 1638–1674
        10. 10. John Crawford 1641–1683
        11. 11. Ann (Margaret) Grahame 1646–1680
        12. 12. Magdalene Grahame 1646–
        13. 13. David Graham 1647–1689
        14. 14. William Graham 1648–
        15. 15. John (Graham 1st Viscount of Dundee; Lord Graham of Claverhouse; burgess of Dundee; Major General in) Scotland 1648–1689
        16. 16. Sir (Richard 1st Viscount Preston) Graham 1648–1695
        17. 17. Margaret Ferguson 1650–1680
        18. 18. Lilias Graham –1650
      2. 2. Lilias (Katherine) Graham 1562–1650
      3. 3. Thomas Graham 1586–
      4. 4. Christian (Graham) Lady 1589–
      5. 5. Sir (William Graham (6th Laird of) Graham) 1590–1623
      6. 6. Margaret Graham 1594–1631
      7. 7. Margaretha Graham 1595–1626
      8. 8. Patrick (Graham) Sir 1595–1687
      9. 9. Lady (Lilias of Montrose) Graham 1596–1650
      10. 10. Elizabeth Graham 1597–1677
      11. 11. Dorothea Graham 1598–1638
      12. 12. John Graham 1600–1670
      13. 13. Alexander Graham 1601–1670
      14. 14. John (Graham Sir, of) Montrose 1602–1670
      15. 15. John (Graham) Montrose 1602–1604
      16. 16. Harry Graham 1604–1604
      17. 17. Henry Graham 1604–1661
      18. 18. Isobel Graham 1605–1660
      19. 19. Lillias Graham 1608–1625
      20. 20. Katherine Graham 1610–1645
      21. 21. James (Graham, 1st Marquess of) Montrose 1612–1650
      22. 22. Beatrix (Graham (Drummond)) Lady 1613–1691
      23. 23. Margaretha Graham 1615–1649
      24. 24. William (III,) Graham 1615–1652
      25. 25. Beatrix Graham 1615–1691
      26. 26. Margaret Graham 1616–1631
  2. 2. Janet (Ruthven) Stewart 1540–1606
  3. 3. Christiana (Ruthven) Lundin 1524–1597
  4. 4. Cecilia (Ruthven) Wemyss 1540–1589
  5. 5. Margaret Ruthven 1535–1594
  6. 6. Lady (Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th) GGM 1535–1594
  7. 7. Lord (Alexander Ruthven, Baron) Freeland 1532–1599
  8. 8. Catherine (Margaret) Ruthven 1525–1584
  9. 9. Henry Ruthven 1528–1540
  10. 10. James (Ruthven of) Forteviot 1521–1553
  11. 11. Christina (Christian Ruthven) Lundin 1524–1597
  12. 12. Lord (Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord of Ruthven, Lord Dirleton, Sheriff of) Perth 1520–1566
  13. 13. Lady (Lilias Ruthven, Lady of Kynnard, 2nd Baroness of) Drummond 1525–1579
  14. 14. Lady (Katherine Ruthven, Baroness Campbell, Dame of Glenorchy, Countess of) Craufurd 1520–1597
  15. 15. Lady (Janet Ruthven of) Ballindean 1540–1636
  16. 16. Dame, (Lady Lillian Ruthven, Lady of Kynnard, 2nd Baroness of) Drummond 1526–1579
  17. 17. Andrew Ker 1537–1599
  18. 18. Lord (James Ruthven of Forteviot, Baron) Ruthven 1527–1553
  19. 19. Mary Ruthven 1513–1570
  20. 20. Isobel Ker 1530–1574
  21. 21. Lord (David Drummond II, Baron of) Perth 1522–1593
  22. 22. Mary Ruthven 1525–1570
  23. 23. James (Ruthven of) Forteviot 1521–1553

Lord GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1500
May 1500
Birth of Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th GGF in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1500
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
    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: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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