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Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" 1480–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1480

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 MAR 1548

Death Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Cuthbert Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Glencairn, Catherine Borthwick, Lady Campbell,, Lady Sinclair, Baroness Erskine, Lady Campbell,

Children(s): Alexander Glencairn, Margaret Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, John (10gg), Andrew Cunyngham, Sshipover Brit, J Lichtcnberg, Gabriel Cuninghame, Harriet Cunningham, William, Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, Janet Ferguson, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Sir Glencairn), Cuthbert Cunnimgham, Agnes CUNNINGHAM, Agnes Cunningham

In 1480, Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" entered the world in Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Cuthbert Cunningham 2Nd Earl Of Glencairn 3Rd Lord Of Kilmaurs And Lady Marjory Marion Mariota Countess Of Glencairn Douglas. Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" married Baroness Margaret Campbell Of Erskine, Catherine Borthwick, Lady Catherine Borthwick Countess Of Glencairn, Lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham 5Th Earl Of Glencairn, Andrew Cunyngham, Cuthbert Cunnimgham, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Gabriel Cuninghame, Harriet Or Henrietta Cunningham, Heu Cunyngham, J Lichtcnberg, Janet Katherine Cunningham Ferguson, John Cunningham 10Gg, Margaret Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham 4Th Earl Glencairn, Sshipover Brit, William Bishop Of Argyll Cunningham. Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" passed away in 1548 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" entered the world in Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Cuthbert Cunningham 2Nd Earl Of Glencairn 3Rd Lord Of Kilmaurs And Lady Marjory Marion Mariota Countess Of Glencairn Douglas.
  • Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" married Baroness Margaret Campbell Of Erskine, Catherine Borthwick, Lady Catherine Borthwick Countess Of Glencairn, Lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham 5Th Earl Of Glencairn, Andrew Cunyngham, Cuthbert Cunnimgham, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Gabriel Cuninghame, Harriet Or Henrietta Cunningham, Heu Cunyngham, J Lichtcnberg, Janet Katherine Cunningham Ferguson, John Cunningham 10Gg, Margaret Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham 4Th Earl Glencairn, Sshipover Brit, William Bishop Of Argyll Cunningham.
  • Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" passed away in 1548 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cuthbert Kilmaurs
1476–1541
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
CK
Lady Douglas
1469–1542
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Lady Glencairn
1483–1527
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
LG
Catherine Borthwick
1473–1528
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
CB
Lady Campbell,
1495–1527
Birth Location: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LC
Lady Sinclair
1500–1549
Birth Location: Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Baroness Erskine
1476–1555
Birth Location: Inveraray Castle, Argyll, Scotland
BE
Lady Campbell,
1495–1561
Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
LC

Children(s)

Alexander Glencairn
1515–1574
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
AG
Margaret Cunningham
1533–1573
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1520–1618
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC
John (10gg)
1514–1596
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
J(
Andrew Cunyngham
1510–1574
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
AC
Sshipover Brit
1509–1567
Birth Location: Waltershouse, Ays, Scotland
SB
J Lichtcnberg
1510–1544
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JL
Gabriel Cuninghame
1504–1547
Birth Location: Craigend, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
GC
Harriet Cunningham
1511–1580
Birth Location: Scotland
HC
William, Cunningham
1511–1561
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WC
Robert Cunningham
1511–1574
Birth Location: Scotland
RC
Janet Ferguson
1514–1574
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JF
Elisabeth Cunyngham
1515–1550
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
EC
Sir Glencairn)
1522–1548
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
SG
Cuthbert Cunnimgham
1526–1575
Birth Location: of Glengarnock, Scotland
CC
Agnes CUNNINGHAM
1539–1599
Birth Location: Leckie, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
AC
Agnes Cunningham
1516–1550
Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
AC

Lord Intriguer"'s Ancestors

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Lord Intriguer"
1480–1548
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Cuthbert Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord of Kilmaurs
1476–1541
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn,) Douglas
1469–1542
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Intriguer"'s Descendants

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Lord (William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious) Intriguer" (24 Mar 1480–11 MAR 1548) m. Lady (Catherine Borthwick, Countess of) Glencairn (1483–17 Jan 1527) m. Catherine Borthwick (1473–17 January 1528) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Macguire) Campbell, (26 Jun 1495–17 Jan 1527) m. Lady (Elizabeth Helen) Sinclair (1500–24 Nov 1549) m. Baroness (Margaret Campbell of) Erskine (1476–11 Jul 1555) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Macguire) Campbell, (26 Jun 1495–2 Jan 1561 (or 1562))
  1. 1. Alexander (Cunningham 5th Earl of) Glencairn 1515–1574 m. Lady (Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of) Glencairn 1517–1579 m. Lady (Janet Cunningham of) Caprington 1521–1575 m. Agnes Wilson 1507–1526 m. Margaret Cunningham 1511–1596 m. Lady (Janet Cunningham of) Caprington 1521–1575 m. Agnes Wilson 1507–1526 m. Margaret Cunningham 1511–1596
    1. 1. William Cunningham 1532–1579
    2. 2. Archibald ("Arche" Cunyngham\Cuninghame\Cunningham - 7th Earl of) Glencairn 1535–1574
    3. 3. Isabella (Dam) Cunningham 1555–1630
    4. 4. William Cuninghame 1529–1579
    5. 5. Andrew 1537–1579
    6. 6. Joanne 1524–1604
    7. 7. Robert (Cuninghame\Cunningham of) Hunter 1540–1580
    8. 8. David Arche 1551–1580
    9. 9. Dame (Margaret Cunyngham\Cuninghame\Cunningham - Lady Cunningham - Lady of) Luss 1534–1573
    10. 10. James (Cunningham Prior of) Lesmahagow 1536–1630
    11. 11. Lady (Marion) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1556–1614
    12. 12. Lady (Jean Katherine) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1558–1604
    13. 13. Lady (Jean) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1540–1565
    14. 14. John (Cuninghame\Cunningham - Laird of) Ross 1553–1610
    15. 15. Lady (Elizabeth Cuninghame\Cunningham - Countess of) Lochinver 1555–1613
    16. 16. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham of) Glencairn 1557–1614
    17. 17. Helen (Jean Cuninghame\Cunningham of) Maitland 1523–1596
    18. 18. Margaret ("Lady of Luss" Cunningham) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1525–1573
    19. 19. Arche (Archibald) Cunningham 1554–1580
    20. 20. Heu Cunyngham 1554–1580
    21. 21. Patrick Cuninghame\Cunningham 1556–1644
    22. 22. William Cunningham 1532–1579
    23. 23. Archibald ("Arche" Cunyngham\Cuninghame\Cunningham - 7th Earl of) Glencairn 1535–1574
    24. 24. Isabella (Dam) Cunningham 1555–1630
    25. 25. William Cuninghame 1529–1579
    26. 26. Andrew 1537–1579
    27. 27. Joanne 1524–1604
    28. 28. David Arche 1551–1580
    29. 29. Dame (Margaret Cunyngham\Cuninghame\Cunningham - Lady Cunningham - Lady of) Luss 1534–1573
    30. 30. James (Cunningham Prior of) Lesmahagow 1536–1630
    31. 31. Lady (Marion) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1556–1614
    32. 32. Lady (Jean Katherine) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1558–1604
    33. 33. Lady (Jean) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1540–1565
    34. 34. John (Cuninghame\Cunningham - Laird of) Ross 1553–1610
    35. 35. Lady (Elizabeth Cuninghame\Cunningham - Countess of) Lochinver 1555–1613
    36. 36. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham of) Glencairn 1557–1614
    37. 37. Helen (Jean Cuninghame\Cunningham of) Maitland 1523–1596
    38. 38. Margaret ("Lady of Luss" Cunningham) Cuninghame\Cunningham 1525–1573
    39. 39. Arche (Archibald) Cunningham 1554–1580
    40. 40. Heu Cunyngham 1554–1580
    41. 41. Patrick Cuninghame\Cunningham 1556–1644
  2. 2. Margaret Cunningham 1533–1573
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cuninghame 1520–1618
  4. 4. John (Cunningham) (10gg) 1514–1596
  5. 5. Andrew Cunyngham 1510–1574
  6. 6. Sshipover Brit 1509–1567
  7. 7. J Lichtcnberg 1510–1544
  8. 8. Gabriel Cuninghame 1504–1547
  9. 9. Harriet (Or Henrietta) Cunningham 1511–1580
  10. 10. William, (Bishop of Argyll) Cunningham 1511–1561
  11. 11. Robert Cunningham 1511–1574
  12. 12. Janet (Katherine Cunningham) Ferguson 1514–1574
  13. 13. Elisabeth Cunyngham 1515–1550
  14. 14. Sir (William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (4th Earl) Glencairn) 1522–1548
  15. 15. Cuthbert Cunnimgham 1526–1575
  16. 16. Agnes CUNNINGHAM 1539–1599
  17. 17. Agnes Cunningham 1516–1550

Lord Intriguer"'s Timeline

2 Records

1480
24 Mar 1480
Birth of Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1548
11 MAR 1548
Age 68
Death of Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1480
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glengarnok, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1548
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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