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Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" 1493–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1493

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Cuthbert Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell,, Daughter Campbell, Elizabeth Sinclair, Lady Borthwick, Catherine Brothwick

Children(s): William Glencairn, Hugh Cunningham, Agnes Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham, Marion Cunningham, Janet Cunyngham, John Cunningham, Isabel Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, William, Cunningham, Hugh Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Gabriel Cunningham, Ellen Cunynghame, John* Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, William Glencairn, Andrew Cunningham, William Conyngham, Alexander Cunningham, William, Cunningham, ARCHIBALD Cunningham

Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" was born in 1493 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of 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 Catherine Brothwick, Daughter Of And Heiress Of John Campbell Of West Loudon Campbell, Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Catherine Borthwick, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham, Andrew 1St Earl Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Elizabeth Cunningham Cunyngham, Ellen Helen Cunynghame, Gabriel Cunningham, Hugh Cunningham, Isabel Cunningham, James Cunyngham, Janet Cunyngham, John Cunningham, John Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Marion Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, William Bishop Of Argyll Cunningham, William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn, William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham V Earl Of Glencairn, William Conyngham. Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" passed away in 1547 in Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland.

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  • Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" was born in 1493 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of 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 Catherine Brothwick, Daughter Of And Heiress Of John Campbell Of West Loudon Campbell, Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Catherine Borthwick, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Agnes Cunningham, Alexander Cunningham, Andrew 1St Earl Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Elisabeth Cunyngham, Elizabeth Cunningham Cunyngham, Ellen Helen Cunynghame, Gabriel Cunningham, Hugh Cunningham, Isabel Cunningham, James Cunyngham, Janet Cunyngham, John Cunningham, John Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Marion Cunningham, Robert Cunningham, William Bishop Of Argyll Cunningham, William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn, William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham V Earl Of Glencairn, William Conyngham.
  • Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" passed away in 1547 in Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Intriguer"'s Ancestors

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Lord Intriguer"
1493–1547
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , 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
Robert (Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord of) Kilmaurs
–1472
Archibald ("Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of) Douglas
1449–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Lord Intriguer"'s Descendants

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Lord (William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious) Intriguer" (24 Mar 1493–10 September 1547) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Macguire) Campbell, (26 Jun 1495–1550) m. Daughter (of and heiress of John Campbell of West Loudon,) Campbell (1489–17 Jan 1528) m. Elizabeth (Helen) Sinclair (1500–2 Jan 1562) m. Lady (Catherine) Borthwick (1489–17 Jan 1528) m. Catherine Brothwick (1493–17 Jan 1528)
  1. 1. William (Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 5th Earl of) Glencairn 1510–1574 m. Janet Whyteford\Whiteford 1517–1574 m. Janet Ker 1528–1576 m. Isobel Sandis 1539–1574 m. Mary Robinson 1530–1576 m. Mary (Ada) Robinson 1503–1579
    1. 1. Isabelle Cunningham 1539–1565 m. William (Porterfield of that) Ilk 1540–1620
      1. 1. Alexander (Porterfield of that Ilk (born Porterfield Of That) Ilk) 1561–1612 m. Agnes Houston 1580–1614
        1. 1. Alexander (Porterfield of that) Ilk 1591–1675 m. Agnes (Anna, Anne) Blair 1592–1675
        2. 2. Gabriel (Porterfield of) Hapland –1648
        3. 3. George Porterfield 1602–1675
        4. 4. Jean (Porterfield (married Robert Hamilton of) Torrance) 1588–1658
        5. 5. Agnes Porterfield 1595–
        6. 6. Mary Porterfield 1599–
      2. 2. Jean Porterfield 1561–1612
      3. 3. Mary Porterfield 1562–
      4. 4. Marion (Mary) Porterfield 1563–
    2. 2. Sir (William Cunningham Cuninghame---- 6th Earl of Glencairn, Rector of) Inchcaillieoch 1524–1580
    3. 3. Margaret Cunningham 1533–1573
    4. 4. James Cunningham 1532–1580
    5. 5. William (Glencairn) Cunningham 1532–1580 m. Janet, (Lady Huntly, of Lochnivar) Gordon-Cunningham 1535–1596
      1. 1. Robert Cuningham 1561–1631
      2. 2. Sir (James) Cunningham 1550–1630
      3. 3. Lady (Marion) Cunningham 1556–1661
      4. 4. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham Crawford, Countess of) Lochinvar 1555–1611
      5. 5. Alexander (Corsehill) Cunningham 1560–1646
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cunningham 1570–
      7. 7. Lady (Katherine) Cunningham 1567–
      8. 8. Susan Cunyngham 1570–1614
      9. 9. Lady (Isabelle) Cunningham 1554–1586
      10. 10. Margaret Cunningham 1560–1595
      11. 11. James (Cuninghame, 7th Earl of) Glencairn 1550–1630
      12. 12. John (Cunningham, Laird of) Ross 1553–1610
      13. 13. Arche (Archibald) Cunningham 1554–1580
      14. 14. Lady (Margaret\Margaretha, of Glencairn) Cunningham 1563–1604
      15. 15. Patrick Cunningham 1556–1644
      16. 16. Lady (Jean Katherine) Cunningham 1570–1596
      17. 17. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham of) Glencairn 1557–1614
      18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham Countess of) Lochinver 1555–1613
    6. 6. Helen (Jean Maitland) Cunningham 1523–1596
    7. 7. Alexander Cuninghame, 1547–1586
    8. 8. Margaret Cuninghame 1525–1573 m. John Wallace 1530–1570
    9. 9. Janet Cunningham 1542–1584
    10. 10. Robert Cunningham 1511–
    11. 11. Lady (Elizabeth) Cunningham 1515–
    12. 12. Archibald, (7th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1535–1574
    13. 13. Jane Cunyngham 1532–1580
    14. 14. William Cunyngham 1532–1580
    15. 15. Andrew Cunningham, 1532–1574
  2. 2. Hugh Cunningham 1509–1590
  3. 3. Agnes Cunningham 1516–1550
  4. 4. Andrew (1st Earl) Cunningham 1522–1544
  5. 5. Alexander Cunningham 1510–1579
  6. 6. Marion Cunningham 1527–
  7. 7. Janet Cunyngham 1514–1574
  8. 8. John Cunningham 1510–1544
  9. 9. Isabel Cunningham 1515–1574
  10. 10. Robert Cunningham 1511–1574
  11. 11. William, (Bishop of Argyll) Cunningham 1513–1561
  12. 12. Hugh Cunningham 1517–1544
  13. 13. Margaret Cunningham 1506–1575
  14. 14. Gabriel Cunningham 1504–1547
  15. 15. Ellen (Helen) Cunynghame 1511–1574
  16. 16. John* Cunningham 1503–1576
  17. 17. Margaret Cunningham 1516–1550
  18. 18. William (Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham, V Earl of) Glencairn 1493–1574
  19. 19. Andrew Cunningham 1507–1544
  20. 20. William Conyngham 1512–1590
  21. 21. Alexander Cunningham 1535–1574
  22. 22. William, (Bishop of Argyll) Cunningham 1531–1580
  23. 23. ARCHIBALD Cunningham 1535–1574

Lord Intriguer"'s Timeline

2 Records

1493
24 Mar 1493
Birth of Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 54
Death of Lord William, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs, Cunninghame "The Notorious Intriguer" in Finlaystone Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Finlaystone Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1493
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Finlaystone Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1027404
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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