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Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs 1493–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1493

Birth Location: Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Mar 1548

Death Location: Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Cunningham

Mother: Lady Douglas

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

Children(s): Sir Glencairn

The story of Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs began in 1493 in Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs married Catherine Borthwick, Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn. Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs passed away in 1548 in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs began in 1493 in Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs married Catherine Borthwick, Elizabeth Helen Sinclair, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Macguire Campbell, and had children including Sir William Alexander The Good Earl Cunningham Cuninghame 5Th Earl Of Glencairn.
  • Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs passed away in 1548 in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Kilmaurs's Ancestors

Self
Lord Kilmaurs
1493–1548
Birth Place: Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert "Cuthbert", 3rd Earl of Glencairn and 3rd Lord Kilmaurs Cunningham
1476–1541
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn,) Douglas
1469–1542
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Cunningham (2nd Lord Kilmaurs, 2nd Earl of) Glencairn)
1451–1520
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Christian Elizabeth, Countess of Haddington, 2nd Baroness Cunningham of Kilmaurs, 2nd Countess of Glencairn,) Lindsay
1435–1496
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Glencairn
1425–1488
Elizabeth Cunningham
1409–1482
John Byres
1402–1482
Lady Stewart
1407–1496
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cunningham
1400–1448
Anna lady
1405–1450
Sir IV
1395–1439
Isabel Lyle
1395–1439
Willem Byre
1352–1415
Christiana Keith
1356–1402
Sir *
1379–1449
Joan *
1379–1445

Lord Kilmaurs's Descendants

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Lord (William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of) Kilmaurs (24 March 1493–11 Mar 1548) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Macguire) Campbell, (26 Jun 1495–Feb 1535) m. Catherine Borthwick (1493–17 Jan 1528) m. Elizabeth (Helen) Sinclair (1500–2 Jan 1562)
  1. 1. Sir (William Alexander "The Good Earl" Cunningham (Cuninghame), 5th Earl of) Glencairn 1510–1579 m. Jeanette Hamilton 1510–1579
    1. 1. Sir (Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th Earl of Glencairn Knight of Glencairn, 6th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs, 6th Earl of) Glencairn 1532–1579 m. Lady (Janet Gordon) Cunningham 1528–1576
      1. 1. Katherine (Elizabeth Cunningham Countess of) Lochinvar 1555–1611 m. William (III) Wallace 1555–1611
        1. 1. John (Wallace of) Elderslie 1581–1640 m. Margaret Hamilton 1580–1647

Lord Kilmaurs's Timeline

2 Records

1493
24 March 1493
Birth of Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs in Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland
1548
11 Mar 1548
Age 55
Death of Lord William "The Nortorious Intriguer" Cunningham 4th Earl of Glencairn, 4th Lord of Kilmaurs in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1493
    Event Place: Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1548
    Event Place: Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

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