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Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven 1460–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1460

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 October 1528

Death Location: Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Ruthven

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The story of Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven began in 1460 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven passed away in 1528 in Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven began in 1460 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven passed away in 1528 in Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England.

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Sir Ruthven's Ancestors

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Sir Ruthven
1460–1528
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven II
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Halyburton, Baroness) Ruthven
1503–1543
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
Grandparents
Patrick (Halyburton Lord) Dirleton
1475–1515
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess) Dirleton
1482–1542
Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Halliburton
1500–
Lady (Dirleton)*
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1460
21 Jul 1460
Birth of Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1528
9 October 1528
Age 68
Death of Sir William " Knight, Lord of Ruthven" Ruthven in Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England
Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1460
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1528
    Event Place: Killed in the Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberlandshire, England

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