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William Lord Ruthven 1478 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Ruthven

Mother: Isabel Livingstone

Spouse(s): Catharine Buttergask

Children(s): Sir Ruthven

In 1478, William Lord Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Ruthven and Isabel Livingstone. William Lord Ruthven married Catharine Buttergask, and had children including Sir Lord William Ruthven. William Lord Ruthven passed away in 1513 in slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, William Lord Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Ruthven and Isabel Livingstone.
  • William Lord Ruthven married Catharine Buttergask, and had children including Sir Lord William Ruthven.
  • William Lord Ruthven passed away in 1513 in slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ruthven
1455 – 1528
Birth Location: Ruthven, Perthshire, Schotland
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Isabel Livingstone
1450 – 1532
Birth Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Schotland
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Buttergask
1483 – 1501
Birth Location: Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Ruthven
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Ruthven
1455 – 1528
Ruthven, Perthshire, Schotland
Isabel Livingstone
1450 – 1532
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William (Lord) Ruthven (1478 – 9 September 1513) m. Catharine Buttergask (6 Mar 1483 – 1501)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord William) Ruthven (1500 – 3 Dec 1552) m. Lady (Janet Halyburton) Haliburton (19 Apr 1503 – 23 Mar 1543)
    1. 1. Lady (Baroness Lilias) Ruthven (27 Jan 1526 – 7 Jul 1579) m. Sir (Lord David) Drummond, (12 Feb 1522 – 1571)
      1. 1. Patrick (Laird Sir 3rd Lord Drummond Perth) Drummond (1550 – 18 Dec 1611) m. Elizabeth (Lady Edzell Angus Scotland) Lindsay (1552 – May 1585)
        1. 1. Lilias DRUMMOND (1580 – 8 May 1601) m. Alexander (Lord of Seton, 1st Earl of) Dunfirmline (1555 – 16 Jun 1622)

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of William Lord Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1513
9 September 1513
Age 35
Death of William Lord Ruthven in slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: slain at Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
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