Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486 – 9 October 1529) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.
Life
He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. In 1506/07 he married Lady Jean Gordon, the eldest daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly.
Campbell led an army against the insurrection of various Highland chieftains; a few years later, he joined the court of King James V. He was given the position Lord Warden of the Marches and in 1528, Lord Justice General of Scotland.[1] He is buried at Kilmun Parish Church.
Family
Children of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon:
- Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll d. bt 21 August 1558 – 2 December 1558, married three times.
- John Campbell, 1st of Lochnell, killed at the Battle of Langside (13 May 1568).[2]
- Lady Elizabeth Campbell d. c 1548, married; firstly, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, an illegitimate son of King James IV; secondly, John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland[3]
- Lady Agnes Campbell (1526–1601), married James MacDonald and Turlough Luineach O'Neill.
Argyll's sister, Lady Catherine Campbell, survived a murder attempt by her husband, Lachlan Maclean of Duart in 1527. Maclean rowed out to Lady's Rock in the Firth of Lorne one night at low tide and left his wife stranded.[4]
Ancestry
| Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
| Lady Marjorie Stewart | ||||||||||||||||
| Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll | ||||||||||||||||
| John Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Somerville | ||||||||||||||||
| Helen Hepburn | ||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Stewart, 1st Lord Lorne | ||||||||||||||||
| John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorn | ||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Stewart | ||||||||||||||||
| Isabel Stewart | ||||||||||||||||
| Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll | ||||||||||||||||
| John Stewart of Darnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan Stewart of Darnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth of Lennox | ||||||||||||||||
| John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox | ||||||||||||||||
| Sir William Seton, Master of Seton | ||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Seton | ||||||||||||||||
| Janet Dunbar | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Stewart | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Montgomerie | ||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Montgomerie | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Hepburn | ||||||||||||||||
See also
References
Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Campbell, Colin (d.1530)". Dictionary of National Biography. 8. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Notes
- ↑ http://thepeerage.com/p10831.htm#i108309
- ↑ http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4aq/campbell09.php#top
- ↑ Fraser, William, ed., Sutherland Book, vol.1 (1892), pp.102
- ↑ "The Lady's Rock - Lismore in Alba". Clan MacLea. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by ? |
Lord Justice General 1528–1529 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Argyll |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Archibald Campbell |
Earl of Argyll 1513–1529 |
Succeeded by Archibald Campbell |