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Encyclopedia > Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy

Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy (b. c.1406, d. after 6 March 1478/79) was a Scottish lord, the son of Sir James Kennedy the younger, of Dunure, and Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of King Robert III of Scotland. For the Power Metal band, see Lord (band). ... Robert III (c. ...


He had two children either out of wedlock or by an unnamed wife.

  • Unnamed Kennedy
  • Elizabeth Kennedy (b. bef. 1425)

He married (1) Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell, circa 1440. They had two children. The title of Earl of Nithsdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1620. ...

  • Children Catherine Kennedy (b. bef. 1444)
  • John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy (1454, d. bt 24 Jul 1508 - 13 May 1509)

He married (2) Isabel Ogilvy, daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen, after 1460.



He held the office of Keeper of the Castle of Lochdoun.


He was created 1st Lord Kennedy between 27 March 1457 and 20 March 1458.


In 1460 on the death of King James II, he was one of the six Regents of Scotland. James II can refer to: James II of Scotland James II of England James II of Aragon James II of Cyprus This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


He held the office of Constable of Stirling Castle in 1466. A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ... Stirling Castle (southwest aspect) For ships named after the castle, see Stirling Castle (disambiguation) Stirling Castle is a castle in Stirling, one of the largest and most important, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland and indeed Western Europe. ...

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
New Creation
Lord Kennedy
c.1457–c.1478
Succeeded by
John Kennedy

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Kennedy - LoveToKnow 1911 (835 words)
One of Gilbert Kennedy's sons was the poet, Walter Kennedy, and his grandson David, third Lord Kennedy (killed at Flodden, 1513), was created earl of Cassillis before 15ro; David's sister Janet Kennedy was one of the mistresses of James IV.
was lord high treasurer of Scotland in 1599 and his lifetime witnessed the culmination of a great feud between the senior and a younger branch of the Kennedy family.
The titles and estates of the Kennedys were now claimed by William Douglas, afterwards duke of Queensberry, a great-grandson in the female line of the 7th earl and also by Sir Thomas Kennedy, Bart., of Culzean, a descendant of the 3rd earl, i.e.
Walter Kennedy - LoveToKnow 1911 (214 words)
1508), Scottish poet, was third son of Gilbert, 1st Lord Kennedy.
With the exception of this share in the Flyting Kennedy's poems are chiefly religious in character.
They are printed in the rare supplement to David Laing's edition of William Dunbar (1834), and they have been re-edited by Dr J. Schipper in the proceedings of the Kais.
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