Sir Colin CAMPBELL, 1st Earl of Argyll [6796] ¹⁵⁹²

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The Life Summary of Colin
When Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll was born on 10 September 1433, in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, his father, Archibald Campbell Master of Campbell, was 33 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Somerville, Baroness Campbell, was 18. He married Lady Isabel Elizabeth Stewart Countess of Argyll on 9 April 1453, in Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyll, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He registered for military service in 1479. In 1488, his occupation is listed as chancellor of scotland. He died on 10 May 1493, in Argyll, Scotland, at the age of 59, and was buried in Cowal, Argyll, Scotland.

Colin Campbell, 2nd Lord Campbell created 1st Earl of Argyll 1457

Only son and heir of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell (by his first wife Elizabeth Somerville, 1st dau. by his first wife of John Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville), 1st son and heir ap. of Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell, by his first wife Lady Marjory Stewart, 1st dau. by his second wife of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany

Born: c. 1433

Married: Before 9 Apr 1465 Isabel Stewart (d. 26 Oct 1510), 1st dau. and cohrss. of John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne

Children:

1. Hon Archibald Campbell, later 2nd Earl of Argyll
2. Hon Thomas Campbell of Lundie, Married: , and had issue
1. Lady Margaret Campbell, Married: bef. 23 Apr 1475 George Seton, 2nd Lord Seton, and had issue
2. Lady Isabel Campbell, Married: bef. 5 Mar 1478/9 as his first wife William Drummond, Master of Drummond, 1st surv. son and heir ap. of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond, and had issue
3. Lady Helen Campbell (d. after 23 Jan 1528/9), Married: 21 Apr 1478 Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton, and had issue
4. Lady Elizabeth Campbell (d. after 18 Nov 1516) Married: bef. 10 Oct 1493 John Oliphant, 2nd Lord Oliphant, and had issue
5. Lady Mary Campbell, Married: Angus Macdonald of Trotternish (d. 1490), illeg. son of John Macdonald, 11th Earl of Ross, and had issue
6. Lady Agnes Campbell
7. Lady Catherine Campbell, Married: 1498 Lachlan Og ("the Younger") Maclean of Dowart, and had issue

Created: c.1457 Earl of Argyll, 17 Apr 1470 Lord Lorne, by charter conveying to him the lands and Lordship of Lorne on the resignation of his wife's uncle, Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Lorne later 1st Lord Invermeath, to him and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, to Colin Campbell of Nelesoun, to Duncan Campbell, etc., each in like manner respectively.

Died: 10 May 1493

Tenure: 1457 \endash 10 May 1493

Other titles: 2nd Lord Campbell, Lord Lorne

Preceded by: Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell

Succeeded by: Eldest son, Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll

Note: Succeeded his grandfather 1453 as 2nd Lord Campbell; Master of the King's Household 1464; Lord High Chancellor of Scotland 1483-88 and 1488-93.

He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Campbell [S., 1445] in 1453. He was created 1st Earl of Argyll [Scotland] in 1457. He held the office of Baillie of Cowal in 1460. He held the office of Master of the Household in 1464. He was created 1st Lord Lorne [Scotland] on 17 April 1470, together with a conveyance to him of the lands of and lordship of Lorne, after the resignation of his wife's uncle, Walter Stewart as Lord Lorne (who was then created Lord Innermeath). He held the office of Hereditary Justiciary and Sheriff of the lordship of Lorne in 1471. He held the office of Lieutenant and Commissary of Argyll in





1st Lord of Glenorchy
1st Earl of Argyll
1st Baronet of Glenorchy

EARL COLIN CAMPBELL was born 10 September 1433, Kilchurn Castle, Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, to Archibald Gillespic Campbell (1405-1440) and Lady Elizabeth Somerville Baroness (141301460.) He married Lady Isabel Stewart about 1455.

Colin Campbell died 10 May 1493, Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland, age 60.


Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
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Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433 \endash 10 May 1493) was a Scottish nobleman.
Biography[edit]
He was the son of Gillespic (Archibald) Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville. Colin Campbell succeeded his grandfather Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell in 1453, and was created Earl of Argyll in 1457 and Lord Lorne in 1470, after the resignation of his wife's uncle Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Lorne, who became Lord Innermeath.
Campbell had supported King James II against the "Black Douglases", led by the 8th Earl of Douglas, and was given the earldom by King James III. James also gave him the position of Lord Chancellor of Scotland, but he eventually collaborated in the slaying of James III in 1484. In 1488 he became Lord Chancellor again, this time given by James IV of Scotland.
Marriage and issue[edit]
He married Isabelle Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne in 1465, and had issue:[1]
•Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.[1].
•Thomas Campbell
•Margaret Campbell, married George Seton, 4th Lord Seton
•Isabel Campbell, married William Drummond, Master of Drummond, son to John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond
•Mary Campbell married Aonghas Óg Lord of the isles.
•Helen Campbell, married to Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton
•Elizabeth Campbell, married John Oliphant, 2nd Lord Oliphant
•Catherine Campbell, married Lachlan Og Maclean



Sir Colin Campbell of Lochow was the son of Sir Gillespic Campbell of Menstrie. He died circa 1294 at Ath-dearg of Argyllshire, Scotland, killed while fighting Alexander, Lord of Lorne.1
He lived at Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland.1


Colin Campbell, second Lord Campbell and first Earl of Argyill, was the son of Archibald, second, but eldest, surviving son of Sir Duncan Cambell in 1445. He succeeded his grandfather in 1453. On the death of his father he was placed under the care of his uncle, Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, who concluded a match between him and Isabel Stewart, the eldest of the three daughters, and coheiresses of John, third lord of Lorne. Having acquired the principal part of the landed property of the two sisters of his wife, he exchanged certainb lands in Perthshire for the lordship of Lorne with Walter, their uncle, on whom the lordship of Lorne, which stood limited to heirs male, had devolved. In 1457 he was created, by James II, Earl of Argyll. He was one of the commissioners for negotiating a truce with Edward IV of England in 1463. In 1465 he was appointed, along with Lord Boyd, lord justiciary of Scotland on the south of the Forth, and after the flight of Lord Boyd to England he acted as sole justiciary. In 1474 he was appointed one of the commissioners to settle the treaty of alliance with Edward IV, by which James, prince of Scotland, was affianced to Cecilia, youngest daughter of Edward. Early in 1483 he received the office of lord high chancellor of Scotland. He was one of the commissioners sent to France in 1484 to renew the ancient league with the crown, which was confirmed at Paris 9 July, and also one of the commissioners who concluded the pacification at Nottingham with Richard III, 21 September of the same year. In 1487 he joined the conspiracy of the nobles against James III, and at the time of the murder of the king, after the battle of Sauchieburn, he was in England on an embassy to Henry VII. After the accession of James IV he was restored to the office of lord high chancellor. He died 10 May 1493. He had two sons and seven daughters
Coileáin "Colin Oig & Colin" Campbell
BIRTH1433
Lochawe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
DEATH10 May 1493 (aged 59\endash 60)
Scotland
BURIALKilmun Parish Church and Cemetery
Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Colin Campbell is the son of Archibald Gillespic Campbell Master of Campbell and Celeshine and Elizabeth Summerville.

Colin Campbell was the 1st Earl of Argyll & the 1st Lord Lorne & 2nd Lord Campbell. He married Isabel Elizabeth Stewart on 9 Apr 1465 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland.

They had 9 known children:
Colin, Mary, Thomas, Archibald, Catherine, Helena, Margaretha, Elizabeth, and Isabel.

Her son Archibald became the 2nd Earl of Argyll.

Kilchurn Castle

KILCHURN CASTLE CEMETERY

LADY ELIZABETH STEWART, COUNTESS OF ARGYLL was born 9 April 1427, Argyll, Scotland, to Baron John Stewart (1405-1463) and Agnes MacDonald (1402-1463.) She married Earl Colin Campbell about 1455.

Isabel Stewart passed away 16 October 1510, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, age 83.




Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabel Elizabeth Stewart is the daughter of John Stewart 2nd Lord Lorn. She married Colin Campbell on 9 Apr 1465 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 known children:
Colin, Mary, Thomas, Archibald, Catherine, Helena, Margaretha, Elizabeth, and Isabel. Her son Archibald became the 2nd Earl of Argyll.


Dumbarton Castle, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

Isabel Elizabeth Stewart Campbell
Birth: 1439, Scotland
Death: Oct. 26, 1510
East Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabel Elizabeth Stewart is the daughter of John Stewart 2nd Lord Lorn. She married Colin Campbell on 9 Apr 1465 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 known children:
Colin, Mary, Thomas, Archibald, Catherine, Helena, Margaretha, Elizabeth, and Isabel. Her son Archibald became the 2nd Earl of Argyll.

Family links:
Spouse:
Colin Campbell (1433 - 1493)*

Children:
Archibald Campbell (1460 - 1513)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Kilmun Parish Church and Cemetery
Kilmun
Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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Children of Colin Campbell and Isabel Stewart:

1.*LADY MARGARET CAMPBELL (1456-1520)
2.Lady Mary Campbell (1458-1528)
3.Earl Archibald Campbell (1459-1513)
4.Thomas Campbell (1460-1513)
5.Lady Catherine Campbell (1460-1516)
6.Helen Campbell (1460-1527)
7.Elizabeth Campbell (1462-1524)
8.Lady Isabel Campbell (1473-1518)
9.Lady Janet Campbell (1478-1555)
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Colin married Isabel STEWART of Lorn Countess of Argyll [6797] [MRIN: 5472], daughter of John STEWART 2nd Lord of Lorne [6811] and Lady Agnes MACDONALD [6812], on 9 April 1453 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland.¹⁵⁹⁴ (Isabel STEWART of Lorn Countess of Argyll [6797] was born in January 1437 in Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland,¹⁵⁹² died on 26 October 1510 in Castle Campbell, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland ¹⁵⁹² and was buried in 1510 in Kilmun Parish Church And Cemetery, Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland ¹⁵⁹².)