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Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy

Scottish lord

Scottish lord

Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy ( – 27 March 1489) was a Lord of Parliament in late medieval Scotland. He was second son of James Kennedy of Dunure and Princess Mary, daughter of Robert III of Scotland. He served as one of six Regents during the early reign of James III of Scotland, after the 1460 death of James II.

Personal life

Gilbert married Katherine Maxwell, daughter of Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell:

  • John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, father of David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis;
  • Katherine Kennedy, mother of Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton.

He married, secondly, after 1460, Isabel Ogilvy, daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen and Isabel Glen, and widow of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis. In 1484 she sued John Kennedy for silverware which he claimed to have bought from Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy. Gilbert was then said to be deceased.

Offices and titles

Kennedy, created 1st Lord of Kennedy between 27 March 1457 and 20 March 1458, in addition, held the office of Keeper of the Castle of Lochdoun and the office of Constable of Stirling Castle, bestowed upon him in 1466. By that time, he was already Regent of Scotland, having secured the position on the death of James II.

Ancestry

**Maternal Great-grandmother:**
Lady Mary Montifex

References

References

  1. ''Acts of the Lords Auditors of Causes and Complaints'' (Edinburgh, 1839), pp. 136, 143.
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