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Male 1425 - Abt 1482  (57 years)


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  • Name William Keith 
    Nickname 2nd Earl Marischal 
    Born Sep 1425  Dunnottar Castle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Stonehaven
    Stonehaven, Scotland 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Great Marishal of Scotland, 1st Lord Keith, 1st Earl Marischal 
    Died Abt 10 Dec 1482  Dunnottar Castle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Stonehaven
    Stonehaven, Scotland 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} ThePeerage list William as 1st Earl Marischal (an Error???)

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      [http://books.google.com/books?id=K3MaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA508&lpg=PA508&dq=Janet+Keith+1528&source=bl&ots=iyFu-9hzjX&sig=j656ALyL8_mJmnn-Zs2a_azvtLU&hl=en&ei=zB7zS56CEIL6sgPL3-iWDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Janet%20Keith&f=false A genealogical history of the dormant,] abeyant, forfeited, and extinct ... By Sir Bernard Burke Pg.303
      * This great and illustrious family has held from the earliest ages the dignified post of Great Marischals of Scotland. With out attempting to trace the line of hereditary Great Marischals of Scotland from the year 1010, when Robert, the direct ancestor of this family was invested with that dignity by King MALCOM II., we will commence with Sir WILLIAM KEITH, Great Marischal of Scotland, the 11th in direct descent from the founder of the family, and who d. prior to 1476. he was created Earl Marischal of Scotland prior to 1458. By Mary, dau. of Sir James Hamilton, of Cadzow, he had, with other issue, a son,
      * WILLIAM KEITH, 2nd Earl Marischal. He m. Muriella, dau. of Thomas, 1st Lord Erskine, by whom he had issue,
      **I. WILLIAM 3rd earl.
      **II. Robert.
      **III. Alexander, of Auquhorsk, ancestor of the late Rev. Dr. George Skene Keith.
      **IV. John, of Craig, ancestor of the late Sir Robert Murray Keith, K.B., a distinguished ambassador.
      *The eldest son,
      * WILLIAM KEITH, 3rd Earl Marischal, d. 1530. He m. 1482, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, dau. of George, 2nd Earl of Huntley, and grand-dau. of JAMES, 1st King of Scotland and Queen Jane Beaufort, by whom he had issue,
      **I. .... etc.
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      *'''William de Keith, 1st Earl Marischal1
      *M, #16936,
      *'''d. from 10 December 1482 to 1483
      *Last Edited=27 Apr 2011
      *Consanguinity Index=0.02%
      *''' William de Keith, 1st Earl Marischal was the son''' of Sir William Keith and Mary Hamilton.2 '''He married Margaret Erskine''', daughter of Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine and Janet Douglas.3 '''He died from 10 December 1482 to 1483.4
      *''' He held the office of Great Marishal of Scotland.5 He was created 1st Lord Keith [Scotland] before July 1451.6 He was created 1st Earl Marischal [Scotland] between 5 November 1457 and 4 July 1458.4
      *'''Child of William de Keith, 1st Earl Marischal and Marjorie Fraser
      **Lady Janet Keith+6 d. b 1504
      *'''Child of William de Keith, 1st Earl Marischal
      **Egidia Keith+
      *'''Children of William de Keith, 1st Earl Marischal and Margaret Erskine
      **William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal+5 d. fr 24 Nov 1526 - 2 May 1527
      **Lady Mary Keith+7
      *Citations
      *1.[S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 303. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
      *2.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3426. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
      *3.[S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
      *4.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 476. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
      *5.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2195.
      *6.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 139.
      *7.[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 133. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
      *From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1694.htm#i16936
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      *'''William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal1
      *'''M, #2930, b. before 1442, d. before 1483
      *Father Sir William Keith, 1st Great Marischal d. b 1463
      *Mother Mary Hamilton d. b Aug 1442
      *''' William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal married Muriella Erskine''', daughter of Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine, 14th Earl Mar, 7th Lord Garioch and Janet Douglas. '''William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal was born before 1442. He died before 1483.
      *'''Family Muriella Erskine
      *'''Children
      **William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal+ d. b 2 May 1527
      **Mary Keith+
      **Robert Keith, Lord Keith, Master of Marischal+ d. 22 Sep 1446
      **Janet Keith+2 d. b 1504
      **Alexander Keith
      **John Keith
      *Citations
      *[S190] Unknown author, Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol. II, p. 395; Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1459.
      *[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VIII, p. 139.
      *From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p98.htm#i2930
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    • 21-Dec-2006 - from The Great Historic Families of Scotland - pg 103

      "the second Earl - unlike the Keith family, who were conspicuous for their loyaly, joined the confederacy of the rebel lords against James III."
    • ID: I11188
      Name: William KEITH
      Given Name: William
      Surname: Keith
      NPFX: Earl
      Sex: M
      Death: 1483
      Change Date: 30 Dec 2002

      Marriage 1 MuriellaERSKINE
      Married:
      Change Date: 1 Jul 2003--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      ID: I16434
      Name: Sir William(1st Earl Marischal) * Keith
      Sex: M
      Birth: ABT 1433 in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
      Death: BEF 1483
      Note:
      Note: President Woodrow Wilson, The Queen Mother (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Princes William and Henry Windsor are descendants.

      DESCENDANT OF CHARLEMAGNE, ALFRED THE GREAT, WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, HENRY I, SIR WILLIAM MARSHALL, AND STRONGBOW DE CLARE

      DESCENDANT OF MALCOLM III, DAVID I, WILLIAM THE LION, THE ANCIENT KINGS OF SCOTLAND, AND LADY MACBETH

      1ST EARL MARISCHAL


      Sources:
      1) Hamish Maclaren Database
      http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=maclaren&id=I16798
      2) Jim Weber Database
      http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=jweber&id=I20276
      3) Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 Page: 1610
      4) Photo of Dunnottar Castle
      http://www.darkisle.com/d/dunnottar/dunnottar1.html
      5) Families Database, Stirnet, Copyright 2002
      http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/kk/keith02.htm



      Change Date: 8 AUG 2003

      Father: Sir William (Lord of Dunnottar) * Keith b: ABT 1389 inDunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
      Mother: Marjorie or Mary * Fraser b: ABT 1403 in Lovat, Inverness-shire, Scotland

      Marriage 1 Mariot Muriella * Erskine b: ABT 1443 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Person ID I6000000003645832280  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2020 

    Father William Keith,   b. Abt 1389, Dunnottar Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1444, Dunnottar Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Hamilton,   b. 1388,   d. 1442  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F6000000032639760128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariota Erskine,   b. 1430, Selkirk Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1482  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 1451 
    Address:
    Huntley
    Huntley, Scotland 
    Children 
     1. Janet Keith,   b. Abt 1460,   d. Bef 18 Jul 1508  (Age < 48 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000003646133168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart