Colin (3rd Earl of Argyll) Campbell^[1]

- Bef 1529

• Name	Colin (3rd Earl of Argyll) Campbell
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 26 Mar 1529
  Person ID	I112413	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Archibald (2nd Earl of Argyll) Campbell   d. 9 Sep 1513, Battle Of Flodden
  Mother	Elizabeth (of Lennox) Stewart   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane (of Huntly) Gordon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 28 Feb 1507
  Children	1. Archibald (4th Earl of Argyll) Campbell   d. Bef 2 Dec 1558   2. Elizabeth (of Argyll) Campbell   d. Bef 1548   3. John Gorm (1st of Lochnell) Campbell   d. 15 May 1568, Langside   4. Alexander (Dean of Moray) Campbell   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Agnes (of Argyll) Campbell   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Below from http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thomasholme&id=I4260 Ancestors of Thomas Ross Holme Back to Adam and Eve at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thomasholme Contact: Thomas Holme Title: 3rd Earl of Argyll Sex: M Death: BEF 1529 Note: 3rd Earl, son of Archibald. He was married to Lady Jane Gordon,eldest daughter of Alexander, third Earl of Huntly, they had three sonsand a daughter. Their sons were, Archibald, fourth Earl of Argyll; John,ancestor of the Campbells of Lochnell, of which house the Campbells ofBalerno, and Stonefield are cadets; and Alexander, dean of Moray. Colinwas, immediately after his accession to the earldom, appointed by thecouncil to assemble an army and proceed against Lauchlan Maclean ofDowart, and other Highland chieftains, who had broken out intoinsurrection, and proclaimed Sir Donald of Lochalsh Lord of the Isles.Owing to the powerful influence of Argyll, the insurgents submitted tothe regent, after strong measures had been adopted against them. In 1517Sir Donald of Lochalsh again appeared in arms, but being deserted by hisprinciple leaders, he effected his escape. Soon after, on his petitionalso in 1517 Colin was appointed Royal Lieutenant over all the Isles andadjacent mainland by Regent Albany. For some years the Isles remainedpeaceful and Colin employed this interval in extending his influenceamong the chiefs and in promoting the sway and importance of his clan,being assisted thereto by his brothers, Sir John Calder of Calder, sodesigned after his marriage with the heiress, and Archibald Campbell ofSkipnish. On the escape of king James V, then in his seventeenth year,from the power of the Douglass, in May 1528, Colin was one of the firstto join his majesty at Stirling. He afterwards received an ampleconfirmation of the hereditary sheriffship of Argleshire and of theoffices of justiciary of Scotland and master of the household, by whichthese offices became hereditary in his family. He had the commission ofjustice-general of Scotland renewed 25th October 1529. Colin died eitherin 1535 or in 1530. Change Date: 15 SEP 2001 at 13:00:59

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] Hamish Maclaren.