Duke of Argyll is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful noble families in Scotland. As such, they played a major role in Scottish history throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The Duke of Argyll also holds the hereditary titles of chief of Clan Campbell and Master of the Household of Scotland.
Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that peerage, and as such its holder is the premier peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas. The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and many places around the world are named after members of the Hamilton family. The ducal family's surname, originally "Hamilton", is now "Douglas-Hamilton". Since 1711, the dukedom has been held together with the Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the dukes since that time have been styled Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, along with several other subsidiary titles.
Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. The title Earl of Cassilis had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1457. The 1st Marquess had been created Baron Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 November 1806.
Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire, Scotland. The post was abolished in 1975, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, KT, FRS, styled Lord Kennedy between 1792–4 and known as the Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.
Clan Douglas is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands.
Sir Mark John MacTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet, known as Mark John Stewart until 1880, was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He represented Wigtown Burghs from 1874 to 1880 and again for a few months later in 1880 and also sat for Kirkcudbrightshire between 1885 and 1906 and briefly in 1910.
Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa, OBE, DL, styled Earl of Cassillis from 1 June 1956 to 31 May 1957, was a Scottish peer and chief of Clan Kennedy.
Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa, 18th Earl of Cassilis, 20th Lord Kennedy, 7th Baron Ailsa, styled Lord Angus Kennedy until 1 June 1956, was a Scottish engineer, peer, and chief of Clan Kennedy. He held the titles for exactly 365 days before his death.
Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa. He was known as Lord Charles Kennedy until 1943, when he inherited the marquessate.
Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa, DL, JP, FSRGS, styled Earl of Cassilis until 1938, was a Scottish peer, barrister and soldier.
Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa was a Scottish peer.
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT was a Scottish peer and soldier.
Archibald Kennedy IV, Earl of Cassilis,, styled Lord Kennedy until 1831, was a Scottish aristocrat and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son and heir of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa but died before his father.
David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy and 1st Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy. He was born about 1463, in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a Privy Councillor of King James IV and was created Earl of Cassilis by him in 1502. He was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Archibald Kennedy may refer to:
Margaret Kennedy, Marchioness of Ailsa was a Scottish noblewoman. She was born in 1772 to John Erskine and Mary Baird. On 1 June 1793, she married Archibald Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, who the following year succeeded as 12th Earl of Cassilis. Margaret inherited the House of Dun, a Georgian house, in 1824, and achieved the rank of Marchioness when her husband was created Marquess of Ailsa in 1831. She died on 5 January 1848.
Margaret Kennedy, Countess of Cassilis was a Scottish aristocrat.
The Cathcart baronetcy, of Carleton Castle, County Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 January 1703 for Hugh Cathcart, MP for Ayrshire 1702–07. As the baronetcy was created "with remainder to heirs male whatsoever," the title became either extinct or dormant upon the death of the sixth baronet in 1916.
