Campbell, Archibald
Birth Name | Campbell, Archibald |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 47 years, 8 months, 8 days |
Narrative
REFN: 2530AN
REFN: P2531
Archibald Campbell (2nd Earl of Argyll)
? - 1513
The son of Coli n Campbell, 1st Earl, he became Lord High Chancellor of
Scotland (1483), gove rnor of Tarbert Castle, Lieutenant-General in Argyll
and the Isles (1500) and Heritable Sheriff of the south-west (1509).
Through these positions his clan rose to a position of supremacy,
equalled only by the Gordons in the north. He fell at Flodden Field
(1513) with his king, James IV (1473 - 1513). His yo unger son gave rise
to the Earls of Cawdor.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1466 | Lochowe, Argyll, Scotland | ||
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Death | 1513-09-09 | Flodden Field, Northumberland, England | ||
Age: 47y |
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Christening | 2nd Earl of Argyll | |||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Campbell, Colin | about 1440 | 1493-05-10 | |
Mother | Stewart, Isabell | about 1437 | 1510-10-26 | |
Brother | Campbell, Thomas | about 1461 | ||
Sister | Campbell, Elizabeth | 1462-04-17 | ||
Sister | Campbell, Helen | about 1464 | ||
Campbell, Archibald | 1466 | 1513-09-09 |
Families
Family of Campbell, Archibald and Stewart, Elizabeth |
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Unknown | Partner | Stewart, Elizabeth ( * 1460 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Campbell, Colin | 1482 | 1529-03-26 |
Campbell, Margaret | 1483 | 1555-07-11 |
Campbell, Isabel | about 1489 | after 1529 |
Campbell, John | 1490 | 1546-05-01 |
Campbell, Janet | about 1490 | 1546-02-00 |