See also:LORD See also:ROBERT See also:BOYD BOYD (d. c. 1470)
, Scottish statesman, was a son of See also:Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Boyd (d
.
1439), and belonged to an old and distinguished See also:family, one member of which, Sir See also:Robert Boyd, had fought with See also:Wallace and Robert See also:Bruce
.
Boyd, who was created a peer about 1454, was one of the regents of See also:Scotland during the minority of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James III., but, in 1466, with some associates he secured the See also:person of the See also:young See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king and was appointed his See also:sole See also:governor
.
As ruler of Scotland he was instrumental in reforming some religious See also:foundations; he arranged the See also:marriage between James III. and See also:Margaret, daughter of See also:Christian I., king of See also:Denmark and See also:Norway, and secured the cession of the See also:Orkney Islands by Norway
.
However, when in 1467 he obtained the offices of See also:- CHAMBERLAIN (0. Fr. chamberlain, chamberlenc, Mod. Fr. chambellan, from O. H. Ger. Chamarling, Chamarlinc, whence also the Med. Lat. cambellanus, camerlingus, camerlengus; Ital. camerlingo; Span. camerlengo, compounded of 0. H. Ger. Chamara, Kamara [Lat.
- CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH (1836— )
- CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE (1828– )
- CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820-1902)
chamberlain and See also:justiciary for himself, and the See also:hand of the king's See also:sister See also:Mary, with the See also:title of See also:earl of See also:Arran for his eldest son Thomas, his enemies became too strong for him, and he was found guilty of See also:treason and sentenced to See also:death
.
He escaped to See also:England, and the date of his death is unknown
.
His See also:brother and assistant, Sir See also:Alexander Boyd, was beheaded on the 22nd of See also:November 1469
.
Boyd's son Thomas, earl of Arran, was in Denmark when his See also:father was overthrown
.
However, he fulfilled his See also:mission, that of bringing the king's See also:- BRIDE (a common Teutonic word, e.g..Goth. bruths, O. Eng. bryd, O. H. Ger. prs2t, Mod. Ger. Bract, Dut. bruid, possibly derived from the root bru-, cook, brew; from the med. latinized form bruta, in the sense of daughter-in-law, is derived the Fr. bru)
bride, Margaret, to Scotland, and then, warned by his wife, escaped to the See also:continent of See also:Europe
.
He is mentioned very eulogistically in one of the Paston Letters, but practically nothing is known of his subsequent See also:history
.
See also:Lord Boyd's See also:grandson Robert (d. c
.
1550), a son of Alexander Boyd, was confirmed in the See also:possession of the estates and honours of his grandfather in 1549, and is generally regarded as the 3rd Lord Boyd
.
His son Robert, 4th Lord Boyd (d
.
1590), took a prominent See also:part in Scottish politics during the troubled See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time which followed the death of James V. in 1542
.
At first he favoured the reformed See also:religion, but afterwards his views changed and he became one of the most trusted advisers of Mary, See also:queen of Scots, whom he accompanied to the See also:battle of Langside in 1568
.
During the queen's captivity he was often employed on See also:diplomatic errands; he tried to stir up insurrections in her favour, and he was suspected of participation in the See also:murder
II
of the See also:regent See also:- MURRAY
- MURRAY (or MORAY), EARLS OF
- MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c. 1531-1570)
- MURRAY (or MORAY), SIR ROBERT (c. 1600-1673)
- MURRAY, ALEXANDER STUART (1841-1904)
- MURRAY, DAVID (1849– )
- MURRAY, EUSTACE CLARE GRENVILLE (1824–1881)
- MURRAY, JAMES (c. 1719-1794)
- MURRAY, JOHN
- MURRAY, JOHN (1778–1820)
- MURRAY, LINDLEY (1745–1826)
- MURRAY, LORD GEORGE (1694–1760)
- MURRAY, SIR JAMES AUGUSTUS HENRY (1837– )
- MURRAY, SIR JOHN (1841– )
Murray
.
He enjoyed a high and influential position under the regent James See also:Douglas, earl of See also:Morton, but was banished in 1583 for his See also:share in the seizure of King James VI., a See also:plot known as the See also:Raid of See also:Ruthven
.
He retired to See also:France, but was soon allowed to return to Scotland
.
He died on the 3rd of See also:January 1590
.
See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William, 8th or 9th Lord Boyd (d
.
1692), was created earl of See also:Kilmarnock in 1661, and this nobleman's grandson William, the 3rd earl (d
.
1717), was a See also:partisan of the Hanoverian See also:kings and fought for See also:George I. during the rising of 1715
.
His son William, the 4th earl (1704-1746), was educated in the same principles, but in 1745, owing either to a See also:personal affront or to the See also:influence of his wife or to his straitened circumstances he deserted George II. and joined See also:Charles See also:Edward, the Young Pretender
.
The 4th earl fought at See also:Falkirk and See also:Culloden, where he was made prisoner, and was beheaded on the 18th of See also:August 1746
.
The title of earl of Kilmarnock is now merged in that of earl of See also:Erroll
.
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