EARLS OF See also:GLENCAIRN
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The 1st See also:earl of See also:Glencairn in the Scottish See also:peerage was See also:ALEXANDER See also:CUNNINGHAM (d
.
1488), a son of See also:Sir See also:Robert Cunningham of See also:Kilmaurs in See also:Ayrshire
.
Made a See also:lord of the Scottish See also:parliament as Lord Kilmaurs not later than 1469, Cunningham was treated earl" of Glencairn in 1488; and a few See also:weeks later he was killed at the See also:battle of Sauchieburn whilst fighting for 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 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. against his rebellious son, afterwards James IV
.
His son and successor, ROBERT (d. c
.
1490), was deprived of his earldom by James IV., but before 1505 this had been revived in favour of Robert's son, See also:CUTHBERT (d. c
.
1540), who became 3rd earl of Glencairn, and whose son 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 (c
.
1490—1547) was the 4th earl
.
This See also:noble, an See also:early adherent of the See also:Reformation, was during his public See also:life frequently in the pay and service of See also:England, although he fought on the Scottish See also:side at the battle of Solway See also:Moss (1542), where he was taken prisoner
.
Upon his See also:release early in 1543 he promised to adhere to See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VIII., who was anxious to bring See also:Scotland under his See also:rule, and in 1544 he entered into other engagements with Henry, undertaking inter See also:cilia to deliver See also:Mary See also:queen of Scots to the See also:English king
.
However, he was defeated by James See also:- HAMILTON
- HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
- HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
- HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
- HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
- HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
- HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
- HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
- HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
- HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
- HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
- HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
- HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
- HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
- HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)
Hamilton, earl of See also:Arran," and the project failed; Glencairn then deserted his See also:fellow-conspirator, See also:Matthew See also:- STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
- STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
- STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
- STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
- STEWART, J
- STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
- STEWART, JULIUS L
- STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
- STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
- STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
- STEWART, STUART
- STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)
Stewart, earl of See also:Lennox, and came to terms with the queen-See also:mother, Mary of See also:Guise, and her party
.
William's son, ALEXANDER, the 5th earl (d
.
1574), was a more pronounced reformer than his See also:father, whose English sympathies he shared, and was among the intimate See also:friends of See also:John See also:Knox
.
In See also:March 1557 he signed the See also:letter asking Knox to return to Scotland; in the following See also:December he subscribed the first " See also:band " of the Scottish reformers; and he anticipated Lord James Stewart, afterwards 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, in taking up arms against the regent, Mary of Guise, in 1558
.
Then, joined by Stewart and the lords of the See also:congregation, he fought. against the regent, and took See also:part in the attendant negotiations with See also:Elizabeth of England, whom he visited in See also:London in December 156o
.
When in See also:August 1561 Mary queen of Scots returned to Scotland, Glencairn was made a member of her See also:council; he remained loyal to her after she had been deserted by Murray, but in a few weeks rejoined Murray and the other See also:Protestant lords, returning to Mary's side in 1566
.
After the queen had married the "earl of See also:Bothwell she was again forsaken by Glen-See also:cairn, who fought against her at Carberry See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill and at Langside
.
The earl, who was always to the fore in destroying churches, abbeys and other " monuments of See also:idolatry," died on the 23rd of See also:November 1574
.
His See also:short satirical poem against the See also:Grey Friars is printed by Knox in his See also:History of the Reformation
.
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