Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll
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Kilmun Parish Church, Cowal, Scotland. Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433 – 10 May 1493) [1] was a medieval Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville, daughter of John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville. He had the sobriquet Colin Mulle, Bold Earl Colin.
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Brief Life History of Colin. When Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll was born on 10 September 1433, in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, his father, Sir Archibald Campbell Master of Campbell, was 21 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Somerville, was 20. He married Isabel Stewart of Lorn Countess of Argyll on 9 April 1453, in Glenorchy and Inishail ...
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Apr 9, 2016 · Elizabeth Somerville. Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (ca. 1433 – d. 10 May 1493), was a medieval Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville. He had the sobriquet Colin Mulle, Bold Earl Colin. Biography.
Died: 10 May 1493. Tenure: 1457 – 10 May 1493. Other titles: 2nd Lord Campbell, Lord Lorne. Preceded by: Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell. Succeeded by: Eldest son, Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll. Note: Succeeded his grandfather 1453 as 2nd Lord Campbell; Master of the King's Household 1464; Lord High Chancellor of Scotland 1483-88 ...
Colin Campbell was Chief of the Clan Campbell, Master of the Household and Chancellor of Scotland during the reign of King James III. Colin Campbell was created Earl of Argyll in 1457. He became Lord Lorn on 17 Apr 1470 by a charter of that date, conveying to him the lands and lordship of Lorn on the resignation of his wife's uncle, Walter ...
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Colin Campbell was the grandson of the 1st Lord Campbell [S] (1445). Colin's elevation to earl (1458) was followed by a steady acquisition of lands and offices. Argyll combined the attributes of a shrewd royal councillor and the ambitions of an immensely powerful Highland clan chief.
The medieval estates of the Campbells were much increased by Colin Campbell of Lochow (Argyllshire) (d. 1493), who was created Earl of Argyll in 1457. Through marriage to a daughter and co-heir of John Stewart, Lord Lorne, he acquired the lordship of Lorne (Argyllshire).
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