Marquess of Ailsa
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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 Cassillis
. The title Earl of Cassillis 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.
The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief
of Clan Kennedy
.
The family seat is Cassillis House, Maybole
, Ayrshire
.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's younger brother Lord David Thomas Kennedy (b. 1958) married with a son.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS , styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
. The title Earl of Cassillis had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been created in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1457. The 1st Marquess had been created Baron Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
on 12 November 1806.
The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Clan Kennedy
Clan Kennedy
Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan and an Irish surname.-Origins:The Kennedys had their home territory in Carrick in Ayrshire, in southwestern Scotland. Originally they were of Pictish/Norse stock from the Western Isles. In the fifteenth century, one Ulric Kennedy fled Ayrshire to Lochaber in the...
.
The family seat is Cassillis House, Maybole
Maybole
Maybole is a burgh of barony and police burgh of South Ayrshire, Scotland. Pop. 4,552. It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. ...
, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
.
Lords Kennedy (1457)
- Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord KennedyGilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord KennedyGilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy was a Scottish lord, a son of Sir James Kennedy "the Younger" of Dunure, the Younger, and Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III, King of the Scots...
(c. 1406–c. 1480) - John Kennedy, 2nd Lord KennedyJohn Kennedy, 2nd Lord KennedyJohn Kennedy, PC, 2nd Lord Kennedy was a Scottish lord, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy....
(d. 1508) - David Kennedy, 3rd Lord KennedyDavid Kennedy, 1st Earl of CassilisDavid Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy. Invested as a Knight on 29 January 1487/88 by King James III, he wed Agnes Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick, before July 1489...
(d. 1513) (created Earl of Cassilis in 1509)
Earls of Cassilis (1509)
- David Kennedy, 1st Earl of CassilisDavid Kennedy, 1st Earl of CassilisDavid Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy. Invested as a Knight on 29 January 1487/88 by King James III, he wed Agnes Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick, before July 1489...
(d. 1513) - Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis.He married Lady Isabel Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll...
(d. 1527) - Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis.He succeeded to the titles of 5th Lord Kennedy and 3rd Earl of Cassillis in August 1527. On 6 February 1540/41 he had a charter of the Fief of Cassilis...
(1515–1558) - Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of CassilisGilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis, PC was a Scottish peer, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis. He succeeded to the titles of 6th Lord Kennedy and 4th Earl of Cassillis on 28 November 1558...
(c. 1541–1576) - John Kennedy, 5th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 5th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis.He succeeded to the titles of 7th Lord Kennedy and 5th Earl of Cassillis on 14 December 1576....
(c. 1573–1615) - John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1668)
- James Kennedy, Lord Kennedy (1642–between 1642 and 1643)
- John Kennedy, 7th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 7th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis, PC was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis.He succeeded to the titles of 9th Lord Kennedy and 7th Earl of Cassillis on 22 September 1668. He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1689 and 1695...
(d. 1701)- John Kennedy, Lord Kennedy (c. 1672–1700)
- John Kennedy, 8th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 8th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer.He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassilis on 23 July 1701.He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle between 1737 and 1759....
(1700–1759) - Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1775)
- David Kennedy, 10th Earl of CassilisDavid Kennedy, 10th Earl of CassilisDavid Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis , was a Scottish peer, the third son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet. He succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his elder brother, the 9th Earl, who had died without male issue....
(d. 1792) - Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of CassilisCaptain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, the descendant of the second son of the 3rd earl...
(d. 1794) - Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS , styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1770–1846) (created Marquess of Ailsa in 1831)
Marquesses of Ailsa (1831)
- Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS , styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1770–1846)- Archibald Kennedy, Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa. He was styled Lord Kennedy until 1831, and Earl of Cassilis thereafter until his death....
(1794–1832)
- Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis
- Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT was a Scottish peer.Born at Dunottar, he was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, himself oldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, and his wife Eleanor, only child of Alexander Allerdice...
(1816–1870) - Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa.He married Hon. Evelyn Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, on 7 March 1871...
(1847–1938) - Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa DL, JP, FSRGS , styled Earl of Cassilis until 1938, was a Scottish peer, barrister and soldier....
(1872–1943) - Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of AilsaCharles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of AilsaCharles 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 Marquis title....
(1875–1956) - Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of AilsaAngus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of AilsaAngus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa...
(1882–1957) - Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of AilsaArchibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa, OBE, DL was a Scottish peer, the son of Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa....
(1925–1994) - Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of AilsaArchibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of AilsaArchibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa , is a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa.Lord Ailsa married Dawn Leslie Anne Keen in 1979; they have two children:...
(b. 1956)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's younger brother Lord David Thomas Kennedy (b. 1958) married with a son.