Name Colin 3rd | Died 1529 | |
Parents Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll Children Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray Grandchildren Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll Grandparents Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Great grandchildren Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll | ||
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486 – 9 October 1529) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.
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Life
He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. In 1506/07 he married Lady Jean Gordon, the eldest daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly.
Campbell led an army against the insurrection of various Highland chieftains; a few years later, he joined the court of King James V. He was given the position Lord Warden of the Marches and in 1528, Lord Justice General of Scotland. He is buried at Kilmun Parish Church.
Family
Children of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon:
Argyll's sister, Lady Catherine Campbell, survived a murder attempt by her husband, Lachlan Maclean of Duart in 1527. Maclean rowed out to Lady's Rock in the Firth of Lorne one night at low tide and left his wife stranded.