Name George 5th Coronation date 1581 | Deposed date 1623 | |
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Died 1623, Dunnottar Castle, United Kingdom | ||
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal (c.1553-1623) was a Scottish nobleman and Earl Marischal. He succeeded as earl on 7 October 1581, upon the death of his grandfather, William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal.
Described as one of the most important and powerful men of his day in Scotland, he was sent as ambassador to Denmark in 1589 to negotiate the marriage of King James VI of Scotland to Anne of Denmark. He founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593 and was Royal commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1609. He rebuilt his family seat of Keith Marischal in 1589, and also constructed new buildings at Dunnottar Castle.
He married firstly (c.Feb 1581) Margaret, the daughter of Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home, by whom he had:
He married secondly (c.1599), Margaret daughter of James Ogilvy, 6th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, by whom he had: