Earl Cassilis
Earl Cassilis is in Earl.
In 1502 David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis (age 32) was created 1st Earl Cassilis. Grisel aka Margaret Boyd Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
Before 1509 David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis (age 39) and Grisel aka Margaret Boyd Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of Thomas Boyd 1st Earl Arran and Mary Stewart Countess Arran. They were half second cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 09 Sep 1513 at the Battle of Flodden was fought at the Branxton, Northumberland [Map]. the English army was commanded by Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 70), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 40), Edmund Howard (age 35), Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 45), Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle (age 51) and Marmaduke Constable (age 56).
The English army included: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford (age 59), William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers (age 44), Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley (age 41) and Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 45).
Randall Babington, John Bigod (age 38) and Thomas Fitzwilliam (age 39) were killed.
Marmaduke Constable (age 33), William Constable (age 38), George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston (age 16), Edmund Walsingham (age 33), Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 25) and Walter Stonor (age 36) were knighted by Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 40).
Christopher Savage, Thomas Venables (age 44) and Brian Tunstall (age 33) were killed.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill (age 55) was killed. (Some reports have him dying in 1518).
John Booth (age 78) was killed.
Father and son Ralph ellerker of risby in yorkshire and Ralph Ellerker were knighted by Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey (age 70).
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties:
King James IV of Scotland (age 40) was killed. His body ws taken to London, then to Sheen Priory, Richmond; thereafter it dissappeared. His son King James V of Scotland (age 1) succeeded V King Scotland.
Alexander Stewart ArchBishop of St Andrews (age 20) was killed.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis (age 43) was killed. His son Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Cassilis. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness (age 54) was killed. His son John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness succeeded 3rd Earl Caithness.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Lennox.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll was killed. His son William Hay 5th Earl Erroll (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Erroll.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton was killed. His son James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton succeeded 3rd Earl Morton, 6th Lord Dalkeith.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell was killed. His son Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Bothwell.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies (age 32) was killed. His son Alexander Stewart 5th of Garlies (age 6) succeeded 5th Lord Garlies.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone was killed. His son Alexander Elphinstone 2nd Lord Elphinstone (age 3) succeeded 2nd Lord Elphinstone.
Thomas Hay, George Hepburn Bishop Isles (age 59), Adam Hepburn Master (age 56), Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 7th Lord Drumlanrig.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton was killed. His son George Seton 6th Lord Seton succeeded 6th Lord Seton.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester was killed. His son John Hay 3rd Lord Hay (age 23) succeeded 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay by marriage Lord Hay of Yester.
Robert Keith Master of Marischal (age 30), Guiscard Harbottle (age 28), John Erskine, David Home (age 22), Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale (age 43), Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll (age 64), Robert Douglas of Lochleven (age 89) were killed.
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair (age 48) was killed. His son William Sinclair 4th Lord Sinclair succeeded 4th Lord Sinclair.
James Stewart 1st Lord of Traquair (age 33) was killed. His son William Stewart 2nd Lord Traquair (age 7) succeeded 2nd Lord Traquair.
John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell (age 57) was killed. His son Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell (age 20) succeeded 5th Lord Maxwell.
William Murray (age 43), Colin Oliphant (age 26), William Ruthven (age 33), George Douglas (age 44) and William Douglas (age 42) were killed.
George Home 4th Lord Home and John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl (age 38) fought.
Brothers David Lyon of Cossins, William Lyon and George Lyon were killed.
William Graham 1st Earl Montrose (age 49) was killed. His son William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose (age 21) succeeded 2nd Earl Montrose.
Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl Mar was killed. His son John Erskine 17th Earl Mar (age 26) de jure 17th Earl Mar, Lord Erskine.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Lord Innermeath (age 52) was killed. His son Richard Stewart 3rd Lord Innermeath succeeded 3rd Lord Innermeath.
Walter Lindsay of Arden and Walter Lindsay (age 33) were killed.
William Keith of Inverugie (age 43) was killed.
David Wemyss of Wemyss (age 40) was killed.
John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan (age 55) was killed.
Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (age 41) was killed. His son Robert Crichton 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (age 22) succeeded 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
Father and son William Rollo (age 59) and Robert Rollo 5th of Duncrub (age 34) were killed.
On 27 Aug 1527 Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis (age 32) died. His son Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Cassilis.
In 1540 Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis (age 24) and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis. They were second cousins.
On 15 Nov 1558 Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis (age 43) died at Dieppe, Seine Maritime, Haute Normandie. His son Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Cassilis.
Before 1575 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis (age 34) and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis (age 60).
On 14 Dec 1576 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis (age 35) died. His son John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 1) succeeded 5th Earl Cassilis.
On 04 Nov 1597 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 22) and Jean Fleming Countess Cassilis (age 43) were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. They were third cousins.
On 14 Nov 1615 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 40) died. His nephew John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis succeeded 6th Earl Cassilis.
On 07 Jan 1622 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington (age 59).
On 15 Mar 1644 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. They were second cousin once removed.
In Apr 1668 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis died. His son John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis (age 14) succeeded 7th Earl Cassilis.
In Dec 1668 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis (age 15) and Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis (age 35) were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Mary Feilding Duchess Hamilton. He the son of John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis. They were half second cousins.
On 23 Jul 1701 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis (age 47) died. His grandson John Kennedy 8th Earl Cassilis (age 1) succeeded 8th Earl Cassilis.
In 1770 John Kennedy Lord Kennedy (age 98) died. His fourth cousin once removed Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis succeeded 9th Earl Cassilis. A dispute arose between the heir general William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry (age 45) and the heir male Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis as to who should succeed to Earl Cassilis. On 29 Feb 1760 the Court of Session found the right to the estates to be with Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis. On 27 Jan 1762 the House of Lords found the right to the title to be with Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis.
On 30 Nov 1775 Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis died without male issue. His brother David Kennedy 10th Earl Cassilis (age 41) succeeded 10th EarL Cassilis, 5th Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire.
On 18 Dec 1792 David Kennedy 10th Earl Cassilis (age 58) died unmarried. His second cousin once removed Archibald Kennedy 11th Earl Cassilis (age 72) succeeded 11th EarL Cassilis at which time he was lviign in New York. Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire extinct.
On 30 Dec 1794 Archibald Kennedy 11th Earl Cassilis (age 74) died. His son Archibald Kennedy 1st Marquess of Ailsa (age 24) succeeded 12th EarL Cassilis.
