Biography of Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll 1575-1638

On or after 14th October 1551 [his father] Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll (age 7) and Joan Stewart Countess Argyll were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll (age 44) and [his grandmother] Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 8th February 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 31) and [his mother] Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 31) were married at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. She by marriage Countess Moray and Countess Mar. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Keith 4th Earl Marischal (age 55) and [his grandmother] Margaret Keith Countess Marischal. He the illegitmate son of King James V of Scotland and Margaret Erskine (age 46). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Between 13th January 1571 and 26th February 1572 [his father] Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll (age 27) and [his mother] Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 40) were married. She by marriage Countess Argyll. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Keith 4th Earl Marischal (age 64) and [his grandmother] Margaret Keith Countess Marischal. He the son of [his grandfather] Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and [his grandmother] Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half fourth cousins.

Around 1575 Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll was born to Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll (age 31) and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 44).

In October 1584 [his father] Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll (age 40) died. His son Archibald (age 9) succeeded 7th Earl Argyll. [his future wife] Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll (age 10) by marriage Countess Argyll.

On 16th June 1588 [his mother] Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 57) died.

On 24th July 1592 Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 17) and Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Douglas 6th Earl Morton (age 52) and Agnes Leslie Countess Morton (age 50). He the son of Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar. They were third cousins.

In April 1607 [his son] Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll was born to Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 32) and [his wife] Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll (age 33).

On 3rd May 1607 [his wife] Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll (age 33) died.

In 1609 Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 34) and Anne Cornwallis Countess Argyll (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Argyll. He the son of Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar. They were sixth cousins.

Letters of John Chamberlain Volume 2 315. [30th January 1619] The Quene (age 44) begins to recover and this weeke gave audience to the Venetian ambassador¹ and the next day to the Baron of Donau², and the States commissioners³ have sent to be admitted likewise. They were at a stand some ten dayes since, but now are fallen to yt again, though I doubt yt will prove a fruitles labour, unles the King and States interpose themselves and overrule the marchants on both sides: the Lord Digbie as he is prime in place, so he is held the prime man for under- standing and sufficiencie, and they say hath shewed himself in this treatie every way very able, as I have heard by divers that (I know) care not for his person, and yet commend his extraordinarie parts. The alarme of the Spanish preparations sounds lowde here at last, and minis- ters much matter of discourse: most men doubt!* they have a meaning to Ireland, the rather for that they have entertained many Scottish and Irish pilots, and that the earle of Argile (age 44) and Tirones sonne (age 19) are saide to be gon for Spaine: we talke of order taken for twenty ships to be presently made redy, half of the Kings, the rest marchants the best that can be had. Though we cannot be perswaded that he hath any intent hitherward yet is yt not goode to stand in his curtesie: for my part by all that I can gather I shold rather thincke he hath a mind to the Venetians, or to land his forces thereabout and go for Austria or Bohemia to settle and make sure all on that side, that he may the better hereafter follow his other desseigns a bell' agio and as occasions shall fall out.

Note 1. Antonio Donat.

Note 2. Christopher von Dohna, ambassador of Frederick, Elector Palatine.

Note 3. Cf. Letter 306, 309-312.

Before 1624 [his son-in-law] George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly (age 31) and [his daughter] Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly were married. She by marriage Marchioness Huntly. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 48) and [his former wife] Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll. He the son of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 61) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 50). They were fourth cousins.

In 1626 [his son] Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 16) were married. She the daughter of William Douglas 7th Earl Morton (age 44) and Anne Keith Countess Morton. He the son of Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 51) and [his former wife] Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll. They were first cousin once removed.

On 12th January 1635 [his wife] Anne Cornwallis Countess Argyll (age 45) died at Drury Lane.

In 1638 Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 63) died. He was buried at Kilmun Church. His son [his son] Archibald (age 30) succeeded 8th Earl Argyll. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 28) by marriage Countess Argyll.

[his daughter] Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly was born to Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll and Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll.

[his daughter] Annabel Campbell Countess Lothian was born to Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll and Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll.