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About Robert Keith, Master of Keith
- Robert Keith, Master of Marischal1
- M, #16933, d. between 24 August 1524 and 22 April 1525
- Last Edited=9 Jun 2012
- Consanguinity Index=0.35%
- Robert Keith, Master of Marischal was the son of William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Gordon.2,3 He married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton, before 8 January 1505/6.4 He died between 24 August 1524 and 22 April 1525.4
- He was styled as Lord Keith.3 He was styled as Master of Marischal.1
- Children of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Douglas
- Elizabeth Keith+5
- Janet Keith+1
- Christian Keith+3 d. a 12 Jul 1553
- Robert Keith+2 d. 12 Jun 1551
- Alexander Keith2
- William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal+2 b. 1506, d. 7 Oct 1581
- Citations
- [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 258. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2195. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 99. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 477.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 314.
- From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1694.htm#i16933 ___________________
- Robert Keith, Lord Keith1
- M, #2920, b. circa 1481, d. after 5 April 1514
- Father William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal d. b 2 May 1527
- Mother Elizabeth Gordon d. a 22 Apr 1525
- Robert Keith, Lord Keith was born circa 1481. He married Elizabeth (Beatrix) Douglas, daughter of Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl Morton, 4th Lord Dalkeith and Janet Crichton, circa 8 January 1506. Robert Keith, Lord Keith died after 5 April 1514.
- Family Elizabeth (Beatrix) Douglas d. b 25 Jul 1527
- Children
- Elizabeth Keith+
- Robert Keith, Abbot of Deer+ d. 12 Jun 1551
- Janet Keith+
- Christian Keith+2 d. b 13 Apr 1558
- Beatrix Keith
- William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal+ b. c 1506, d. 7 Oct 1581
- Citations
- [S184] Unknown author, Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1459; Wallop Family, p. 280; The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 73.
- [S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 290.
- From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p97.htm#i2920 _______________________
- William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (died 7 October 1581) was a Scottish nobleman and politician.
- William Keith was the son of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton.[1] He succeeded his grandfather, William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal.[2] ....
- .... Later, the Earl Marischal retired with his great fortune to a secluded life at Dunnottar Castle becoming known locally as "William of the Tower."[6] The Earl died on 7 October 1581[2]
- He was married to Margaret Keith, eldest daughter of William Keith younger, of Inverugie, with whom he obtained large estates.[7] He and Margaret had twelve children:
- William Keith, Master of Marischal (died 1580).[8]
- Hon. Robert Keith, 1st Lord Altrie (died 1596).[9]
- John Keith, probable Rector of Duffas.[9]
- Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray (or Annas), m. 1st to the Regent Moray, 2nd. to Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll. She died 16 July 1588 at Edinburgh.[9]
- Alexander Keith
- Alison, m. to Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun (died 1587).[9]
- Mary, m. to Sir John Campbell of Calder (dispensation for consanguinity).[9]
- Beatrice, m. to Sir John Allardice of Allardice. She died 19 May 1596.[9]
- Joneta, m. to James Crichton of Frendraught.[9]
- Margaret, m. to John Kennedy of Blairquhan.[9]
- Elizabeth, m. to Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum.[9]
- Isobel, m. Alexander Strachan of Thornton. She died August 1595.[9]
- Barbara, promised in m., failing her sister Isobel, to Alexander Strachan; m. Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo.[9]
- Keith's chief residence was Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire.[10]
- When he died on 7 October 1581, he was succeeded by his grandson, George Keith, son of William, Master of Marischal; George became the 5th Earl Marischal.[8]
- From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Keith,_4th_Earl_Marischal ________________
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 30
- Keith, William (d.1581) by Thomas Finlayson Henderson
- KEITH, WILLIAM, fourth Earl Marischal (d. 1581), was the eldest son of Robert, lord Keith (eldest son of William, third earl Marischal), by Lady Elizabeth Douglas, eldest daughter of John, second earl of Morton. His father having been slain at the battle of Flodden in 1513, he succeeded to the title on the death of his grandfather about 1530. .... He died on 7 Oct. 1581. By his wife Margaret, daughter and coheiress (with her sister Elizabeth, wife of Lord Forbes) of Sir William Keith of Inverugie, Banffshire, he had two sons: William, lord Keith, master of Marischal, who predeceased him in August 1580, and Robert, lord Altree, and seven daughters, all married: (1) Anne, first to the regent Moray, and secondly to Colin, sixth earl of Argyll, (2) Elizabeth, to Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum, (3) Alison, to Alexander, lord Salton, (4) Mary, to Sir John Campbell of Calder, (5) Beatrice to John Allardice of Allardice, (6) Janet, to James Crichton of Frendraght, (7) Margaret, to Sir John Kennedy of Balquhan.
- [Knox's Works, ed. Laing; Sadler's State Papers; Calderwood's History of the Church of Scotland; Cal. State Papers, Scott. Ser. and For. Ser. reign of Elizabeth; Peter Buchan's Ancient and Noble Family of Keith; Douglas's Scottish Peerage (Wood), ii. 191–3.]
- From: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Keith,_William_(d.1581)_(DNB00) __________________________
- A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct ... By Sir Bernard Burke
- https://books.google.com/books?id=K3MaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA303&lpg=PA303#v...
- Pg.303
- This great and illustrious family has held from the earliest ages the dignified post of Great Marischals of Scotland. With out attempting to trace the line of hereditary Great Marischals of Scotland from the year 1010, when Robert, the direct ancestor of this family was invested with that dignity by King MALCOM II., we will commence with Sir WILLIAM KEITH, Great Marischal of Scotland, the 11th in direct descent from the founder of the family, and who d. prior to 1476. he was created Earl Marischal of Scotland prior to 1458. By Mary, dau. of Sir James Hamilton, of Cadzow, he had, with other issue, a son,
- WILLIAM KEITH, 2nd Earl Marischal. He m. Muriella, dau. of Thomas, 1st Lord Erskine, by whom he had issue,
- I. WILLIAM 3rd earl.
- II. Robert.
- III. Alexander, of Auquhorsk, ancestor of the late Rev. Dr. George Skene Keith.
- IV. John, of Craig, ancestor of the late Sir Robert Murray Keith, K.B., a distinguished ambassador.
- The eldest son,
- WILLIAM KEITH, 3rd Earl Marischal, d. 1530. He m. 1482, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, dau. of George, 2nd Earl of Huntley, and grand-dau. of JAMES, 1st King of Scotland and Queen Jane Beaufort, by whom he had issue,
- I. .... etc. ________________
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Robert Keith, Master of Keith's Timeline
| 1483 |
1483
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Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1505 |
1505
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Probably Keith, East Lothian, Scotland
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July 24, 1506
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Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1514
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Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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1515
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Dunnotter, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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1518
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August 24, 1524
Age 41
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Branxton, Northumberland, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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