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Gilbert "1st Lord Kennedy" Kennedy

(Bef 1406 - Aft 6 Mar 1479)

== Biography ==}'''Gilbert Kennedy''' of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy, born c.1406, died after 6 March 1478/79. He was the son of Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, the younger, and Lady Mary Stewart.
He held the office of Keeper of the Castle of Lochdoun. He was created 1st Lord Kennedy [Scotland] c.March 1457.
In 1460, on the death of King James II, he was one of the six Regents of Scotland. He held the office of Constable of Stirling Castle in 1466.
Gilbert Kennedy died after 6 March 1478/79. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2150.htm#i21499

== Family ==He married, firstly, Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell, and unknown daughter Herries, c.1440. Children were:
#Catherine Kennedy#John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, born 12 October 1454, died between 24 July 1508 - 13 May 1509
He married, secondly, Isabel Ogilvy, daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen, and Isabel Glen, after 1460.
Children of Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy and unknown parent are:
#Elizabeth Kennedy
#unknown Kennedy

== Sources ==


See also:* http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/kennedy1457.htm#KENNEDY_1457_1

    Events

    BirthBef 1406Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Marriage1440Catherine "Catharine Maxwell" Maxwell
    Marriage1461Scotland - Isabel Ogilvie
    DeathAft 6 Mar 1479Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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    Families

    SpouseCatherine "Catharine Maxwell" Maxwell (1408 - 1484)
    ChildMargaret Kennedy (1454 - )
    ChildKatherine Kennedy (1445 - 1533)
    ChildJohn "2nd Lord Kennedy" Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy (1436 - 1508)
    ChildJames Kennedy (1440 - 1515)
    ChildWalter Kennedy (1442 - )
    ChildMarion Kennedy (1444 - )
    ChildMary Kennedy (1453 - )
    ChildElizabeth Kennedy (1454 - )
    ChildAlexander Kennedy (1455 - )
    ChildRobert Kennedy (1455 - )
    SpouseIsabel Ogilvie (1406 - 1484)
    FatherSir James Kennedy of Dunure (1380 - 1408)
    MotherLady Mary "Marjory" Stewart (1380 - 1457)
    SiblingMary Kennedy (1400 - )
    SiblingJames "Bishop of Dunkeld and St. Andrews" Kennedy (1405 - 1465)
    SiblingSir John Kennedy (1407 - 1434)