Individual Details
Lord Thomas "1st Earl of Arran" Boyd
(Abt 1446 - Abt 1473)
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== Biography ==
} Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran, was born around 1446 (one source had his parents marriage as 1449) in Kilmarnock, Scotland to [[Boyd-245|Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock]] and [[Maxwell-119|Mariot (Janet) Maxwell]]."Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran", ''The Peerage'', http://www.thepeerage.com/p10828.htm#i108, accessed 26 April 2020 "Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran", ''Wikipedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Boyd,_Earl_of_Arran, accessed March 17, 2013). See Wikipedia for source notes, including:** Boyd Jr., Arthur Sumner (1924). The Boyd family of York County, Main. New York: Leland E. Dorthy. pp. 31
**Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). ** "Boyd, Robert Boyd". Encyclopædia Britannica 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 353,354.
**Balfour, Paul, James (1904). **The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. 5. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. pp. 148,149.
Robert arranged to have Thomas created Earl of Arran and Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage of Scotland and also arranged for Thomas's marriage to Princess Mary (sister to James III and daughter of [[Stewart-1166|James II, King of Scotland]], and [[Egmond-Gelre-1|Marie von Geldern]]). Thomas was created 1st Earl of Arran in Scotland on 26 April 1467 and was married to his second wife, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland. Thomas's first marriage had been to [[Montgomery-3562|Lady Elizabeth Montgomerie]], daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie.
Thomas was styled as Master of Boyd. In 1469 he went to Denmark to escort Margaret of Denmark to Scotland for her marriage to King James III of Scotland. While Robert and Thomas were out of the country, their regency was overthrown, and they were attainted for high treason, forfeiting their titles and estates. However, Thomas fulfilled his mission (that of bringing the king's bride, Margaret, to Scotland), and then, warned by his wife, escaped to the continent of Europe.
The Earl of Arran and Lady Mary's children, who are both said to have been born abroad, were:* [[Boyd-3207|James]], 2nd Lord Boyd*[[Boyd-6833|Grisel or Margaret]] (called Grizel in the pedigrees, but appears as Margaret elsewhere), born between 1468 and 1473
His marriage to Mary Stewart was unpopular, seen as an insult by the King. At some point, she returned to Scotland, apparently to seek a pardon from the King her brother, but instead was confined at Kilmarnock. Her husband was summoned to appear within sixty days, which he failed to do, and their marriage was declared null and void. "According to Ferrerius, Buchanan, and other old historians, this took place in 1469, but the correct date was probably February or March 1474."
Thomas probably died at Antwerp about 1473.
== Sources ==
== Biography ==
} Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran, was born around 1446 (one source had his parents marriage as 1449) in Kilmarnock, Scotland to [[Boyd-245|Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock]] and [[Maxwell-119|Mariot (Janet) Maxwell]]."Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran", ''The Peerage'', http://www.thepeerage.com/p10828.htm#i108, accessed 26 April 2020 "Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran", ''Wikipedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Boyd,_Earl_of_Arran, accessed March 17, 2013). See Wikipedia for source notes, including:** Boyd Jr., Arthur Sumner (1924). The Boyd family of York County, Main. New York: Leland E. Dorthy. pp. 31
**Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). ** "Boyd, Robert Boyd". Encyclopædia Britannica 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 353,354.
**Balfour, Paul, James (1904). **The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. 5. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. pp. 148,149.
Robert arranged to have Thomas created Earl of Arran and Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage of Scotland and also arranged for Thomas's marriage to Princess Mary (sister to James III and daughter of [[Stewart-1166|James II, King of Scotland]], and [[Egmond-Gelre-1|Marie von Geldern]]). Thomas was created 1st Earl of Arran in Scotland on 26 April 1467 and was married to his second wife, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland. Thomas's first marriage had been to [[Montgomery-3562|Lady Elizabeth Montgomerie]], daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie.
Thomas was styled as Master of Boyd. In 1469 he went to Denmark to escort Margaret of Denmark to Scotland for her marriage to King James III of Scotland. While Robert and Thomas were out of the country, their regency was overthrown, and they were attainted for high treason, forfeiting their titles and estates. However, Thomas fulfilled his mission (that of bringing the king's bride, Margaret, to Scotland), and then, warned by his wife, escaped to the continent of Europe.
The Earl of Arran and Lady Mary's children, who are both said to have been born abroad, were:* [[Boyd-3207|James]], 2nd Lord Boyd*[[Boyd-6833|Grisel or Margaret]] (called Grizel in the pedigrees, but appears as Margaret elsewhere), born between 1468 and 1473
His marriage to Mary Stewart was unpopular, seen as an insult by the King. At some point, she returned to Scotland, apparently to seek a pardon from the King her brother, but instead was confined at Kilmarnock. Her husband was summoned to appear within sixty days, which he failed to do, and their marriage was declared null and void. "According to Ferrerius, Buchanan, and other old historians, this took place in 1469, but the correct date was probably February or March 1474."
Thomas probably died at Antwerp about 1473.
== Sources ==
Events
| Birth | Abt 1446 | Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Apr 1467 | Scotland - Lady Mary Stewart | |||
| Death | Abt 1473 | Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium | |||
| Reference No | 1722897 | ||||
| Reference No | 1749403 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Lady Mary Stewart (1452 - 1488) |
| Father | Sir Robert "1st Lord of Kilmarnock" Boyd (1420 - 1482) |
| Mother | Lady Mariota "Mariot" Maxwell (1430 - 1472) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Boyd (1458 - 1498) |
| Sibling | Sir Alexander "3rd Lord of Kilmarnock" Boyd (1452 - 1508) |
| Sibling | Archibald "Boyd of Nariston, afterwards Bonshaw" Boyd (1454 - 1507) |
| Sibling | John Boyd (1456 - ) |
| Sibling | Adam Boyd (1460 - ) |
| Sibling | Annabella Boyd (1460 - 1476) |
| Sibling | Margaret Boyd (1462 - ) |