Individual Details
William "3rd Lord Forbes" Forbes
(Abt 1440 - Bef 5 Jul 1483)
[[Category:Lord Forbes]]
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==Biography==
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}William Forbes was the son of James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes, and Egidia Keith, second daughter of William Keith, first Earl Marischal.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/50/mode/2up Volume 4, page 51] His date of birth is not provided in source but he is noted as being served heir to his father in July 1462 and thus likely of age at that date.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/50/mode/2up Volume 4, page 51] He was certainly of age when, on 9 October 1464, he appeared as proxy for Alexander, Earl of Huntly, in the Parliament which met at Edinburgh on that date.
He sat in Parliament on numerous occasions between 1467 and 1478.
On 9 July 1477 he had confirmation of a charter granted in 1429 by King James I of the barony of Forbes.
He died at some point prior to 5 July 1483 when Alexander, Lord Forbes, son and heir of William, Lord Forbes, was ordained to pay to Margaret, Lady Dirleton, 2000 merks, being the double of the casualty of his marriage, for his failing to marry Margaret Ker, Lady Dirleton's daughter.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 52]
===Family===
He married Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander Gordon, first Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Crichton.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 52] The marriage is said to have occured c. 8 Jul 1468. thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2969.htm#i29682 William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes] They had children:
#Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes
#Arthur Forbes, 5th Lord Forbes.
#John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes.#Christian Forbes, married, as his second wife, William Ruthven, first Lord Ruthven. They had children.
====Note on Family====These are the only sons of the 3rd Lord Forbes and Margaret Gordon on the Scottish record, but it is said that General Baron Forbes, a distinguished soldier under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, created a Baron in 1652, being presented with Kungsgard as a barony, claimed descent from William Forbes and Margaret Gordon. The writer of the ''History of the Family of Rose'' ''The Family of Rose'' of Kilravock, 99) thus refers to him: "Artholdus Forbes, born in Finland, first a Colonell under the Swedes, then a Major Generall, Governour of Pomerania for the Swedes, nobilitate by Queen Cristiana, and created a Senator of Sweden". The veracity of this has not been tested.
== Sources ==
: See Also:* Paul, James Balfour. ''[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]]'' (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914) [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft Volume 4] - Lord Forbes.
* thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2969.htm#i29682 William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes]
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==Biography==
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}William Forbes was the son of James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes, and Egidia Keith, second daughter of William Keith, first Earl Marischal.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/50/mode/2up Volume 4, page 51] His date of birth is not provided in source but he is noted as being served heir to his father in July 1462 and thus likely of age at that date.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/50/mode/2up Volume 4, page 51] He was certainly of age when, on 9 October 1464, he appeared as proxy for Alexander, Earl of Huntly, in the Parliament which met at Edinburgh on that date.
He sat in Parliament on numerous occasions between 1467 and 1478.
On 9 July 1477 he had confirmation of a charter granted in 1429 by King James I of the barony of Forbes.
He died at some point prior to 5 July 1483 when Alexander, Lord Forbes, son and heir of William, Lord Forbes, was ordained to pay to Margaret, Lady Dirleton, 2000 merks, being the double of the casualty of his marriage, for his failing to marry Margaret Ker, Lady Dirleton's daughter.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 52]
===Family===
He married Christian Gordon, third daughter of Alexander Gordon, first Earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Crichton.[[#Paul|Paul]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/52/mode/2up Volume 4, page 52] The marriage is said to have occured c. 8 Jul 1468. thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2969.htm#i29682 William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes] They had children:
#Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes
#Arthur Forbes, 5th Lord Forbes.
#John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes.#Christian Forbes, married, as his second wife, William Ruthven, first Lord Ruthven. They had children.
====Note on Family====These are the only sons of the 3rd Lord Forbes and Margaret Gordon on the Scottish record, but it is said that General Baron Forbes, a distinguished soldier under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, created a Baron in 1652, being presented with Kungsgard as a barony, claimed descent from William Forbes and Margaret Gordon. The writer of the ''History of the Family of Rose'' ''The Family of Rose'' of Kilravock, 99) thus refers to him: "Artholdus Forbes, born in Finland, first a Colonell under the Swedes, then a Major Generall, Governour of Pomerania for the Swedes, nobilitate by Queen Cristiana, and created a Senator of Sweden". The veracity of this has not been tested.
== Sources ==
: See Also:* Paul, James Balfour. ''[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]]'' (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914) [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft Volume 4] - Lord Forbes.
* thepeerage.com for [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2969.htm#i29682 William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1440 | Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 18 Jul 1468 | Scotland - Christian Gordon | |||
| Death | Bef 5 Jul 1483 | Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 1034427 | ||||
| Reference No | 1056276 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Christian Gordon (1443 - 1500) |
| Child | John "6th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1472 - 1547) |
| Child | Alexander "4th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1469 - 1491) |
| Child | Elizabeth Forbes (1470 - 1525) |
| Child | Arthur "5th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1470 - 1493) |
| Child | Christian Forbes (1473 - 1553) |
| Father | Sir James "2nd Lord Forbes" Forbes (1423 - 1462) |
| Mother | Gille Egidia Keith (1424 - 1473) |
| Sibling | Duncan "1st of Corsindae" Forbes (1444 - 1510) |
| Sibling | Patrick "1st Lord of Corse and Kilcraigy" Forbes (1446 - 1476) |
| Sibling | Alexander Forbes (1448 - ) |
| Sibling | Egidia Forbes (1450 - ) |
| Sibling | Agnes Forbes (1460 - 1515) |