John Campbell of Cawdor (nobleman)

Sir John Campbell (c. 1490 - 1 May 1546) was a Scottish nobleman and the eponymous ancestor of the Campbells of Cawdor.

John was the third son of the Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth, a daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. He married the daughter and heiress of Sir John Calder of Calder, in 1510, whom his father had kidnapped. He died on 1 May 1546, his wife Muriel surviving him dying in 1575.

Family

By his wife, Muriel, daughter of John Calder of Calder and Isabella Rose, their children were:

  • Archibald Campbell, died in December 1551.
  • Katherine Campbell, died on 1 October 1578.
  • John Campbell, Bishop of the Isles, died in 1585.
  • Janet Campbell
  • Donald Campbell
  • Marjory Campbell
  • Duncan Campbell, died in 1572
  • William Campbell
  • Isabell Campbell
  • Alexander Campbell
  • Ann Campbell

References


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