Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll
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Archibald Campbell | |
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Earl of Argyll | |
| Tenure | October 1529 – 1558 |
| Predecessor | Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll |
| Successor | Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll |
| Born | ca. 1507 Argyll, Scotland. |
| Died | 1558 Dulnynn, Argyll, Scotland. |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Residence | Castle Campbell |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Helen Hamilton Lady Margaret Graham Catherine Maclean |
| Issue | Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll Janet Campbell, Lady of Tyrconnell Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Margaret Campbell Jeanette Campbell, Lady of Duart Agnes Campbell |
| Parents | Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll Lady Jean Gordon |
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll or Archibald "the Red" Campbell (c. 1507 – 1558), was a
Biography
Archibald Campbell was the eldest son of
In a charter of 28 April 1542, Archibald Campbell was called "master of the king's wine cellar". Along with the
In the summer of 1544, Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, who had joined over to the party of King Henry VIII, plundered the Isle of Arran, and made himself master of the Isle of Bute and Rothesay Castle, with the support of eighteen ships and 800 men supplied by King Henry. As he sailed down the River Clyde, he was fired on by Archibald, who with four thousand men occupied Dunoon Castle. After a consultation with his English officers, Lennox attacked Dunoon Castle, as well as burning the nearby village and church. Sustaining great loss, Archibald was driven out of the castle. Lennox subsequently then laid waste a large part of Kintyre, but as he had not succeeded in regaining possession of his stronghold, Dumbarton Castle, Lennox retreated to his ships and sailed for England around 28 May 1544. Later, on the forfeiture of the estates of Lennox, Archibald was rewarded with the largest share. Although Lennox continued to arouse discontent in the Isles, the practical result of his actions only increased the power of the Earl of Argyll.[2]
At the Battle of Pinkie, on 10 September 1547, the Earl of Argyll, with four thousand west Highlanders, held command of the right wing of the Scottish army. In January 1548, he advanced to Dundee to capture Broughty Castle; but English negotiators deterred him, even if he denied the rumours that he favored England and had been bought off. At the siege of Haddington, he was made "Knight of the Cockle" by King Henry II of France, at the same time as the Earls of Angus and Huntly.[3]
Argyll wrote to
Archibald Campbell had come under the influence of
Archibald Campbell died between 21 August 1558[3] and 2 December 1558 in Dulnynn, Scotland. He was buried at Kilmun Parish Church in Cowal, Scotland.[5] Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son, also named Archibald Campbell.
Family
Archibald Campbell was married three times. He was married firstly to Lady Helen Hamilton (died in or before 1541), daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran[3] and Janet Bethune.[6] They had a son:
- Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
- Lady Janet Campbell, who married Calvagh O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell.[7]
Archibald was married secondly to Lady Margaret Graham, daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith[3] and Margaret Moubray, on 21 April 1541 at the Priory of Inchmahome.[8] They had three children:
- Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll
- Lady Margaret Campbell (died February 1572)[9] who married James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune at Castle Campbell in January 1563.[10]
- Lady Jeanette (or Janet) Campbell,[9] who married Hector Og Maclean, 9th of Duart.
- Lady Agnes Campbell (born c. 1538)
Archibald was married thirdly to Catherine Maclean, daughter of
He had two other children who were illegitimate:
- Mary Campbell, who married Sir James Stewart of Ardmaleish, son of Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish and Elizabeth Blair.[8]
- Agnes Campbell (born illegitimately to Janet Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly).[11]
Notes
- ^ a b Henderson 1886, p. 313.
- ^ Henderson 1886, pp. 313, 314.
- ^ a b c d e Henderson 1886, p. 314.
- ^ Annie I. Cameron, Scottish Correspondence of Mary of Lorraine (Edinburgh, 1927), pp. 388-9.
- ^ Dawson 2004.
- ^ a b Lundy 2011 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 201 and Mosley 2003, p. 607
- ^ Many popular accounts of the family of Calvagh O'Donnell (c. 1515-1566) confuse the identities of his wives and their relationships to the Earls of Argyll. Calvagh's first known wife, however, was definitely a sister of the 5th Earl, and therefore a daughter of the 4th Earl. "Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Ireland of the Reign(s) of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary and Elizabeth", originally published in 1860, Vol. 1, page 159. Accessed 17 Dec. 2017 here through Google Books. This relationship is referenced in correspondence of the English government in 1555 and 1560, although the marriage could have occurred as early as the 1540s, when Manus O'Donnell, Calvagh's father, entered into an alliance with the 4th Earl. "The Dictionary of National Biography", ed. by Leslie Stephen & Sir Sidney Lee, published 1895, page 441. Accessed 14 Dec. 2017 here through Google Books. The only known source for her given name occurs centuries later in the O'Donnell family archives. "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage", published 1885, Vol. 47, page 1012. Accessed here through Google Books 14 Dec. 2017. By 30 May 1561, Calvagh had remarried to Catherine Maclean, widow of the 4th Earl, who is frequently referred to as the Countess or former Countess of Argyll in English government correspondence. "Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Ireland of the Reign(s) of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary and Elizabeth", originally published 1860, Vol. 1, page 591. Accessed here through Google Books 17 Dec. 2107.
- ^ a b Lundy 2011 cites Mosley 2003, p. 607
- ^ a b Lundy 2011 cites Mosley 1999, p. 104
- ^ Michael Pearce, 'Maskerye Claythis for James VI and Anna of Denmark', Medieval English Theatre 43 (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2022), pp. 110-111.
- ^ Lundy 2011 cites Cokayne 2000a, p. 222
References
- Dawson, Jane E. A. (2004). "Campbell, Archibald, fourth earl of Argyll (1498–1558)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. . (subscription required)
- Dawson, Jane E. A. (2004a). "Campbell, Archibald, fifth earl of Argyll (1538–1573)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. . (subscription required)
- Lundy, Darryl (26 January 2011). "Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll was the son of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon. ...
cites:- Cokayne, G.E., ed. (2000) [1910-1959]. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant new ed., 13 volumes in 14. Vol. 1 (reprint in 6 volumes ed.). Gloucester, U.K: Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 201.
- Cokayne, G.E., ed. (2000a) [1910-1959]. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant new ed., 13 volumes in 14. Vol. 3 (reprint in 6 volumes ed.). Gloucester, U.K: Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 222.
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (106th (2 volumes) ed.). Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage. p. 104.
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (3 volumes). Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage. p. 607.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Henderson, T. F. (1886). "Campbell, Archibald (d.1558)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 8. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 313, 314.
