Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell | |
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5th Earl of Argyll | |
Tenure | 1558—1573 |
Born | c. 1532 |
Buried | Kilmun Parish Church |
Nationality | Scottish |
Wars and battles | Battle of Langside |
Spouse(s) | Lady Jean Stewart Janet Cunningham |
Issue | Stillborn son |
Parents | Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll Lady Helen Hamilton |
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll (1532/1537 – 12 September 1573) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was one of the leading figures in the politics of
Rise to prominence
Succeeding his father
Influences of national events
Decline in influence
With the young queen's return to Scotland in 1561, Argyll and Stewart, now Earl of Moray, retained their leading roles in the kingdom, continuing to pursue an anglophilic policy, and Argyll was separated from the party of Knox. Mary, Queen of Scots, and Moray came to Castle Campbell in January 1563 to celebrate the marriage of his sister, Margaret Campbell, to James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune. Her courtiers put on a masque, dressed as shepherds.[2]
Their pre-eminence at court came to an end in 1565, with the queen's marriage to
Collaboration with Earl Moray
Over the next two years, however, the shifts in Argyll's policies remained subtle, and he remained close to his old friend Moray. Argyll joined the "
Offices held and military involvement
With Mary's escape from prison in 1568, Argyll became the leader of the Queen's Party, and led Mary's army in the defeat at Langside in which he showed little military skill. He continued to champion the queen's cause following her flight to England, but eventually reconciled with the regent Lennox in 1571, and lent his support to the King's party, as a means of restoring peace and lessening English meddling in Scottish affairs. He was appointed to the Privy Council that year, and became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1572.
Role in Ulster politics
Argyll, in his role as
Marriages and death
He first married Lady Jean Stewart (died 1588), daughter of James V of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune; he was thus half-brother-in-law to Mary and to Moray. After divorcing Jean Stewart, Argyll married Jean Cunningham, daughter of the Earl of Glencairn in August 1573. Janet Cunningham gave birth to the Earl's stillborn posthumous son in June 1574.[4] She subsequently married Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss and died in 1585.[5]
Argyll died in September 1573, without male issue, and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church. He was succeeded by his half-brother Colin.
Further reading
- Jane Dawson. The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland. Cambridge, 2002.
References
- ^ a b public domain: Yorke, Philip Chesney; Chisholm, Hugh (1911). "Argyll, Earls and Dukes of s.v. Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of Argyll". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 483. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Michael Pearce, 'Maskerye Claythis for James VI and Anna of Denmark', Medieval English Theatre 43 (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2022), pp. 110-111.
- ^ Michael Lynch, 'James VI and the Highland Problem', Goodare & Lynch, The Reign of James VI (East Linton: Tuckwell, 2000), p. 210.
- ^ Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 13.
- ^ Jane E. A. Dawson, 'The Earl of Argyll and Divorce', Julian Goodare & Alasdair A. MacDonald, Sixteenth-Century Scotland (Brill, 2008), p. 165.