William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore
The Earl of Kintore | |
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Personal details | |
Born | William Keith 1660 |
Died | 5 December 1718 | (aged 22–23)
Spouse |
Hon. Catherine Murray
(m. 1687) |
Relations | |
Parent(s) | John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore Lady Margaret Hamilton |
William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore (1660 – 5 December 1718), was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
He was the only son born to John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore and the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. His two sisters were Lady Jean Keith (the wife of Sir William Forbes, 4th Baronet of Monymusk)[1] and Lady Margaret Keith (the wife of Maj. Gavin Hamilton of Raploch).[2]
His paternal grandparents were William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal, and Lady Mary Erskine (the eldest daughter of John Erskine, 19th and de jure 2nd Earl of Mar and, his second wife, Marie Stewart, the daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox).[3] Among his extended family were uncles William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal and aunts Mary Keith (wife of John, Lord Kinpont), Jean Keith (wife of Alexander, Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, and Isobel Keith (wife of MP Edward Turnor, son of Edward Turnor, Speaker of the House of Commons).[4] His mother was the only child, born posthumously, of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington by his second wife Lady Jean Gordon (the third daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, herself a daughter of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll).[3][5]
Career
Beginning in 1714, he was a
Upon his father's death in April 1715, he succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Kintore.[3]
Personal life
Before 8 August 1687, Keith was married to the Hon. Catherine Murray, the eldest daughter of
- Lord of Justiciary (second son of Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar and Lady Mary Maule, a daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure), in 1729.[3]
- William Keith, 4th Earl of Kintore (1701–1761), who died unmarried.[3]
- Lady Catherine Margaret Keith, who married David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton.[3]
Lord Kintore died on 5 December 1718. He was succeeded by his eldest son,
Descendants
In 1761, on the death of his youngest son, the 4th Earl, the earldom should have passed under the terms of the 1694 regrant to his cousin
References
- ^ "Sir William Forbes of Monymusk, 4th Bt". The Peerage.
- ^ Johnston, George Harvey (1909). The Heraldry of the Hamiltons: with notes on all the males of the family, description of the arms, plates and pedigrees (PDF). W. & A. K. Johnson, Limited. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kintore, Earl of (S, 1677)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Marischal, Earl (S, 1458 - forfeited 1716)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ [1] Balfour Paul, Sir J., Scots Peerage IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.
- ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 303. Retrieved 6 October 2020.