Sir
William
Cunningham Fourth Earl of Glencairn
formerly Cunningham
Born about in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Unknown Dunlop [half], Alexander (Dunlop) Dunlop Vth of that Ilk [half] and Marion (Cunninghame) Maxwell
Husband of
Katherine (Borthwick) Cunningham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Campbell
— married
after Jan 1536 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew (Cunningham) Cunningham Ist of Corsehill, Alexander (Cunningham) Cunningham Fifth Earl of Glencairn, Helen (Cunninghame) Dunlop, Janet (Cunyngham) Ferguson and Elizabeth Cunningham
Died after
after about age 54
in Scotland [uncertain]
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| Preceded by Cuthbert Cunningham (1467-abt.1541) |
4th Earl of Glencairn 1541 - 1548 |
Succeeded by Alexander Cunningham (abt.1510-1574) |
Biography
William (Cunningham) Cunningham Fourth Earl of Glencairn is Notable.
William (Cunningham) Cunningham Fourth Earl of Glencairn is a member of Clan Cunningham.
Sir William Cunningham (Cunninghame) was a Scottish nobleman and the Fourth Earl of Glencairn. He was active in the intriguing affairs of 16th century Scotland. His loyalties switched from Scottish to those of the English and later back to Scottish.
William was the only son of Cuthbert Cunningham and Marion Douglas[1] born between 10 Mar 1493 and 10 Jul 1495.
William first married Catherine Borthwick before 10 Jul 1509.[2]
He married secondly, Elizabeth Campbell, of Wester Loudoun.
He had issue by these two wives:
- Alexander, the fifth Earl of Glencairn.
- Andrew, progenitor of the Campbells of Corsehill
- Hugh of Watterstoun
- Robert of Montgrenane
- WIlliam, Bishop of Argyll
- Elizabeth, married john Cunningham of Caprington,
- Jean (Janet), married Robert Fergusson of Craigdarroch
William passed away ishortly after Mar 1547/48.[2]
Research Notes
- As his first marriage was before 10 Jul 1509, one can infer his birth before 10 Jul 1495. His parents' marriage was 24 Jun 1492 and assuming legitimate birth, that birth was after 10 Mar 1493
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- Burkes Extinct Peerages 1883 (Cuningham of Kilmaurs and Glencairn)
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 236
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1907, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 238
See also:
- Wikipedia: William Cunningham,_4th Earl of Glencairn
- Wikidata: Item Q7613245, en:Wikipedia
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[Living Anderson]
Cunningham-11772 and Cunningham-2058 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
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Paige Kolze
Since Cunningham-269 has been rejected as a match, either a new merge should be initiated, or he should be disconnected from his wife since she did not marry two men by the same name.
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on Cunningham-11772 (merged)
by Paige Kolze
Rejected matches › William (Cunningham) Cunningham XIVth of Glengarnock (bef.1517-1547) › William (Cunningham) Cunningham Sixth Earl of Glencairn (1532-1580)
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