Robert Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd
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Alexander Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd (died after 1508) Scottish noble.
(he does not appear to have been recognised as such), being second son of Robert 1st Lord Boyd
. He became head of the family on the death of his 15 year old nephew James, 2nd Lord Boyd
in 1484. He was Chamberlain of Kilmarnock before 2 August 1488 and a witness to the sasine
of Queen Margaret
to the Lordship of Kilmarnock on 19 April 1504. He was still living 26 June 1508. He was said to be a favourite of King James IV
Biography
Alexander Boyd, uncle and heir, and, but for the attainder of 1649, Lord BoydEarl of Kilmarnock
The title Earl of Kilmarnock was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1661 for William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd. That title was also created in the Scottish peerage in 1454 for Robert Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland...
(he does not appear to have been recognised as such), being second son of Robert 1st Lord Boyd
Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd
Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd Lord Boyd, was a Scottish statesman.-Biography:Robert Boyd was knighted, and was created a Peer of Parliament by James II of Scotland at some date between 1451 and 18 July 1454 . In 1460 he was one of the Regents during the minority of James III...
. He became head of the family on the death of his 15 year old nephew James, 2nd Lord Boyd
James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd
James Boyd 2nd Lord Boyd , grandson and heir of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd being only son of Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, by Mary, eldest daughter of James II of Scotland, which Thomas was eldest son of the 1st Lord Boyd, but died while his father still lived, in about 1472.In 1482 on the death of...
in 1484. He was Chamberlain of Kilmarnock before 2 August 1488 and a witness to the sasine
Sasine
Sasine is the delivery of feudal property, typically land.Feudal property means immovable property, and includes everything that naturally goes with the property. For land, that would include such things as buildings, trees, and underground minerals...
of Queen Margaret
Margaret Tudor
Margaret Tudor was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the elder sister of Henry VIII. In 1503, she married James IV, King of Scots. James died in 1513, and their son became King James V. She married secondly Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of...
to the Lordship of Kilmarnock on 19 April 1504. He was still living 26 June 1508. He was said to be a favourite of King James IV
James IV of Scotland
James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all...
Family
Alexander Boyd married Janet, sister of Sir William and daughter of Sir Robert Colville of Ochiltree on 23 November 1505. They were related within the third and third and fourth and fourth degrees of consanguinity, and had a dispensation for the marriage already contracted between them and legitimising the children already born, 23 November 1505. Their children were:- RobertRobert Boyd, 4th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd was a Scottish nobleman who supported various factions attempting to dominate Scottish politics during the reign of King James V and the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots.-Biography:...
, his heir and the 4th Lord Boyd - Thomas (died 1547), ancestor of the Boyds of Pitcon
- Adam (died after 21 November 1577), ancestor of the Boyds of Penkill and Trochri
- Three other sons
- Margaret, wife of George Colquhoun, 3rd of Glens, by whom she had an only daughter and heiress, Margaret, who married her cousin-german, Robert Boyd, 5th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 5th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd was a Scottish noble and courtier.-Biography:Robert was the only son and heir of Robert, 4th Lord Boyd, was born about 1517, and first appears in the historical recoded on 5 May 1534, when he was appointed Bailie and Chamberlain of Kilmarnock in place of his father...
. - Euphemia, wife of John Logie of Logiealmond in Perthshire, by whom she had issue a daughter and heiress Margaret, who married the Thomas Hay, and was mother of George Hay, 7th Earl of ErrollGeorge Hay, 7th Earl of ErrollGeorge Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was a member of the Privy Council of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1561. He was also the Earl of Erroll. In April 1567, Erroll was a signatory to Ainslie's Tavern Band agreeing to the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Earl...
(d. 1573)