Gillespie Roy Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507 – 1558) was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

Biography

He was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, and was suspected by King James V and his privy council of having caused disturbances in the Scottish Isles. He was brought in front of the king and eventually imprisoned, but later released and regained all of his positions after James died.^[1]

He was married three times. He married, firstly, Lady Helen Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and Janet Bethune and had as their child:

• Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll

He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Graham, daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret Moubray, on 21 April 1541 at the Priory of Inchmahome. He married thirdly, Catherine Maclean, daughter of Hector Og Maclean, 13th Clan Chief, on 12 March 1545/1546.^[1]

He had an illegitimate daughter:

• Agnes Campbell who was married to Turlough Luineach O'Neill

His sister, Lady Catherine Campbell, survived a murder attempt by her husband, Lachlan Maclean of Duart in 1527. Maclean rowed out to Lady's Rock in the Firth of Lorne one night at low tide and left his wife stranded.^[2]

He died between 21 August 1558 and 2 December 1558 at Dulnynn, Scotland. He was buried at Kilmun, Cowal.^[1]

References

External links

• thepeerage.com page

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