Archibald
Campbell Fourth Earl of Argyll
formerly Campbell aka Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Born in Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Unknown (Stewart) MacDonald [half], Alasdair Campbell [half], Elizabeth Campbell, John Gorm (Campbell) Campbell of Carrick and Ist of Lochnell, Agnes (Campbell) O'Neill [half] and John (Stewart) Stewart IVth of Appin [half]
Husband of
Unknown MacEoun
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Helen (Hamilton) Campbell
— married
before 26 Mar 1529 [location unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Graham) Graham Countess of Argyll
— married
21 Apr 1541 in Inchmahome Priory, Inchmahome, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Husband of
Catherine MacLean
— married
12 Mar 1546 in Doward Herefordshire England
Descendants 
Father of
Colin Campbell of Barbrec, Archibald (Campbell) Campbell Fifth Earl of Argyll, Janet Campbell, Colin (Campbell) Campbell Sixth Earl of Argyll and Margaret (Campbell) Stewart
Died
at age 50
in Argyll, Scotland [uncertain]
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| Preceded by Sir Colin Campbell |
4th Earl of Argyll 1529-1558 |
Succeeded by Sir Archibald Campbell |
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Biography
Archibald (Campbell) Campbell Fourth Earl of Argyll is Notable.
Archibald Campbell was the 4th Earl of Argyll who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland. the son of Colin Campbell and Janet Gordon.[1]
He was a zealous Protestant.[2]
He passed away between 21 Aug 1558 and 2 Dec 1558 in Dulngnn, Scotland.[3]
There was a suspicion at the privy council, probably shared in by James V himself, that many of the disturbances in the Isles were secretly fomented by the Argyll family, who in due course received the lands forfeited by the other chiefs.
Timeline
- 1543 - Upon the death of James V, he joined with others to oppose the marriage of Queen Mary and King Edward the 6th of England. [2]
- 1547 - He served with distinction at the unfortunate Battle of Pinkie [2]
- 1548 - He also served at the siege of Haddington [2]
- 1558 - Argyll sent a large fleet to Roag in the Isle of Skye to make a contract of marriage probably of one of his sons and Mary MacLeod. His expedition however was killed after having been entertained by Iain Dubh MacLeod, the usurping chief of the day.
Family
He was married three times.
He married (first) before 26 March 1529 Lady Helen Hamilton, the eldest daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and Janet Beaton.[3] They had a son:
Argyll married, secondly, Lady Margaret (or Mary) Graham, daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Monteith, and Margaret Moubray, on 21 April 1541 at the Priory of Inchmahome. [2][3][4] They had three children:
- Colin - (died 10 September 1584), later 6th Earl of Argyll [2][5]
- Margaret - (died February 1572) [2][5]
- Janet - who married Hector (or Eachann) Óg MacLean of Duart [2][5] and probably on the latter's death to Tormod MacLeod.
Thirdly he married Katherine MacLean, daughter of Hector Og Maclean of Duart, 13th (or 12th) Clan Chief, on 12 March 1546.[5] The were married in Doward, Herefordshire, England
The following natural (illegitimate) children have been reported:
- Mary Campbell - she married Sir James Stewart of Ardmaleish, son of Ninian Stewart of Ardmaleish and Elizabeth Blair.
- Agnes Campbell - (born illegitimately to Janet Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly), she married Sir Turlough Luineach O'Neill, in September 1569
- Colin - married into the house of Barbrec [2][5]
Research Notes
- Geni, Earl
- "Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll", The Peerage, Peerage.com
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, 1904, Vol. I, Archive, p. 338
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 The House of Argyll and the Collateral Branches of Clan Campbell from the Year 420 to the Present Time, Glasgow: John Tweed, 1871, Archive.org, pp. 38-39
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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, 1904, Vol. I, Archive, p. 339
- ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I, Archive.org, p. 200
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 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, 1904, Vol. I, Archive, p. 340
See also:
- Wikipedia: Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll
( Wikidata: Item Q2627091, en:Wikipedia 
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Cheers! Becky Elizabeth
Also, do you know why he married Catherine McLean before wife Margaret died? They had three children together so even though he was Protestant, divorce wasn't common yet- I haven't found it yet and was hoping you may know.
Lastly, someone connected a 4th spouse to your profile here and I wasn't sure if you knew since those things don't get sent to us...The bio says correctly there were three marriages but I saw the Unknown and figured I'd throw that in to be helpful (hopefully). Thanks in advance for any information/ thoughts/ advice! Cheers! Becky Elizabeth WikiTree ID: Simmons-11603
There appears to be a plethora of internet sites, including Wikipedia, saying that Archibald died at "Dulnynn, Scotland". If as per his bio, his expedition was murdered on the Isle of Skye, there is only one place that I could find, which appears to even come close to the same as Dulnynn, (which does not appear to exist) which is Duirinish peninsular, near Roag, on the Isle of Skye. And then there is Dulnain Bridge, a village in Strathspey, Morayshire. In the interests of accuracy, I have removed the name from his data death field. If somebody does have luck finding this Dulnynn, I am happy to reinstate it. Regards, David.