William
Keith Fourth Earl Marischal
formerly Keith
Born about in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Keith
and Elizabeth Douglas
Brother of
Christian (Keith) Arbuthnot, Elizabeth (Keith) Gordon, Beatrix (Keith) Fraser and Janet (Keith) Keith Lady Glamis
Husband of
Margaret (Keith) Keith of Inverugie
— married
before Jun 1538 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alison (Keith) Keith Lady Saltoun, Elizabeth (Keith) Irvine, William Keith PC, Robert Keith, Janet (Keith) Crichton, Robert (Keith) Keith First Lord Altrie, Barbara Keith, Agnes Anna (Keith) Keith Countess of Argyll, Beatrice (Keith) Keith Lady Allardyce and Mary Keith
Died
at about age 71
in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Biography
William (Keith) Keith Fourth Earl Marischal is a member of Clan Keith.
William (Keith) Keith Fourth Earl Marischal is Notable.
William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (c.1510-1581) was the eldest son of Robert, master of Marischal (d. 1524/5) and his wife, Elizabeth (or Beatrice) Douglas (d. after 1527), daughter of John, second earl of Morton.[1] He was still a minor when he succeeded to the title on the death of his grandfather between 24 November 1526 and 2 May 1527.
He married in 1531, or soon afterwards, Margaret (b. c.1518, d. in or before 1563), granddaughter and coheir of Sir William Keith of Inverugie, who brought great wealth of her own into the family. They had twelve children—nine daughters (among them Annas Keith, later countess of Moray and of Argyll), and three sons—including
- William, master of Marischal
- Robert, Lord Altrie.
On 20 Mar 1543, he was appointed one of eight guardians of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood.[2]
He died on 7 October 1581, probably in Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven. His heir was his grandson George Keith.[3][4][5]
Research Notes
- Wikipedia: William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (which has the incorrect numbering)]
- Dictionary of National Biography has him numbered incorrectly, citing 1927 revision by Thomas Innes, which which now makes him 4th, not 3rd.
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, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org,p. 43
- ↑ Acts of Parliament, Peerage of Scotland: A Genealogical and Historical Account of all the Peers of that Ancient Kingdom; their Descents, collateral Branches, Births, Marriages, and Issue., London: J Almon, 1767, Vol. II, Hathitrust, pp. 414-15. Transciption at RPS; The regent, James Hamilton, with the advice of Parliament appointed William Keith, William Graham, John Erskine, William Ruthven, Alexander Livingston, John Lindsay, George Seton, and John Campbell as "keepers of the Queen's grace."
- ↑ Wasser, Michael. 2016 "Keith, William, third Earl Marischal (c. 1510–1581), magnate." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ↑ Innes, Thomas. "The First Earl Marischal." The Scottish Historical Review 24, no. 96 (1927): 280-97
- ↑ Marischal, Earl (S, 1458 - forfeited 1716) Cracroft's Peerage
See also:
- Wikipedia:William_Keith,_4th_Earl_Marischal
- Wikidata: Item Q7616592, en:Wikipedia
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Another source indicates there were 12 children total between the two wives, according to this source: ( http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/kk/keith02.php). This same source also proposes that William is the 4th Earl, rather than the 3rd. Do you have other references that might lend credibility to any of these proposed changes?