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Earl of Kilmarnock

Earl of Kilmarnock was a title created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the Boyd family. It was first created in 1454 for Robert Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland. It was created a second time in 1661 for William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd. Both titles were forfeited in 1746.

Ancestors
• Robert Boyd (witnessed a charter concerning Irvine, North Ayrshire in 1205). • Robert Boyd (fought at the Battle of Largs in 1263 in support of the Scottish Crown). • Sir Robert Boyd, 1st of Kilmarnock (fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and captured at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333) • Sir Thomas Boyd, 2nd of Kilmarnock (captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346) • Sir Thomas Boyd, 3rd of Kilmarnock (pardoned in 1409 by the Regent Albany for killing Neilson of Dalrymple, a personal enemy) • Thomas Boyd, 4th of Kilmarnock (d.1432) (hostage for James I of Scotland when he was imprisoned by the English) • Sir Thomas Boyd, 5th of Kilmarnock (d.1439) (killed Sir Alan Stewart of Darnely in a feud and was himself killed by Stewart's brother at the Battle of Craignaught Hill in 1439) ==Lords Boyd (1454)==
Lords Boyd (1454)
Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd (died 1482) • James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd (c. 1469–1484) • Alexander Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd (died after 1508) • Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd (died 1557 or 1558) (confirmed by a charter to the Lordship 1545 or 1546) • Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd (c. 1517–1590) • Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd (c. 1547–1611) • Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd (1595–1628) • Robert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd (c. 1618–1640) • James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd (died 1654) • William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd (bef. 1646–1692) (created Earl Kilmarnock in 1661) ==Earls of Kilmarnock (1661)==
Earls of Kilmarnock (1661)
William Boyd, 1st Earl of Kilmarnock (b.1646–1692) • William Boyd, 2nd Earl of Kilmarnock (b.1676–1692) • William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (b.1692–1717) • William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (b.1705–1746) (attainted/forfeit 1746) ==See also==
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