Sir Sir Robert Boyd

1425 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Sir Robert Boyd
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1425	Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	ind23530	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Mariota Janet Maxwell,   b. 1410, Calderwood, Scotland d. 25 Jun 1473 (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Boyd,   b. Abt 1452, Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	fam4288650747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, so created between 1451 and 18 July1454; knighted c 1451; a Regent for the infant James III 1460; took custody of James III 1466 and got an Act of Parliament passed making himself sole Governor of Scotland, also Great Chamberlain 1467; attainted (and his peerage forfeited) 1469 while away from court negotiating the transfer of Orkney toScotland as a dowry for the King of Norway's daughter,whose marriage with James III he had arranged . [Burke's Peerage] ----------------------- Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, and Marlot, daughter of Sir Robert Maxwell of Calderwood. [MagnaCharta Sureties] ----------------------- BARONY OF BOYD (I) 1454? to 1469? ROBERT BOYD, son and heir of Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock (who died 9July 1439). He was knighted, and was created a Peer of Parliament (LORD BOYD [SCT) by James II at some date between 1451 and 18 July 1454 when he took his seat, as such, in Parliament. In 1460 he was one of the REGENTS [SCT] during the King's minority. In 1464 he was one of the commissionersfor a truce with Edward IV. Having obtained possession of the person of the young King (for which, as hereafter mentioned, he was eventually condemned for high treason), he was, by Act of Parliament 25 October 1466, made sole GOVERNOR OF THE REALM [SCT]; GREAT CHAMBERLAIN [SCT] 1467. Early in this year he procured the marriage of his eldest son,Thomas, (created Earl of Arran [SCT] for that occasion) with Mary, elder sister of the King, which aroused the jealousy of the other nobles. He obtained the cession of Orkney to Scotland, 8 September 1468,from Christian, King of Norway, for whose daughter, Margaret, he negotiated a marriage with the King. While absent for that purpose he and his said son (the Earl of Arran) and his brothe r(and coadjutor) Sir Alexander Boyd, were aitainted for high treason, as stated above, whereby his Peerage became forfeited. He married Mariot (or Janet) daughter of Sir Robert MAXWELL,of Calderwood. She died after 25 June 1472, apparently early in 1473. He was living Easter 1480/1, and d. before October 1482 , it is said, at Alnwick, where he had fled in 1469. [CompletePeerage II:260, (transcribed b yDave Utzinger)] --------------------------------------------------------------- Granted the title Lord Boyd prior to 13 July 1459 by James II, and was one of the commissioners sent to prolong the truce with England, which continued for nine years. In 1468 he was granted full power to visit the courts of England, Spain, France, Denmark, Burgundy, Savoy, and others to find a wife for King James III. A marriage treaty was concluded with King Christian I of Denmark, who agreed to give his daughter to James III, alongwith the islands of Orkney and Shetland as dowry. Boyd was later accused of treason and fled to England undersentence of death.

  
  

• Sources

  [source05780] Errol Bevan, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I34290 @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more, (Publication Date: 31 OCT 2008 Media: Website / URL). ID: I34290 Name: Sir Thomas BOYD Surname: BOYD Given Name: Sir Thomas Sex: M Birth: ABT 1405 in Of Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death: 9 Jul 1439 in , Craignaught Hill, Renfrewshire, Scotland Ancestral File #: 83VT-SQ Sealing Child: 18 Jul 1995 Temple: BOUNT 1 Note: Notes from http://home.austarnet.com.au/dfgoonan/BOYDpg.htm Sir Thomas BOYD of Kilmarnock b. C 1405; d. 10 Jul 1439 Dean Castle, Kilmarnock, SCOTLAND (stabbed in the back) Sir Thomas fought at the Battle of Craignaugh Hill in 1439. The next day he was stabbed by a follower of the brother of Sir Alan STEWART of Darnley in revenge for Sir Alan's death. md Isabel children Sir Robert; Sir Alexander ?Mirror of Chivalry? of Drumcol; Margaret; Elizabeth m. Sir Archibald 2 Change Date: 11 Sep 2007 at 01:00:00 Father: Sir Thomas BOYD b: ABT 1385 in Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Mother: Joanna MONTGOMERY b: ABT 1390 in Of Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Married: ABT 1424 in Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Children Sir Robert BOYD b: ABT 1425 in Of Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scot Alexander BOYD b: ABT 1427 in Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Marion BOYD b: ABT 1429 in Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Scotland Margaret BOYD b: ABT 1407 in Of Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Sources: Repository: Name: Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA Title: Ordinance Index (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Repository: Name: Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 bevangenealogyservices@hotmail.com