Boyd, Robert 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock

Birth Name Boyd, Robert 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock
Gender male

Narrative

Robert was invested as a Knight circa 1451. He was created 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock [Scotland] circa 18 July 1454. He held the office of Regent of Scotland in 1460, for the infant King James III. He was a commissioner for a truce with King Edward IV in 1464. He held the office of Great Chamberlain [Scotland] between 1466 and 1469. He held the office of Governor of the Realm [Scotland] on 25 October 1466. On 8 September 1468 he obtained the cession of Orkney to Scotland from King Christian of Norway, as dowry for the King of Norway's daughter, whose marriage with King James III he had arranged. On 22 November 1469 he was attainted for high treason, and his peerage forfeited.
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death between 1480 and 1482 Alnwick, Northumberland, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Boyd, Sir Thomas 5th of Kilmarnock1439-07-09
         Boyd, Robert 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock between 1480 and 1482
    Sister     Boyd, Margaret after 1454-09-01
    Sister     Boyd, Janet
    Brother     Boyd, Sir Alexander before 1439

Families

Family of Boyd, Robert 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Maxwell, Mariot
Married Wife Maxwell, Mariot ( * + between 1472-06-25 and 1473 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1442 Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Boyd, Alexander 3rd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnockafter 1508-06-26
Boyd, Elizabethbefore 1497-02-21
Boyd, Archibald of Bonshaw1454before 1507-05-01