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Colin Campbell (author)
Colin Campbell may refer to: Scottish history * Cailean Mór (died after 1296), also known as Sir Colin Campbell, or "Colin the Great" * Sir Colin Og Campbell of Lochawe (died before 1343), Lord of Lochawe * Colin Campbell (Swedish East India Company) (1686–1757), Scottish merchant and founder of the Swedish East India Company *Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure (c. 1708–1752), also known as the "Red Fox", killed in the Appin Murder, subject of ''Kidnapped'' by Robert Louis Stevenson *Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792–1863), Scottish soldier Scottish nobility *Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433–1493), Scottish nobleman * Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486–1535), Scottish nobleman and soldier *Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll (1541/46–1584), Scottish nobleman and politician * Sir Colin Campbell, 2nd Baronet (1577–1640), Scottish nobleman *Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet, of Lundie (died c. 1650), Scottish noble * Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cailean Mór
Cailean Mór Caimbeul (also known as Sir Colin Campbell; died after 1296) is one of the earliest attested members of Clan Campbell and an important ancestor figure of the later medieval Earls of Argyll. Cailean was the son of Gilleasbaig, a knight and lord of the estates of Menstrie and Sauchie in Clackmannanshire. It was first suggested in the 1970s that Cailean's mother was Afraig, a daughter of Cailean mac Dhonnchaidh, the probable father of Niall, Earl of Carrick. Although it has also been suggested that this Afraig was the daughter of Niall himself, there is no doubt that Afraig was of the family of the Gaelic Earls of Carrick. This means that Cailean himself was the cousin of the future king, Robert I of Scotland, which explains why the Campbells were so attached to the Bruce cause during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Cailean himself took part in the Great Cause, and was one of the Bruce representative advocates to King Edward I of England in 1291. He appears a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |