Archibald Gillispie Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll
1466 - 1513 (47 years)-
Name Archibald Gillispie Campbell Title 2nd Earl of Argyll Birth 1466 Argyleshire, Scotland 
Gender Male FSID LTM8-83T Burial 1513 Argyleshire, Scotland Death 9 Sep 1513 Nothumberland, England Person ID I1027 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll , b. 10 Sep 1433, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 10 May 1493, Perthshire, England (Age 59 years) Relationship natural Mother Isabel Elizabeth Stewart, Baroness Countess of Argyll , b. Jan 1437, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 1529, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (Age 91 years) Relationship natural Marriage 9 Apr 1453 Argyleshire, Scotland Family ID F20643 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Argyll , b. 9 Apr 1465, Refrewshire, Scotland d. 9 Dec 1529, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (Age 64 years) Marriage 14 Oct 1479 Argyleshire, Scotland Children + 1. Janet Campbell, b. 1479, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 2 Feb 1546, Perthshire, England (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. John Mure Campbell, 1st Lord of Cawdor , b. 1479, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1 May 1546, Refrewshire, Scotland (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Janet Gray, Lady , b. Abt 1482, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 21 Oct 1539, Perthshire, England (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Margaret Campbell of Argyll, Lady Erskine , b. 1484, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 11 Jul 1555, Morayshire, Scotland (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argylll , b. 13 Jul 1486, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 9 Oct 1529, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. Donald Campbell, Abbot of Coupar Angus , b. 1500, Perthshire, England d. 20 Dec 1562, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F607 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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He was made Master of the Royal Household of James IV of Scotland on 24 M a r c h 1 4 95. After a crisis of law and order in the west of Scotland, Arg y l l w a s m ade governor of Tarbert Castle and Baillie of Knapdale, and th i s w a s f o llowed by an appointment as Royal Lieutenant in the former Lor d s h i p o f the Isles on 22 April 1500. Argyll eventually rose to the posi t i o n o f L ord High Chancellor of Scotland. His "clan" was rivalled only b y C l a n G o rdon.
He fought in the Battle of Flodden, where he commanded the right wing o f t h e a r m y, along with his brother-in-law, the Earl of Lennox. He was k i l l e d a t this Battle on 9 September 1513, with the king and many others . H e i s b u r ied at Kilmun Parish Church.