Family Card - Person Sheet
NameArchibald Campbell , 2nd Earl of Argyll
Death9 Sep 1513, Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England
Misc. Notes
He was the eldest son of
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Stewart, daughter of
John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorn, and eventually rose to the position of
Lord High Chancellor of Scotland.
He was also the governor of
Tarbert Castle, and his "clan" was rivaled only by
Clan Gordon. At the
Battle of Flodden, he (and his brother-in-law, the
Earl of Lennox) was killed, along with his king,
James IV. His wife (who was the daughter of
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox) bore him nine children, including
Colin Campbell, and
Donald Campbell,
Abbot of Coupar Angus.