Marquis Ailes

The title of Marquis Ails was created on September 10, 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (1770-1846).

The title of Count Cassilis was created in 1509 for David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy (1463-1513). The title of Lord Kennedy in the Scottish Peer system was created in 1457 .

On November 12, 1806, Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (1770–1846), received the title of Baron Ayles in the United Kingdom Peersty system.

The title comes from the island of Ayles Craig in the Firth of Clyde . This island is still family owned, but it is currently for sale for £ 1,500,000.

James Kennedy (c. 1408–1465), Archbishop of St. Andrews (1440–1465), was the younger brother of Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy.

The Marquis of Ailes is the ancestral leader of the Scottish Kennedy clan .

The ancestral residence is Cassillis House and Calzin Castle in the vicinity of Mayball in Ayrshire ( Scotland ).

• 1457-1480: Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy (February 22, 1405 - March 27, 1489), son of Sir James Kennedy the Younger and Lady Mary Stuart (d. 1458), daughter of the King of Scotland Robert III Stuart
• 1480-1508: John F. Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy (October 22, 1451 - December 29, 1508), the only son of the previous
• 1508-1513: David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy (1463 - September 9, 1513), the only son of the previous from his first marriage, Count Cassilis since 1509 .

• 1509-1513: David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis (1463 - September 9, 1513), the only son of the 2nd Lord Kennedy
• 1513-1527: Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis (until 1454 - between August 24 and 30, 1527), son of the previous
• 1527-1558: Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis (May 12, 1515 - November 15, 1558), son of the previous
• 1558-1576: Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis (c. 1541 - December 14, 1576), the eldest son of the previous
• 1576-1615: John F. Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis (c. 1573 - November 14, 1615), the eldest son of the previous
• 1615-1668: John F. Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis (d. April 1668), the eldest son of New Kennedy, master of Cassilis (1576 - until 1607), grandson of Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis
• 1668-1701: John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis (November 1653 - July 23, 1701), the only son of the previous from the second marriage
• 1701-1759: John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis (April 1700 - August 7, 1759), the only son of John Kennedy, Lord Kennedy (c. 1672-1700), grandson of John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis

Between 1759 and 1762, titles and estates were the subject of a dispute between William Douglas, Earl March and Raglan (1724-1810), the future 4th Duke of Queensberry (from 1778 ), and Thomas Kennedy, 4th Baronet from Kalzin (d. 1775 ) William Douglas was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March, and Lady Anne Hamilton, suo-jure of Countess Raglan. Anne Hamilton was the eldest daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Raglen (c. 1664-1744), from his first wife Anne Kennedy (d. 1699), the only daughter of John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis (1653-1701), first marriage with Lady Suzanne Hamilton (d. 1694 ). William Douglas began to refer to himself as "William, Earl of Cassilis, Raglen and March . "

His opponent was Sir Thomas Kennedy, 4th Baronet from Kalzin (d. 1775 ), second son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet from Kalzin (d. 1742 ) and grandson of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Baronet from Kalzin (mind 1710 ), a descendant of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis (1515–1558). In 1744, after the death of his childless older brother John Kennedy, 3rd Baronet, Thomas Kennedy inherited the title of Baronet .

On January 27, 1762, the House of Lords of Great Britain formally recognized Thomas Kennedy, 4th Baronet from Kalsin, direct male descendant of David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, following Earl of Cassilis .

• 1762-1775: Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis (died November 30, 1775), formerly 4th Baronet from Kalzin (since 1744), second son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet from Kalzin (d. 1742), grandson Archibald Kennedy, 1st Baronet of Kalzin (d. 1710), great-grandson of Sir John Kennedy (d. 1665)
• 1775-1792: David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis (until 1734 - December 18, 1792), younger brother of the previous
• 1792-1794: Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (until 1736 - December 30, 1794), son of Archibald Kennedy (c. 1685-1763) and grandson of Alexander Kennedy (d. C. 1698), great-grandson of Sir Alexander Kennedy (d. 1652)
• 1794-1846: Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (February 1770 - September 8, 1846), the eldest son of the previous one, Marquis Ayles since 1831.

• 1831-1846: Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquis of Ayles (February 1770 - September 8, 1846), the eldest son of the 11th Earl of Cassilis
• 1846-1870: Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquis of Ayles (August 25, 1816 - March 20, 1870), the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (1794-1832), grandson of the previous
• 1870-1938: Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquis of Ayles (September 1, 1847 - April 9, 1938), the eldest son of the previous
• 1938-1943: Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquis of Ailes (May 22, 1872 - February 27, 1943), the eldest son of a previous marriage
• 1943-1956: Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquis of Ayles (April 10, 1875 - June 1, 1956), second son of the 3rd Marquis of Ayles from his first marriage
• 1956-1957: Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquis of Ayles (October 28, 1882 - May 31, 1957), younger brother of the previous
• 1957-1994: Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquis of Ailes (December 3, 1925 - April 7, 1994), the only son of the previous
• 1994–2015: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquis of Ailes (September 13, 1956 - January 15, 2015), the eldest son of the previous
• 2015 - present: David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquis of Ayles (born July 3, 1958), younger brother of the previous
  • Heir: Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (born September 7, 1995), the only son of the previous one.

• Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). / Eds .: Charles Kidd, David Williamson. - N. Y .: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ" . The Peerage .