Marquess of Ailsa

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Coat of arms of the Marquess of Ailsa

Marquess of Ailsa , of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy .

The Marquesses' family residences were Cassillis House and Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire .

Award and subordinate titles

The title was created on September 10, 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis . He had already been awarded the title of Baron Ailsa , of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on November 12, 1806 . In addition, as early as 1794 he inherited the following titles from his father, which had been bestowed on his ancestors:

  • 12th Earl of Cassilis ( Peerage of Scotland , October 24, 1509);
  • 14. Lord Kennedy (Peerage of Scotland, c. 1457);
  • 7th Baronet , of Culzean in the County of Ayr, (Baronetage of Nova Scotia, December 8, 1682).

List of Lords Kennedy, Earls of Cassilis, and Marquesses of Ailsa

Lords Kennedy (1457)

Earls of Cassilis (1509)

Marquesses of Ailsa (1831)

Heir apparent is the son of the current owner , Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (* 1995).

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