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Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. The title Earl of Cassilis (pronounced "Cassels") had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1457. The 1st Marquess had been created Baron Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 November 1806. The name of the title was taken from the Island of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde.〔()〕 The island is still owned by the family but it is currently up for sale for £1,500,000.〔()〕 James Kennedy, Archbishop of St Andrews, was the younger brother of the first Lord Kennedy. The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy. The family's seats were Cassillis House〔http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sheep-farmer-defies-millionaire-and-refuses-1053814〕 and Culzean Castle, near Maybole, Ayrshire. ==Lords Kennedy (1457)== *Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy (–) *John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy (died 1508) *David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy (died 1513) (created Earl of Cassilis in 1509) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marquess of Ailsa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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