William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal

Scottish lord, Earl Marischal and naval official
Person human Q7616626
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William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal

Summary

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal is a human[1]. He was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1635-10-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal died on +1635-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's father was George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal[5].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's mother was Margaret Home[6].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore[7].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was Lady Mary Keith[8].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was Jean Keith[9].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was Sir James Keith of Benholme[10].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal[11].
  • A child of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was George Keith, 7th Earl Marischal[12].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal held the position of Member of the Parliament of Scotland[13].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal is recorded as male[14].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76201466[16].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94037954[17].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f4c_d[18].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 15277[21].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00086944[22].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00086921[23].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's FAST ID is recorded as 1832959[24].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10006792[25].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002115996024[26].
  • William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Keith-581[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal[5]. His mother was Margaret Home[6].

Career and Affiliations

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal held the position of Member of the Parliament of Scotland[13].

Personal Life

Children include John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore[7], a politician[28], of Scotland[29]; Lady Mary Keith[8]; Jean Keith[9]; Sir James Keith of Benholme[10], b. 1599[30]; William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal[11], 1610–1671[31]; and George Keith, 7th Earl Marischal[12].

Death and Burial

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal died on +1635-10-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

Who were William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's parents?

William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's father was George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal[5]. William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal's mother was Margaret Home[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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