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Personal data Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven 

  • He was born on July 12, 1478 in Perthshire, Scotland (Ruthven Castle).
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Barbara Jean Young, Robert P. Campbell, John Ochiltree, et al.
  • He died on September 9, 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, Eng. (Battle of Flodden Field), he was 35 years old.
  • He is buried after September 8, 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, Eng. (Flodden Field Cem.).
  • A child of William Ruthven and Isabel Livingston
  • This information was last updated on July 22, 2025.

Household of Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven

(1) He is married to Jean Hepburne.

They got married at fortasse, Scotland.


(2) He is married to Catherine Gray.

They got married about 1500 at Perthshire, Scotland (Ruthven Castle).


Child(ren):

  1. William Ruthven  1500-1552 


Notes about Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven

Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven

Sources: Author: Young, Barbara Jean; Campbell, Robert P.; Ochiltree, John; et al.; Title: "Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xiii July MMXXV)

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"... Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven Last Changed: April 8, 2024 [NN-Christian name not given] McGears Sex Male Last Changed: June 10, 2023 Robert P. Campbell

Birth12 July 1478 Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland ... Last Changed: February 17, 2024 Alice Fessler

Death 9 September 1513 Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England Last Changed: June 10, 2024 John Ochiltree

Burial 1513 Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England Last Changed: June 18, 2023 [NN-Christian name not given] Wardruna

Legitimized 2 July 1480
Military Service 9 September 1513 Branxton, Northumberland, England Battle of Flodden
Death Location Killed at the Battle of Flodden
NFS ID MRKK-Q5S
Burial location Flodden Field Cemetery
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Military Service Killed in battle of Flodden Northumberland, England
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Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven Male 1478-1513 G2HL-36H [<-ancestor]
Catherine Gray of Buttergask Female 1483-1501 GGJ1-GSN [<-possible ancestress]
Marriage about 1500 Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Children (1)

[1] Sir William Ruthven 2nd Lord, Sheriff of Perth Male 1500-1552 L1Q2-CH4 [<-ancestor]

Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven Male 1478-1513 G2HL-36H [<-ancestor]
Jean Hepburne Female 1480-Deceased P3V2-QVG [<-possible ancestress]
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Children (0)

Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven Male 1478-1513 G2HL-36H [<-ancestor]
Jean Hepburn Female 1480-1570 GXF2-8XY [<-possible ancestress]
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Parents & Siblings

William Ruthven 1st Lord Ruthven Male 1460-1528 LBTM-49B [<-ancestor]
Lady Isabel Livingston of Saltcoats Female 1440-1510 LZPM-8N3 [<-ancestress]
Marriage Abt 1480 Perthshire, Scotland

Children (6)

[1] Sir William Ruthven Master of Ruthven Male 1478-1513 G2HL-36H [<-ancestor]
[2] Laird John Lindsay Ruthven Male 1480-1548 MR6J-Q2C
[3] Margaret Ruthven Female 1483-1540 P3VK-1PF
[4] Margaret Ruthven Countess of Buchan Female 1483-1540 L8B3-837
[5] John Ruthven Male 1485-1548 P3VK-GKZ
[6] William Ruthven of Ballindean Male 1489-1566 GT43-G93

Brief Life History

WILLIAM, MASTER OF RUTHVEN

William, Master of Ruthven, is the eldest son and heir of Sir William Ruthven of that Ilk, afterwards first Lord Ruthven, and his first wife Isabel Levington. He and his brother John were born before their mother and father married but they received a legitimation giving them the right to mutual succession on 2nd July 1480. William had a grant of the lands of Ruthven on 12th July 1480, resigned by his father. In 1507 he is styled son and heir apparent of, William, Lord Ruthven. He married first, Catherine of Buttergask; secondly, Jean Hepburn of the Ricarton family, and had issue, William, heir to his grandfather; Isobel, who married James Murray of Tibbermore. The Scots Peerage IV: 258

William, Master of Ruthven, is the older brother of William Ruthven of Ballindean who was his father's only son by Christian Forbes his second wife.

Death
William, Master of Ruthven, is said to have been killed in action on 9 September 1513, at the Battle of Flodden, near Branxton in Northumberland, England. The Scots Peerage, iv, page 258

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland
24 October 1493: Extract protest made before the Lords of Council by Andrew Charteris of Cuthilgurdy and Robert Marser, procurators for the provost, bailies, council and community of the town of Perth, relative to action raised against the town by William, Lord Ruthven, and William Ruthven, his son and apparent heir, which should not be heard in judgment due to the pursuers' non-compearance to pursue it and until such time as they paid expenses and summoned anew. National Records of Scotland, Records of Perth Burgh, reference B59/26/1/5

Genealogy
Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, The Scots Peerage (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1907), iv, 597 pp. For Ruthven, Earl of Forth, see pp. 101-06. For Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie, see pp. 254-68
Samuel Cowan, JP. (editor), The Ruthven Family Papers (London, 1912), 206 pp. plus index"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Ruthven

William Ruthven
1460-> 1528
Isabel Livingston
1440-± 1510

William Ruthven
1478-1513

(1) 

Jean Hepburne
± 1480-< 1591

(2) ± 1500

Catherine Gray
1483-1501

William Ruthven
1500-1552

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Historical events

Birthday July 12, 1478

  • Gravin Maria de Rijke (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1477 till 1482 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1478: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 18 » George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
    • April 26 » The Pazzi family attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral.

Day of death September 9, 1513

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1513: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 27 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
    • April 30 » Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
    • August 16 » Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
    • September 9 » James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.
    • September 25 » Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.
    • October 7 » War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.


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