Name:

William Cunningham (4th Earl of Glencairn)

Relationship to Constance Mary Sophia Denny :
Change

15th cousin 11 times removed
Henry I Beauclerc (King of England 1100-1135) -> (Matilda) MAUD -> Henry II PLANTAGENET -> John I [O8] PLANTAGENET -> HENRY III [SB19] Plantagenet -> EDWARD I [Sb20] Plantagenet -> Joan PLANTAGENET -> Eleanor or Alianore de CLARE -> Edward DESPENSER -> Edward DESPENSER -> Thomas DESPENSER -> Isabel DESPENSER -> Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP -> George NEVILL -> Edward Neville -> Katherine Neville -> Martha Throckmorton -> George Lynne -> Martha Lynne -> John Blennerhassett -> John Blennerhassett -> John Blennerhassett -> Agnes Blennerhassett -> Godfrey II Lorraine
Henry I Beauclerc (King of England 1100-1135) -> Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste -> William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester -> Alice FitzRobert -> Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester -> Isabella de Clare -> Sir Robert le Brus -> Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland -> Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland -> Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland -> King Robert III Stewart (King of Scotland) -> Lady Mary Stewart -> William Douglas (2nd Earl of Angus) -> George Douglas (4th Earl of Angus) -> Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus -> Marion Douglas -> William Cunningham (4th Earl of Glencairn)

Birth:

ABT 1490 Glencairn, Maxwelton

Father:

Cuthbert Cunningham (3rd Earl of Glencairn)

Mother:

Marion Douglas

Married:

Catherine Borthwick

Children:

Born: 1515

Born: ABT 1515 Glencairn, Maxwelton

Death:

Remarks:

He married Catherine Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick before 10 July 1509.

William Cunningham was Lord High Treasurer of Scotland from 1526. He was sent to France to conclude a treaty for James V's marriage with Mary of Guise in 1538.

At the Battle of Solway Moss on November 24th 1542 he fought on the Scottish side and was taken prisoner. He was released for a ransom of £1000 early in 1543 and he promised to adhere to Henry VIII, who was anxious to bring Scotland under his rule. He supported the reformers and acknowledged Henry VIII as protector of Scotland in 1544. In the same year 1543 he was defeated by the Earl of Arran, and lost the Battle of Coldingham in the interests of England. He went over to the Queen-Regent.

The Clan Cunningham burned Eglinton Castle, which was home to the Clan Montgomery, to the ground in 1528 in revenge for the Clan Montgomery burning down Kerelaw castle in 1488 after Alexander Cunningham was killed along with King James III in the battle of Sauchieburn.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Cunningham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerelaw_Castle