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Marquess of Ailsa is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis. The title Earl of Cassillis (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 Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy.
The family seat is Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire.
Lords Kennedy (1457)
- Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy (c. 1406–c. 1480)
- John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy (d. 1508)
- David Kennedy, 3rd Lord Kennedy (d. 1513) (created Earl of Cassilis in 1509)
Earls of Cassilis (1509)
- David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis (d. 1513)
- Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassilis (d. 1527)
- Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis (1515–1558)
- Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis (c. 1541–1576)
- John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis (c. 1573–1615)
- John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1668)
- John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1701)
- John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis (1700–1759)
- Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1775)
- David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1792)
- Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (d. 1794)
- Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis (1770–1846) (created Marquess of Ailsa in 1831)
Marquesses of Ailsa (1831)
- Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa (1770–1846)
- Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa (1816–1870)
- Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1847–1938)
- Archibald Kennedy, 4th Marquess of Ailsa (1872–1943)
- Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa (1875–1956)
- Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa (1882–1957)
- Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa (1925–1994)
- Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa (b. 1956)
The Heir Presumptive is Lord David Thomas Kennedy (b. 1958)
His heir is Archibald David Kennedy brother of the Marquess(b. 1995)
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