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William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (12 May 1705 – 18 August 1746), was a Scottish peer who joined the 1745 Jacobite Rising, was captured at Culloden and subsequently executed for treason on Tower Hill.
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- May 12, 1705
- The Tower of London, London, United Kingdom
18 de ago. de 2017 · William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino were taken prisoners at the Battle of Culloden, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Both men were tried and sentenced to death for treason.
Earl of Kilmarnock was a title created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the Boyd family. It was first created in 1454 for Robert Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland. It was created a second time in 1661 for William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd. Both titles were forfeited in 1746.
William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1702-1746) and Arthur Elphinstone Balmerino, 6th Baronet (1688-1746) were involved in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745/6.
The Last Earl of Kilmarnock. As the only son of the 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock, William was groomed from childhood for succession to this father's title. William the 4th Earl lacked parental discipline and scorned learning although he showed promise in the classics, philosophy and mathematics.
He fought at Falkirk and Culloden, where he was taken prisoner, and was beheaded on Tower Hill on 18 August 1746.
