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| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=yes|1547|10|10|1515}}
 
| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=yes|1547|10|10|1515}}
 
| death_place        = [[Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]]  
 
| death_place        = [[Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]]  
 
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| nationality        = Scottish
 
| nationality        = Scottish
 
| spouse            = {{marriage |Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of Torrence Castle|1535}}
 
| spouse            = {{marriage |Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of Torrence Castle|1535}}
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| father            = [[Sir Robert Huntar (clan chief)|Sir Robert Hunter]]
 
| father            = [[Sir Robert Huntar (clan chief)|Sir Robert Hunter]]
 
| title              = 16th Laird of Hunterston
 
| title              = 16th Laird of Hunterston
| term              = 1546 -
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| term              = 1546 - 1547
 
| type              = primary
 
| type              = primary
 
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He married Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of [[Torrence Castle]], the daughter of James Hamilton, of [[Torrance, East Dunbartonshire|Torrance]], and had 11 children.
 
He married Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of [[Torrence Castle]], the daughter of James Hamilton, of [[Torrance, East Dunbartonshire|Torrance]], and had 11 children.
  
* Robert Hunter (b. 1535) (d. 1600)
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* Francis Hunter (b. 1536) (d. ?)
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|-
* Marion Hunter (b. 1537) (d. 1605)
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!Childs Name
* Hugh Hunter (b. 1538) (d. ?)
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!Birth
* John Hunter (b. 1540) (d. 1581)
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!Death
* Robert Hunter (b. 1540) (d. 1600)
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!Spouse
* Katherine Hunter (b. 1541) (d. 1607)
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|-
* Edward Hunter (b. 1541) (d. ?)
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|Robert Hunter
* Jean Hunter (b. 1542) (d. ?)
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|1535
* Francis Hunter (b. 1544) (d. ?)
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|1600
* Elizabeth Hunter (b. ?) (d. ?)
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|Lady Margaret Crawford
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|-
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|Francis Hunter
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|1536
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|?
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|?
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|-
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|Marion Hunter
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|1537
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|1605
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|?
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|-
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|Hugh Hunter
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|1538
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|?
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|?
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|-
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|John Hunter
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|1540
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|1581
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|Christian Christina Robertson (m. 24 Sep 1561)
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|-
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|Robert Hunter
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|1540
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|1600
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|Janet Neil
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|-
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|Katherine Hunter
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|1541
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|1607
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|?
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|-
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|Edward Hunter
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|1541
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|?
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|?
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|-
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|Jean Hunter
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|1542
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|?
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|?
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|-
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|Francis Hunter
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|1544
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|?
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|?
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|-
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|Elizabeth Hunter
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|?
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|?
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|?
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|}
  
 
He was present with "our sovereign lady's army at [[Dumbarton]] on the 11th of July 1546, at the siege of the Castle". Mungo was killed "at the faith and peace of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary]] under her standard at the [[Battle of Pinkie]]  
 
He was present with "our sovereign lady's army at [[Dumbarton]] on the 11th of July 1546, at the siege of the Castle". Mungo was killed "at the faith and peace of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary]] under her standard at the [[Battle of Pinkie]]  
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{{Lairds of Hunterston}}
 
[[Category:Scottish clan chiefs]]
 
[[Category:Scottish clan chiefs]]
 
[[Category:1515 births]]
 
[[Category:1515 births]]
 
[[Category:1547 deaths]]
 
[[Category:1547 deaths]]

Latest revision as of 08:22, 28 December 2020

Kentigern (Mungo) Huntar
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Birth Date
1515
Birth Place
Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride
Death Date
10 October 1547(1547-10-10) (aged 31–32)
Title
16th Laird of Hunterston
Term
1546 - 1547
Death Place
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Nationality
Scottish
Spouse
Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of Torrence Castle
(m. 1535)
Children
11
Mother
Janet Montgomerie
Father
Sir Robert Hunter


Kentigern (Mungo) Huntar (b. 1515) was a chief of Clan Hunter. he became the 16th Chief after the death of his father in 1546.

He married Lady Janet Marion Hamilton of Torrence Castle, the daughter of James Hamilton, of Torrance, and had 11 children.

Childs Name Birth Death Spouse
Robert Hunter 1535 1600 Lady Margaret Crawford
Francis Hunter 1536 ? ?
Marion Hunter 1537 1605 ?
Hugh Hunter 1538 ? ?
John Hunter 1540 1581 Christian Christina Robertson (m. 24 Sep 1561)
Robert Hunter 1540 1600 Janet Neil
Katherine Hunter 1541 1607 ?
Edward Hunter 1541 ? ?
Jean Hunter 1542 ? ?
Francis Hunter 1544 ? ?
Elizabeth Hunter ? ? ?

He was present with "our sovereign lady's army at Dumbarton on the 11th of July 1546, at the siege of the Castle". Mungo was killed "at the faith and peace of Queen Mary under her standard at the Battle of Pinkie

He was named after Kentigern, a 6th century Apostle of the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde, also known at Mungo, he founded and is the Patron Saint of the City of Glasgow.

Mungo's two sons, Robert and John along with his widow Marion continued to live at Hunterston for 48 years.