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646:. England: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 76.
396:"Ruthven family | Scottish noble family"
238:William Ruthven, died in France prior to 1622
223:James Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (died 1588)
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265:John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566–1603)
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287:Elizabeth "Isabel" Ruthven, who married
229:(c. 1577 – 5 August 1600)
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807:"Ruthven, William (1541?–1584)"
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487:, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1913), pp. 65-7.
171:on 22 August 1584 and kneeled on the
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82:Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
38:William Ruthven was born in 1541 in
920:16th-century executions by Scotland
705:, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1913), p. 118.
588:Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland
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142:. His trial was held in
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132:Colonel William Stewart
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337:The Gowrie Conspiracy
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