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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
b.Abt 1629
d.1685
  1. Lord Neill Campbell1610 - 1692
  2. Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of ArgyllAbt 1629 - 1685
  3. Lady Jane Campbell
  • HArchibald Campbell, 9th Earl of ArgyllAbt 1629 - 1685
  • WMary Stuart1628 - 1668
  1. Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll1658 - 1703
  2. Hon. John CampbellBet 1659 & 1668 - 1729
  3. Lady Jean Campbell
  • HArchibald Campbell, 9th Earl of ArgyllAbt 1629 - 1685
  • WAnne Mackenzie
m. 1670
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Name Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1629
Marriage to Mary Stuart
Marriage 1670 to Anne Mackenzie
Death[1] 1685
Reference Number? Q2557180?


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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (26 February 1629 – 30 June 1685) was a Scottish peer and soldier.

The hereditary chief of Clan Campbell, and a prominent figure in Scottish politics, he was a Royalist supporter during the latter stages of the Scottish Civil War and its aftermath. During the period of the Cromwellian Protectorate he was involved in several Royalist uprisings and was for a time imprisoned.

Despite his previous loyalty, after the Restoration of Charles II, Argyll fell under suspicion due to his hereditary judicial powers in the Highlands and his strong Presbyterian religious sympathies. Condemned to death in 1681 on a highly dubious charge of treason and libel, he escaped from prison and fled into exile, where he began associating with Whig opponents of the Stuart regime. Following the accession of Charles' brother to the throne as James II in 1685, Argyll returned to Scotland in an attempt to depose James, organised in parallel with the Monmouth Rebellion. Argyll's Rising failed, and Argyll was captured and beheaded.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.