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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
b.25 Oct 1612
d.21 May 1650
  1. James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose1612 - 1650
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  1. James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose1633 - 1669
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Name James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Oct 1612
Marriage to Lady Magdalene Carnegie
Death[1] 21 May 1650
Reference Number? Q979180?


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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 – 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier, lord lieutenant and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. Montrose initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1646, and again in 1650, he fought in the civil war in Scotland on behalf of the King. He is referred to as the Great Montrose.

Following his defeat and capture at the Battle of Carbisdale, Montrose was tried by the Scottish Parliament and sentenced to death by hanging, followed by beheading and quartering. After the Restoration, Charles II paid £802 sterling for a lavish funeral in 1661, when Montrose's reputation changed from traitor or martyr to a romantic hero and subject of works by Walter Scott and John Buchan. His spectacular victories, which took his opponents by surprise, are remembered in military history for their tactical brilliance.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.