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John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
b.Abt 1608
d.3 Jul 1674
  • HJohn Middleton, 1st Earl of MiddletonAbt 1608 - 1674
  • W.  Grizel Durham (add)
  1. Helen Middleton
  2. Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of MiddletonBet 1649 & 1650 - 1719
  • HJohn Middleton, 1st Earl of MiddletonAbt 1608 - 1674
  • WMartha Carey1635/36 - 1706
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Name John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1608
Marriage to Grizel Durham (add)
Marriage to Martha Carey
Death[1] 3 Jul 1674
Reference Number? Q4292811?


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John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton ( – 3 July 1674) was a professional soldier and mercenary from Kincardineshire in Scotland. Beginning his career in the Thirty Years War, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms he fought for the Covenanters and Parliamentarians until 1648, when he switched sides to the Royalists.

One of his colleagues in the 1639 to 1640 Bishops' Wars was Montrose, who later became a Royalist. Despite their similar backgrounds and views, Middleton pursued him with considerable vigour, reportedly because his father died when Montrose's men set fire to his house.

Middleton supported the Royalists in the Second and Third English Civil Wars and took part in the unsuccessful 1654 Glencairn's rising. Rewarded by being appointed Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland after the 1660 Stuart Restoration, he fell out with his political colleagues and was removed from office in 1663.

However, viewed by Charles II as a capable and reliable soldier, he was compensated with two key strategic commands, first Rochester Castle, then English Tangier where he died in July 1674.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.