James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and brilliant military commander famed for his daring campaigns for King Charles I during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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1st Marquess of Montrose 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royalist
Scottish nobleman
historical figure
military commander
peer of Scotland
allegiance Charles I of England
Royalist cause
birthDate 1612-10-25
birthPlace Montrose, Angus, Scotland
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
child James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED
conflict Bishops' Wars
surface form: Scottish Civil War

Wars of the Three Kingdoms
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
createdMarquess 1644
deathDate 1650-05-21
deathPlace Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED
defeatedAt Battle of Carbisdale NERFINISHED
Battle of Philiphaugh NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of St Andrews
executedBy Scottish Covenanter government
surface form: Covenanter government of Scotland
father John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose
fullName James Graham
honorificPrefix The Most Honourable
house Clan Graham NERFINISHED
knownFor brilliant mobile campaigns in Scotland
loyalty to King Charles I
laterAffiliation Royalist Episcopalian cause
laterOpposed Scottish Covenanters
surface form: Covenanters
mannerOfDeath judicial execution
memberOf Privy Council of Scotland
militaryRank captain-general
mother Margaret Ruthven NERFINISHED
nobleTitle James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Marquess of Montrose

5th Earl of Montrose
notableBattle Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
Battle of Alford
Battle of Auldearn
Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Battle of Kilsyth
Battle of Tippermuir
placeOfBurial St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
surface form: St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
portrayedIn literature about the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
positionHeld Captain-General of the Forces
surface form: Captain-General of Scotland

Lord Lieutenant
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Scotland
religion Presbyterianism
signed National Covenant
spouse Magdalen Carnegie

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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose nobleTitle James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Marquess of Montrose
Royalists notableCommander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Wars of the Three Kingdoms notableCommander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose