James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

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Royalist Scottish nobleman historical figure military commander peer of Scotland

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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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose canonical 11
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose 7
1st Marquess of Montrose 2

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
defeatedAt Battle of Carbisdale ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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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Wars of the Three Kingdoms → notableCommander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → nobleTitle → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Marquess of Montrose
Battle of Carbisdale → commander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
Battle of Carbisdale → notableCommander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, Marquis of Montrose
Battle of Kilsyth (1645) → commander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
Battle of Kilsyth (1645) → RoyalistCommander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → commander → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
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Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → hasNotableFigure → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
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this entity surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
Carbisdale → commandedByRoyalists → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Clan Graham → notableMember → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Clan Graham → title → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
subject surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
this entity surface form: 1st Marquess of Montrose
Scottish Covenanter government → keyFigure → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter government → opposedBy → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Rob Roy → mainCharacter → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, Marquess of Montrose
The Legend of Montrose → featuresCharacter → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
The Legend of Montrose → featuresHistoricalFigure → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose → nobleTitle → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marquess of Montrose
Alasdair MacColla → associatedWith → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Scottish army → commandedBy → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Royalist cause in the English Civil War → leader → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Battle of Inverlochy (1645) → commanderRoyalist → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
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Battle of Inverlochy (1645) → associatedWith → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose