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		The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at Inveraray Castle
		The 13th Duke of Argyll is the son of Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, the daughter of Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun of Luss 8th BT, Chief of Clan Colquhoun.
		The Duke of Hamilton (1644) and Brandon (1711): The Chief of Clan Hamilton
	www.ccsna.org /mcm.htm (1401 words)

	The Grahams
		Duke of Montrose, when Marquis of Montrose and a Member of Parliament, was responsible in 1782 for the repeal of the law forbidding the wearing of Highland dress.
		This became the residence of the Dukes of Montrose until the beginning of the Second World War when it was requisitioned as a military hospital.
		Duke of Montrose and was also Earl of Kincardine; Viscount Dunduff, Lord Graham; Aberuthven; Mugdock and Fintry.
	www.clan-graham-society.org /new_page_32.htm (2121 words)

	Duke of Montrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of Duke of Montrose (named after Montrose) was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay.
		The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy title Marquess of Graham and Buchanan.
		James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose (1682-1742) (became Duke of Montrose in 1707)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Montrose (274 words)

	ROB ROY MACGREGOR
		His life as an outlaw started when he was unable to repay money he had borrowed from the Duke of Montrose to fund his growing cattle trade.
		Montrose captured Rob Roy but he made a famous escape, with the aid of a friend in the employ of the Duke at the ford in the river near Balquidder.
		The Duke of Montrose entangled him in debt, and Rob Roy became a bandit--chiefly at Montrose's expense.
	www.angelfire.com /nh/Scotland/robroymacgregor.html (370 words)

	Montrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Montrose, an area of Dublin from where the national television station RTÉ broadcasts, use of the term "Montrose" often refers to RTÉ and not the area.
		Montrose (horse), winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1887
		A Legend of Montrose, a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montrose (118 words)

	Duke of Montrose (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay.
		The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in the peerage of Scotland, on the fourth Marquess of Montrose, and has since been in the Graham family.
		The Duke's subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Montrose (created 1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1505), Earl of Kincardine (1707), Earl Graham of Belford (1722), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1415), Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707) and Baron Graham of Belford (1722).
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/d/du/duke_of_montrose.html (260 words)

	New Page 48
		History shows the Duke as a man whose trust is betrayed and who pursues Rob Roy for his rightful debt and later as a traitor and agent of the Duke of Argyle.
		The Duke of Montrose explained how Rob Roy had worked for the First Duke and other great men and when he realized that his business was failing had taken orders in the fall for delivery in the spring.
		The Duke pointed out that the amount (1000 pounds) that he originally took from Montrose was not of financial concern to the Duke.
	www.clan-graham-society.org /new_page_48.htm (729 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Graham : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Two generations later they were created Earls of Montrose and in 1504 their hereditary lands of ‘Auld Montross’ were erected into a free barony and earldom of Montrose.
		However, on 13 September 1645, Montrose was taken by surprise at Philiphaugh in the Borders by a substantial force of Covenant cavalry under General David Lesley.
		The third Duke of Montrose sat in Parliament, and was responsible for the Act which in 1782 repealed the prohibition on the wearing of Highland dress.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Graham_42/default.php (908 words)

	Montrose Daily Press Online
		Duke said that the evacuees he saw were under a great deal of stress.
		On his one day off during his three-week stint, Duke got a look at all of the areas along the coast that were in the hurricane's path.
		Duke will ship out again in a week, but he's not sure where he'll be going given the status of Hurricane Rita.
	www.montrosepress.com /articles/2005/09/24/local_news/2.txt (956 words)

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		The 4th Duke of Montrose purchased the property from the Buchanans of Drummakill.
		The Montrose family was away in London for Christmas at the time.
		The 4th Duke of Montrose then commisioned the construction of Buchanan Castle to replace Buchanan House.
	www.lycos.com /info/james-buchanan--washington-duke.html (352 words)

	AllRefer.com - Rob Roy (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He exploited the fact that his territory, Balquhidder, lay between the estates of the rival dukes of Montrose and Argyll.
		The duke of Montrose at first supported him in a cattle-farming business, but Montrose withdrew his support, forcing Rob into bankruptcy, in 1712.
		In 1717, Montrose induced the duke of Atholl, previously friendly to Rob, to capture him, but he escaped to the protection of the duke of Argyll.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RobRoy.html (329 words)

	His Grace the Duke
		After some illness, the Duke and his sister were returned to Great Britain.
		After the death of his father in 1992, His Grace took his seat in the House of Lords and participated in the debates on Scottish devolution and the reform of the House of Lords.
		In 1999 he was the only Duke elected to remain in the interim House along with ninety-two other hereditary peers.
	www.clan-graham-society.org /new_page_39.htm (487 words)

	Ardvrck Castle - The Macleods and the capture of Montrose
		The most noteworthy event during the history of Ardvreck Castle was the capture of the Duke of Montrose during the Civil war.
		Montrose had originally been a Covenanter; in fact the commander-in-chief of their army (allied to the Roundheads); who had changed to the Royalists side because he thought that the King (Charles I) could be persuaded to accept the priciples of the covenanters.
		After three years spent in exile in the Low Countries, Montrose returned to the Orkneys, but he overestimated his support and was defeated at the Battle of Carbisdale.
	www.normist.co.uk /ardvrek.htm (223 words)

	Kentucky Derby 129 \| 2003 \| Derby History \| Derby Charts \| Years \| 1887 \|
		Bookmaking odds: Montrose, 10 to 1; Jim Gore, 3 to 1; Jackobin, 6 to 1; Banburg, 7 to 5; Clarion, 10 to 1; Ban Yan, 5 to 1; Pendennis, 4 to 1.
		JACKOBIN went to the front at the break but MONTROSE replaced hem as the leader before going a quarter and was never headed, winning by two lengths.
		JIM GORE, as the runner-up, appeared to weaken at the three-quarter pole but his rider got him back in high gear and he was a length to the good of JACKOBIN at the wire.
	www.kentuckyderby.com /2003/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1887.html (173 words)

	Montrose History
		He spent quite a lot of time in Montrose Castle and you get the feeling, as he was staying there, he sealed his Charters, according to the various parts of Angus, whilst in the castle’s walls.
		Record shows that the Black friars owned seven houses in Montrose and this gave them an income to allow them to teach without relying on the Parish Church, which by all accounts seems to be a poor provider of funds.
		Montrose is accustomed to drinking in fact there have been several records in History were the local taxes were paid in kind.
	www.angusholidays.com /history/montrose_history.htm (1226 words)

	Montrose Daily Press Online
		MONTROSE— Dr. Richard Gingery, Montrose County public health director, warned about the likelihood of an avian flu pandemic Friday evening at the Montrose Pavilion auditorium.
		In 1918, Montrose county lost 62 of its citizens to the Spanish flu, with a population of 11,000, Gingery said.
		Duke said people should talk to their families about what action they will take in the event of a disaster, and that the kit can be assembled over time.
	www.montrosepress.com /articles/2006/05/21/local_news/2.txt (569 words)

	Clan Hamilton Places
		In 1895, the 12th Duke of Hamilton died without a male heir and the castle passed to his daughter, Mary Louise Hamilton, who later married the 6th Duke of Montrose.
		Purchased by the 14th Duke of Hamilton, Lennoxlove is furnished with many of the treasures from the magnificent Hamilton Palace in Lanarkshire, which had to be dismantled in the 1920s because of subsidence due to coal mining.
		The 10th Duke, 'Il Magnifico', considered that the transept of an old church was not a fit place to bury members of what he considered to be the Scottish royal family.
	clanhamilton.acomhosting.com /places.htm (921 words)

	Marquess of Graham
		James Angus, the Marquess of Graham and the future Duke of Montrose, held extreme right-wing views and was a member of several anti-Semitic organizations in the 1930s.
		Montrose served in Ian Smith's breakaway Rhodesian Front government.
		James Angus, the Duke of Montrose, died in 1992.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SSgraham.htm (282 words)

	"Rob Roy" by Brian Wooland
		When he goes to the Duke of Montrose to borrow a thousand pounds (to buy cattle, which he and his clansmen will drive across the Highlands and sell at a substantial profit), he offers nothing more than his oath as security.
		Montrose arrives, accompanied by Cunningham and a fl servant boy (Valentine Nwanze) who silently attends upon Montrose throughout the film, appearing in almost every medium- and longshot of Montrose, but never speaking.
		Montrose introduces Archibald Cunningham to Argyll; Cunningham fights and humiliates Guthrie, the winner of the earlier duel; and Argyll loses his wager on the match with Montrose.
	www.ejumpcut.org /archive/onlinessays/JC43folder/RobRoy.html (5727 words)

	Rob Roy MacGregor.
		As the Duke of Montrose bad contrived so get possession of Rob’s lands at Craig-Royston, he was driven to become the ‘‘bold outlaw“ which he is so powerfully represented to be in both song and story.
		Montrose should in future supply him with cattle, and that he would make the Duke regret the day he had quarrelled with him.
		The rents of the lower farms were partly paid in grain and meal, which was generally lodged in a storehouse or granary, called a girnal, near the Lake of Monteith.
	www.fife.50megs.com /rob-front-page.htm (729 words)

	The Men's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Duke of Leeds, a dark brown coat and breeches, with a narrow embroidery of flowers, the waistcoat white, to join with the colour of the coat.
		Duke of Montrose, a light green striped silk coat and breeches, with a very rich embroidery of silver spangles.
		Duke of Dorset, a carbeaue and blue striped coat and breeches, with white silk waistcoat embroidered with silver spangles; the waistcoat embroidered to correspond with the coat.
	locutus.ucr.edu /~cathy/men.html (472 words)

	Perthshire Diary - December 28th 1734
		The Duke insisted that his share of the cash should be repaid immediately and when Rob Roy was unable to do this he sent his factor in to Balquhidder to take possession of Rob’s farm and the goods therein.
		With a band of some twenty followers he systematically plundered the estates of the Duke of Montrose, generally in broad daylight, leaving a receipt for the goods he had taken.
		When the Duke of Montrose complained in the House of Lords that the Duke of Argyll was protecting a robber Argyll replied that if he was protecting a robber Montrose was certainly feeding him.
	www.perthshirediary.com /html/day1228.html (791 words)

	Chapter Postscript of Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott
		These were taken from scroll copies in the possession of his Grace the present Duke, who kindly permitted the use of them in the present publication.
		Letter from the Duke of Montrose to Robert Pringle, Esq., Under-Secretary to Lord Viscount Townshend.
		Grahame of Killearn was compelled by Rob Roy to write to the Duke of Montrose, and is exactly the same as the one enclosed in his Grace’s letter to Lord Townshend, dated November 21st, 1716.
	www.bibliomania.com /0/0/41/2003/26645/1.html (500 words)

	Rob Roy MacGregor Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Meanwhile, his vendetta against the Duke of Montrose gained him a powerful ally in the Duke of Argyll, a long-standing enemy of Montrose.
		Rob Roy's loyalties were split between his Jacobite upbringing and his alliance with the Duke of Argyll and he seems to have been an onlooker at the battle itself, though claims he was secretly working for the Duke of Argyll have never been proved.
		For safety he set up home close to the Duke of Argyll's base in Inveraray and went on to play a minor role in the 1719 Jacobite uprising culminating in the defeat of the Jacobites and Spanish troops at the Battle of Glen Shiel.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usbiography/robroymacgregor (894 words)

	Scotland 2001: The Buchanan Tour
		The gates and gatehouse were built for the duke in 1789 during a renovation of Buchanan Old House.
		When the duke's family bought the house after the last laird of Buchanan died in 1681, it was renovated in 1724 and 1751 and enlarged in 1789.
		Built by the Duke of Montrose in 1764, this church replaced St. Mary's Chapel near Buchanan Old House.
	home.hiwaay.net /~cpb/Buchanan.html (2045 words)

	Blair Atholl Memorial Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Montrose was an early subscriber to the National Covenant.
		He commanded the Covenant troops during the Bishops' War (1638-39) but after the Pacification of Berwick he became disillusioned by the ambition of some of the Covenanters to usurp the legitimate power of the king.
		By the end of August Montrose was near Blair Atholl, and on the 30th August he raised the Royal Standard at the Truidh.
	www.montrose-society.org.uk /blair.htm (224 words)

	thePeerage.com - Christian Carnegie and others
		She married James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, son of James Graham, 3rd Marquess of Montrose and Lady Christian Leslie, on 31 March 1702.
		He was the son of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose and Caroline Maria Montagu.
		She married James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, son of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven, on 10 November 1629.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2815.htm (812 words)

	Pierce College - Duke of Montrose Visits College
		Seumas, Duke of Montrose, visited Pierce all the way from Scotland and chatted with President Tom Oliver and some friends in Oliver's office.
		The Duke, who is also a part of the House of Lords, the political body that meets in the Palace of Westminster, is a long-time friend of Pierce's Dick South, Chairman of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
		The Duke of Montrose owns a 3,000-acre farm overlooking Lochlomond in Scotland, where he raises sheep and beef cattle.
	www.lapc.cc.ca.us /news/viewarticle.asp?ID=387 (178 words)

	Montrose, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Wars of the Covenant were raging, the covenanters challenged King Charles authority and virtually kidnapped him for a while, they were seeking to impose the Presbyterian faith.
		A royalist Duke of Montrose fought against them and had some success but it was not long lasting.
		I imagine Montrose would have suffered under the burden of the constant war, a drain on men and resources.
	www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/modern_scottish_history/82821 (198 words)

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