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	MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF MONTROSE - LoveToKnow Article on MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF MONTROSE
		Montrose was deprived of his dukedom by James IV., but it was restored in 1489 for life only.
		In 1505, William, 4th Lord Graham, whose wife Annabella Drummond was the dukes niece, was created earl of Montrose; and this title was held by his descendants till 1644, when James Graham, 5th earl, was created marquess of Montrose and earl of Kincardine.
		Williams son James, 3rd duke of Montrose (1755f 836), held office in Pitts administrations in 1783 and 1804, and in that of the duke of Portland in 1807.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MONTROSE_MARQUESSES_AND_DUKES_OF.htm (486 words)

	Significant Scots - John Graham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Montrose, on his return to Aberdeen, without any of the formalities of moral suasion, imposed the covenant, at the point of the sword, upon the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding country, who very generally accepted it, as there was no other way in which they could escape the outrages of the soldiery.
		Montrose was marching through Abertarf, in the great glen of Albin, when he was surprised with intelligence that Argyle was at Inverlochy with an army of, at least, double the number of that which he himself commanded, and aware that Baillie and Hurry were both before him, was at no loss to conjecture his intentions.
		Montrose, mortified to find in Sutherland the same aversion to him as in Caithness, and confident of his strength and of the distance of his enemies, sent a message to the earl of Sutherland, threatening to subject his estates to military execution if he continued to neglect his duty and the royal cause.
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	James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three times Montrose entered Aberdeen, where he succeeded in his object, on the second occasion carrying off the head of the Gordons, the Marquess of Huntly, as a prisoner to Edinburgh (though in so doing, for the first and last time in his life, he violated a safe-conduct).
		Montrose, on the other hand, wished to bring the king's authority to bear upon parliament to defeat Argyll, and offered the king the support of a great number of nobles.
		Montrose, now created a marquis, was at last allowed to try what he could do.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose (1382 words)

	Battle of Philiphaugh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1645 Leslie defeated the Earl of Montrose at Philiphaugh (September, 1645) and in 1647 became Lieutenant General of the Scots army.
		By 1642 Montrose was already popular amongst his people and was ready to break with the Covenanters and in 1643 was with Charles I in Oxford to return the same year to fight for the King in Scotland.
		The Earl had taken up his quarters, with his cavalry in the town of Selkirk, whilst his infantry, amounting to around 12-15000 men, were billeted on the town of Philiphaugh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Philiphaugh (346 words)

	James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose,(1612-1650)
		The earl of Newcastle was able to spare him 100 badly mounted men, 2 small cannons, and the militia of Cumberland and Westmorland.
		Montrose marched south into the borders, hoping to recruit a new force, but instead he was surprised by Leslie, with 6,000 men, and at the battle of Philiphaugh (13 September 1645) his remaining force, largely composed of his loyal Irishmen, was wiped out.
		Montrose received this order on 31 May 1646, and after making sure it was genuine, negotiated generous terms - a free pardon for all but three - including Montrose - and those three were to leave the country before 1 September.
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	James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, 1612-50
		Montrose signed the National Covenant in 1638, and sat in the Glasgow Assembly, which abolished episcopacy and established presbyterian church government in Scotland.
		Montrose was defeated at the battle of Carbisdale by Colonel Strachan in April 1650.
		Montrose's head was fixed on a spike at the Tolbooth in Edinburgh, his legs and arms were fixed to the gates of Stirling, Glasgow, Perth and Aberdeen.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/montrose.htm (1397 words)

	AllRefer.com - Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of (British And Irish History, Biography) - ...
		Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of[montrOz´] Pronunciation Key, 1612–50, Scottish nobleman and soldier.
		However, he came to fear a Presbyterian oligarchy controlled by Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of Argyll, and was imprisoned (1640–41) by Argyll.
		Never in command of a very large army, Montrose was successful because of his brilliant strategy and his spirited leadership of the fierce Highland clansmen, whose numbers were augmented by a small Irish force.
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	JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUESS OF MONTROSE - LoveToKnow Article on JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUESS OF MONTROSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MONTROSE, JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUESS OF was born in 1612, and became 5th earl of Montrose (see above) by his fathers death in 1626.
		Taking no account of the real forces of the time, he aimed at an ideal form of society in which the clergy should confine themselves to their spiritual duties, and the king, after being enlightened by open communication with the Scottish nation, should maintain law and order without respect of persons.
		In the Scottish parliament which met in September, Montrose found himself in opposition to Argyll, who had made himself the representative of the Presbyterian and national party, and of the middle classes.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MONTROSE_JAMES_GRAHAM_MARQUESS_OF.htm (1255 words)

	English Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conversely, one of the leading contractors, the Earl of Lindsey, was to die fighting for the King at the Battle of Edge Hill.
		At first, Charles II encouraged the Earl of Montrose to raise a Highland army to fight on the Royalist side.
		Montrose was captured shortly afterwards and taken to Edinburgh, where on May 20 he was sentenced to death by the Scottish parliament and was hanged the next day.
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	Duke of Montrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The title of Duke of Montrose (named after Montrose) was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay.
		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).
		James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose (1612-1650) (became Marquess of Montrose in 1644)
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	Battle of Kilsyth 1645 - Scotwars
		Montrose attempted to warn his sovereign, but Charles would not listen and it was not until the solemn league and the Covenant had been agreed between the Scottish government and the English parliament, that the king finally realised the danger.
		Montrose was already at Oxford, the King's headquarters, where he had been commission as the Royal Lieutenant-General in Scotland and raised to the rank of Marquis.
		In addition to these troops, the Earl of Lanark had raised a levy of 1,000 infantry and 500 cavalry from his brother, Hamilton's estate in Clydesdale, and was en route north to join the main body.
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	Earl Of Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		F v Christian Douglas William III Graham Earl of Montrose [Parents] was born in 1485 in Scotland.
		Earl Of Montrose William II Graham, born Abt 1463, died 9 Sep 1513 - Ancestors of Rickey A. HOWARD and Deborah E. 50) this.border=1; this.alt='Preview by Thumbshots.org';">
		Earl Of Montrose William III GRAHAM-[22901], born Abt 1485, Scotland, died 24 May 1571, Scotland - Ancestors of Howard and Levin Families...
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	Famous Scots - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612-50)
		But Montrose soon found himself in complete antagonism to the extremist leaders of Presbyterianism and became in Scotland the foremost champion of the crown against the Covenanters.
		Montrose obtained a commission as Lieutenant-general in Scotland from the king at Oxford, passed back into Scotland in disguise and raised the dis-affected and largely Catholic clans of the Highlands, plus some Irish soldiers, on behalf of the king.
		Montrose had arrived late for the battle, when it was already lost, but had to be dissuaded from entering the fray by his companions.
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfammontrose.htm (543 words)

	Caithness CWS - History - History of Caithness - Chapter 7 - Index
		The Earl and Countess, with their son Alexander, were at the time passing a few days at a hunting lodge near the river of Helmsdale, the ruins of which are still to be seen.
		When Earl George heard of the flight of his ward, and how it was caused by the malicious counsel and insinuations of the Murrays, his rage knew no bounds, and he resolved to inflict a signal chastisement on them and their adherents.
		Earl George, however, refused to ratify the agreement, and because the Murrays would not yield to his terms, he ordered the three hostages to be put to death.
	www.caithness.org /history/historyofcaithness/chapter7 (3848 words)

	Angus Council \| Local History \| People of Angus \| The Marquis of Montrose
		Marquis of Montrose, was born in October 1612, a long-awaited son and heir for the wealthy Graham family.
		Montrose raised an army and swept across the Highlands in a brilliant campaign, using speed and surprise to compensate for the small size of his force.
		Montrose was to be hung and quartered, his head and limbs to be separately displayed: the fate not of a nobleman, but a common criminal.
	www.angus.gov.uk /history/features/people/marquismont.htm (901 words)

	Overview of James Graham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 3rd Lord Graham was made Earl of Montrose after the Dukedom of Lindsay lapsed, but he was to fall in the ring of steel formed around the king at the Battle of Flodden, another at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.
		His father John, 4th Earl of Montrose was Chancellor for a period but he led an uneventful life in comparison to his ancestors and turned his skills to managing the great Graham lands of Mugdock castle in Strathblane, of Kincardine Castle in Perthshire, and Old Montrose, land given by The Bruce for favours done.
		Montrose's remains stayed exposed for 11 years until he was finally properly embalmed and laid to rest in St. Giles's Kirk with great ceremony, all this whilst Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll, the man who murdered Montrose, lay in the condemned cell in Edinburgh Castle, his head was to replace that of Montrose.
	www.montrose-society.org.uk /OVERVIEW.HTM (1904 words)

	This Month in Celtic History - January 2004
		Montrose believed that the Monarch had become arrogant and out of touch with the emerging social forces of the realm and needed to be corrected.
		Montrose's mission now was to regain Scotland for the King, or at least distract the Scottish army from its activities in England.
		Montrose's force was too small to take on the opposition, but the situation made it impossible to divide his forces to infiltrate.
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	ipedia.com: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 - 21 May 1650), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who supported Charles I of England in the English Civil War.
		Andrews, and at the age of seventeen married Magdalene Carnegie, daughter of Lord Carnegie (afterwards Earl of Southesk).
		Highlanders had never before been known to combine together, but Montrose knew that most of the clans, who were largely Catholic, detested Argyll, and the clans rallied to his summons.
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	General History of the Highlands
		Earl of Huntly attended by the Macintoshes, Grants, and Frasers, against the clan Cameron and the clan Ranald.
		Troubles of clan Gunn, Earl of Sutherland and Earl of Caithness, a violent feud arose in the western isles between Angus Macdonald of Kintyre, and Sir Lauchlan Maclean of Duart, in Mull, which ended in the almost total destruction of the clan Donald and clan Lean.
		Earl of Bothwell and the attack upon the palace of Holyroodhouse, attack on the Earl of Murray, and sundry other goings on.
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	The Earl Of Montrose In Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John (3Rd Earl Of Montrose) GRAHAM, born 1547, died 9 Nov 1608 - Ancestors and genealogy of Boyer, Lusch, Morris and 1,000's of other Families.
		Montrose crossed the river forth and hearing that the earl of Lanark was...
		MARQUIS OF Marquis of Montrose (1612-1650), was born in 1612, and became 5th earl of Montrose by his...
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	Mugdock Castle - Castle Quest
		It was said to be the home of the Earl of Montrose James Graham.
		Montrose went on to conduct a remarkable campaign against the Covenanters in 1644-45.
		The family was forfeited, and Mugdock gained by Montrose’s greatest enemy, the Campbell Marquis of Argyll.
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	Genealogy - pafg2296 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Francis Hay 9th Earl of Erroll [Parents] was born in 1570 in Scotland.
		Robert Kerr 1st Earl of Roxburghe [Parents] was born in 1570 in Scotland.
		William II Graham Earl of Montrose [Parents] was born in 1463 in Scotland.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~elessar5/pafg2296.htm (398 words)

	James Graham. Earl of Montrose
		James Graham, the son of the 4th Earl of Montrose, was born in 1612.
		Montrose returned to Scotland in 1637 and soon afterwards was one of the four noblemen who drew up the National Covenant in support of Presbyterianism.
		James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, was hung, drawn and quartered at Mercat Cross in Edinburgh in May, 1650.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUmontroseE.htm (264 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2815
		James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose was the son of William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose and Lucy Manners.
		John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose was the son of Robert Graham, Master of Montrose and Margaret Fleming.
		John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose was the son of John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose and Hon.
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	AllRefer.com - Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of (British And Irish History, Biography) - ...
		Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of 1607–61, Scottish statesman.
		Charles sought to win his support by making him a marquess (1641), but after the outbreak of the English civil war Argyll represented the Covenanters in negotiating (1643) the alliance with the English parliamentarians.
		He commanded the Covenanter army against the earl of Montrose and was repeatedly defeated (1644–45).
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	Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of on Encyclopedia.com
		However, he came to fear a Presbyterian oligarchy controlled by Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of Argyll, and was imprisoned (1640-41) by Argyll.
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	First Golf Course with 18 Eighteen Holes at Montrose
		She was ‘sweet Mistress Magdalene Carnegie’ who married the son of the 4th Earl of Montrose, James Graham.
		Montrose can claim to have had the golf course with the greatest number of holes at one point during the development of its many golf courses.
		Montrose is undoubtedly the most redeveloped golf links in the world.
	www.scottishgolfhistory.net /montrose_early_golf.htm (777 words)

	A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott : Arthur's Classic Novels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Legend of Montrose was written chiefly with a view to place before the reader the melancholy fate of John Lord Kilpont, eldest son of William Earl of Airth and Menteith, and the singular circumstances attending the birth and history of James Stewart of Ardvoirlich, by whose hand the unfortunate nobleman fell.
		I allude to the slaughter of Lord Kilpont, son of the Earl of Airth and Monteith, in 1644, by James Stewart of Ardvoirlich.
		When Montrose raised the royal standard, Ardvoirlich was one of the first to declare for him, and is said to have been a principal means of bringing over Lord Kilpont to the same cause; and they accordingly, along with Sir John Drummond and their respective followers, joined Montrose, as recorded by Wishart, at Buchanty.
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