Sir Robert Ayton (1570–1638) by Francesco Fanelli © Dean and Chapter of Westminster
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Ayton, Sir Robert (1570–1638)
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Ayton, Sir Robert (1570–1638), poet and courtier
Harriet Harvey Wood
Ayton, Sir Robert (1570–1638), poet and courtier, was born at the castle of Kinaldie, near St Andrews, Fife, the second of four sons, to Andrew Ayton (d. 1589), landowner, and his wife, Mariona London or Lundie, daughter of the laird of Balgonie...
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Baillie, George, of Jerviswood (1664–1738)
Maker: William Aikman
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George Baillie of Jerviswood (1664–1738) by William Aikman, 1717 in a private Scottish collection
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Baillie, George, of Jerviswood (1664–1738), landowner and politician
Barbara C. Murison
Baillie, George, of Jerviswood (1664–1738), landowner and politician, born on 16 March 1664 at Jerviswood Tower, Lanarkshire, was the eldest child of Robert Baillie (d. 1684) and of his wife and cousin Rachel Johnston (d. 1697), daughter of the Presbyterian martyr Sir Archibald Johnston, ...
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Balfour, John, third Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1696/7), nobleman
John Callow
Balfour, John, third Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1696/7), nobleman, was the son and heir of Robert Balfour (formerly Arnot), second Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1663), and Margaret Balfour, Lady Balfour (d. 1639), who married in 1606. After being sent to ...
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Brown, John (1826–1883), servant to Queen Victoria
K. D. Reynolds
Brown, John (1826–1883), servant to Queen Victoria, was born on 8 December 1826 at Crathienaird in the parish of Crathie, Aberdeenshire, the second among the nine sons and two daughters of John Brown (1790–1875), a tenant farmer, and his wife, Margaret Leys (1799–1876)...
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Brown, John (1826–1883)
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John Brown (1826–1883) by W. & D. Downey, 1868 [ and Queen Victoria (1819-1901)] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bruce, Alexander, second earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680), landowner and politician
Clare Jackson
Bruce, Alexander, second earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680), landowner and politician, was the second son of Sir George Bruce (d. 1643) and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir John Preston of Valleyfield. In 1645 Bruce matriculated at St Leonard's College, St Andrews...
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Bruce, Alexander, second earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680)
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Alexander Bruce, second earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) by Adriaen Hanneman, c. 1660 The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T.
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Cameron, Sir Ewen, of Lochiel (1629–1719), clan chief
Edward M. Furgol
Cameron, Sir Ewen, of Lochiel (1629–1719), clan chief, was born at his maternal grandfather's seat, Kilchurn Castle, in February 1629, the son of John McAllan Cameron and Margaret, eldest daughter of Sir Robert Campbell of Glenfalloch (afterwards of Glenorchy). Immediately recognizable to many, owing to the production of the Jacobite ...
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Cameron, Sir Ewen, of Lochiel (1629–1719)
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Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629–1719) by unknown artist Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Campbell family of Glenorchy (per. 1432–1631), nobility
Jane E. A. Dawson
Campbell family of Glenorchy (per. 1432–1631), nobility, formed the principal cadet branch of clan Campbell and in the early modern period constituted one of the most successful Scottish noble houses. They entered the peerage, as earls of Breadalbane, in 1681, exploiting a mixture of highland and lowland techniques to ensure their rise to prominence, as they came to dominate the central highlands of ...
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Campbell, Sir Duncan, of Glenorchy 15514–1631(1551x4–1631)
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Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy 1551x44–1631 by unknown artist, 1601 Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Campbell, Archibald, first duke of Argyll (d. 1703), nobleman and politician
John S. Shaw
Campbell, Archibald, first duke of Argyll (d. 1703), nobleman and politician, was the eldest son of Archibald Campbell, ninth earl of Argyll (1629–1685), and his first wife, Lady Mary Stuart (d. 1668), eldest daughter of James Stuart, fourth earl of Moray; his parents married in 1650. He was styled ...
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Campbell, Archibald, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/6–1638), magnate and politician
John Callow
Campbell, Archibald, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/6–1638), magnate and politician, was the elder surviving son of Colin Campbell, sixth earl of Argyll (c. 1542–1584), and his second wife, Lady Annas or Agnes Keith (c. 1540–1588), eldest daughter of William Keith, fourth Earl Marischal...
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Campbell, Archibald, ninth earl of Argyll (1629–1685), politician and clan leader
David Stevenson
Campbell, Archibald, ninth earl of Argyll (1629–1685), politician and clan leader, was born on 26 February 1629 at Newbattle Abbey, Edinburghshire, the son of Archibald Campbell, Lord Lorne and later eighth earl and marquess of Argyll (1605x7–1661), and his wife, Lady Margaret (1610–1678)...
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Campbell, Archibald, fifth earl of Argyll (1538–1573), magnate and protestant reformer
Jane E. A. Dawson
Campbell, Archibald, fifth earl of Argyll (1538–1573), magnate and protestant reformer, was the eldest son of Archibald Campbell, fourth earl of Argyll (1498–1558), and his first wife, Lady Helen Hamilton (d. in or before 1541), daughter of the first earl of Arran...
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Campbell, Archibald, ninth earl of Argyll (1629–1685)
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Archibald Campbell, ninth earl of Argyll (1629–1685) by unknown artist, 1660s [with his first wife, Lady Mary Stuart] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Campbell, Archibald, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/6–1638)
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Archibald Campbell, seventh earl of Argyll (1575/66–1638) by unknown artist in a private Scottish collection
