Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
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Archibald Campbell Argyll
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st marquis of [S] (c.1607-61). Campbell's father, the 7th earl, became a catholic, and was declared a traitor in 1619. Campbell, as a protestant, took over the enormous estates at the age of 12, and succeeded to the earldom in 1638. His subsequent conduct was erratic. A violent covenanter in 1639-40, he made terms with Charles I in 1641 and was advanced to the marquisate. He then rejoined the covenanting party but was routed by Montrose at Inverlochy and Kilsyth in 1645. Next he joined in welcoming Cromwell but in 1651 took part in Charles II's coronation at Scone, having been promised a dukedom. He made his peace with the Cromwellian regime and served in the Parliament of 1659 as MP for Aberdeenshire. In 1660, at the Restoration, he was arrested, and executed at Edinburgh. A small, red-headed, squinting man, Clarendon described him as of ‘extraordinary cunning’, though in the end his contorted tergiversations overwhelmed him.
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Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll (25 July 1658 – 25 September 1703) was a Scottish peer.
Biography
The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates (by moving into King James II's favour). However, after failing to do so, he supported William and Mary's quest for the throne; this important support led to the monarch's returning his father's estate. Also, he was made a Privy Councillor. He was William's chief Scottish advisor, and was made a duke in 1701. He was colonel-in-chief of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot, that was involved in the 1692 massacre of the MacDonalds of Glen Coe, but took no part in any of its field operations.
On 12 March 1678, he married Elizabeth Tollemache (daughter of Elizabeth and Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet of Helmingham) at Edinburgh, Scotland. They had three children:
- John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743)
- Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll (June 1682 – 15 April 1761)
- Lady Anne Campbell (born before 1696 – 20 October 1736), m. James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute and Alexander Fraser.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Queensberry |
Captain and Colonel of the Scots Troop of Horse Guards 1696–1703 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Argyll |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| New creation | Duke of Argyll 1701–1703 |
Succeeded by John Campbell |
| Preceded by Archibald Campbell |
Earl of Argyll 1685–1703 |
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