Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll (25 July 1658 – 25 September 1703) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 peer

Peerage of Scotland

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Biography

The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish peer.He was born in 1629 in Dalkeith, Scotland, the son of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll....

 and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Anne Gordon. He married Margaret Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley, on 18 October 1627.-Notes:...

, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates (by moving into King James II's

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

 favour). However, after failing to do so, he supported William and Mary's

William III of England

William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...

 quest for the throne; this important support led to the monarch's returning his father's estate. Also, he was made a Privy Council

Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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lor. He was William's chief Scottish advisor, and was made a duke

Duke

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 in 1701. He was colonel-in-chief of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot

Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot

The Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot was a 17th century Scottish infantry regiment, raised from the men of Argyll, and based at Fort William. The Colonel in Chief was the Earl of Argyll, although this was a nominal appointment, and he did not exercise his command or take part in the regiment's...

, that was involved in the 1692 massacre

Massacre of Glencoe

Early in the morning of 13 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite uprising of 1689 led by John Graham of Claverhouse, an infamous massacre took place in Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. This incident is referred to as the Massacre of Glencoe, or in...

 of the MacDonalds of Glen Coe

Clan MacDonald of Glencoe

The MacDonalds of Glencoe also known as Clann Iain Abrach are a branch of Clan Donald.-History:The founder of the MacDonalds of Glencoe was Iain Fraoch MacDonald The MacDonalds of Glencoe also known as Clann Iain Abrach are a branch of Clan Donald.-History:The founder of the MacDonalds of Glencoe...

, but took no part in any of its field operations.

On March 12, 1678, he married Elizabeth Tollemache (daughter of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale

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 and Lionel Tollemache

Lionel Tollemache

Sir Lionel Tollemache 3rd Baronet of Helmingham was the head of a powerful East Anglian family whose seat was Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, England...

, 3rd Baronet of Helmingham) at Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland. They had three children:

• John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
  John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
  Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG , known as Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman.-Early Life:...
  
   (10 October 1680 – 4 October 1743)
• Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
  Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
  Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...
  
   (June 1682 – 15 April 1761)
• Lady Anne Campbell (born before 1696 – 20 October 1736), m. James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute
  James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute
  James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute was the son of James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute and Agnes Mackenzie.-Family:In February 1711, he married Lady Anne Campbell and had eight children:*John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute *James Stuart-Mackenzie James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute (before 1696 – January 28, 1723)...
  
  and Alexander Fraser.