John Scrymgeour, 1st Earl of Dundee
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John Scrymgeour, 3rd Viscount Dudhope and 1st Earl of Dundee (d. 1668) was a member of the Scottish nobility and fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
.
and General John Middleton
, (afterwards first Earl of Middleton
), in the attempt to rescue Charles I, and was present in command of a troop of horse at the battle of Preston
. He succeeded in escaping to Scotland after the royalist defeat.
Scrymgeour attended Charles II at Stirling Castle
in 1651, and marched with him to England on the expedition that terminated at the battle of Worcester
. Again he escaped uninjured, and then he joined Middleton in the abortive campaign in the north in 1654. He was captured in the braes of Angus by a party of Cromwellian soldiers
, and sent prisoner to London, where he was detained for some time.
At the Restoration
his loyalty was rewarded. He was made a privy councillor and created Earl of Dundee on 8 September 1660. He survived till 23 June 1668.
, as he apparently had no children, the title was thought extinct, however the titles was successfully claimed in 1952 (Dudhope) and 1953 (Dundee) by Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee. His widow married Sir Henry Bruce of Clackmannan, whose family is now represented by the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine.
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1639 and 1651 after these three countries had come under the "Personal Rule" of the same monarch...
.
Biography
Scrymgeour was one of the royalist leaders during the civil war. In 1648 he joined with the Duke of HamiltonDuke of Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage , and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas...
and General John Middleton
John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton was a Scottish army officer, who belonged to a Kincardineshire family which had held lands at Middleton since the 12th century....
, (afterwards first Earl of Middleton
Earl of Middleton
The title Earl of Middleton was created in 1656 in the Peerage of Scotland for army officer John Middleton, together with the subsidiary titles Lord Clermont and Fettercairn. He was succeeded by his son, Charles, who served in political offices under Charles II and James II & VI...
), in the attempt to rescue Charles I, and was present in command of a troop of horse at the battle of Preston
Battle of Preston
Two battles are known as the Battle of Preston:*The Battle of Preston was a victory for Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists during the English Civil War.*The Battle of Preston was a defeat for the rebels in the Jacobite Rising....
. He succeeded in escaping to Scotland after the royalist defeat.
Scrymgeour attended Charles II at Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep...
in 1651, and marched with him to England on the expedition that terminated at the battle of Worcester
Battle of Worcester
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, predominantly Scottish, forces of King Charles II...
. Again he escaped uninjured, and then he joined Middleton in the abortive campaign in the north in 1654. He was captured in the braes of Angus by a party of Cromwellian soldiers
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
, and sent prisoner to London, where he was detained for some time.
At the Restoration
Restoration (Scotland)
The Restoration of the monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the government of occupation that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
his loyalty was rewarded. He was made a privy councillor and created Earl of Dundee on 8 September 1660. He survived till 23 June 1668.
Family
Scrymgeour, by his marriage in 1644 with Lady Anne Ramsay, daughter of Willibam, Earl of DalhousieEarl of Dalhousie
Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay.-History:This family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also...
, as he apparently had no children, the title was thought extinct, however the titles was successfully claimed in 1952 (Dudhope) and 1953 (Dundee) by Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee. His widow married Sir Henry Bruce of Clackmannan, whose family is now represented by the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine.