James Graham Montrose, 5th earl and 1st marquess of , 1612-50, Scottish nobleman and soldier. He succeeded to the earldom in 1626 and, feeling slighted by Charles I , joined the Covenanters in 1638. At first he was active in enforcing the Covenant and served in the Covenanters' army in the Bishops' Wars . However, he came to fear a Presbyterian oligarchy controlled by Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of Argyll , and was imprisoned (1640-41) by Argyll. After the Scottish intervention in the English civil war, Montrose was created marquess and lieutenant general of Scotland by the king...
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