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James ("the Great Montrose") Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
b. 1612, d. 21 May 1650
Person Exhibits
James Graham 1st Marquess of Montrose
Birth
James ("the Great Montrose") Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, was born in 1612.
Parents
| Father | John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose (b. 1573, d. 14 November 1626) |
| Mother | Margaret Ruthven, dau of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie |
Death
James ("the Great Montrose") Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, witnessed the death of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose, on 14 November 1626 in Kincardine.1 James ("the Great Montrose") Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, died hanged and quartered on 21 May 1650 at age ~38 in Edinburgh. He was buried on 11 May 1661 in St Giles, Edinburgh.
Citations
- [S122] Memorials of Montrose and his times, Mark Napier, Editor (Edinburgh: The Maitland Club, 1848), vol i, p 109; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/memorialsofmontr01mait/ : viewed 18 May 2025.
| Last Edited | 18 May 2025 |