William Ramsay, 1st Earl of Dalhousie

William Ramsay, 1st Earl of Dalhousie, 2nd Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie (* after 1602 ; † November 1672 ) was a Scottish politician and soldier.

family

He was the eldest son of George Ramsay, 1st Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie and Margaret Douglas. He grew up on the family's estate in Carrington , Midlothian . With a contract of October 3, 1617 and for a dowry of 20,000 marks , he married Margaret Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk and his wife Margaret. From this marriage came with George the later title heir. After his first wife died in April 1661, Ramsay married the widowed Jocosa Apsley, daughter of Alan Apsley and his second wife Anne. Overall, Ramsay was the father of three daughters and four sons.

Life

1617 and 1621 he was a member of the Scottish Parliament and took care of the interests of the Montrose district. When his father died, he inherited him as Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie . On June 29, 1633 he was awarded the title of 1st Earl of Dalhousie . As a member of the army of the Covenanters , he built a mounted regiment, as its commander he took part in the battles of Marston Moor in 1644 and Philiphaugh in 1645. Despite this involvement, he later supported Charles II. In 1646 he took on the role of sheriff in Edinburghshire .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Dalhousie, Ramsay of Dalhousie, and Dalhousie of Dalhousie Castle and of the Punjaub . In: George E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs (Ed.): The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: extant, extinct or dormant . Vol. 4: Dacre to Dysart. St. Catherine Press, London 1916, pp. 32 .

swell

Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. 107th edition. Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0971196621 (Vol I), p. 1019

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predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Earl of Dalhousie 1633-1672	George Ramsay
George Ramsay	Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie 1629-1672	George Ramsay

personal data
SURNAME	Ramsay, William, 1st Earl of Dalhousie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ramsay, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish politician and soldier
DATE OF BIRTH	after 1602
DATE OF DEATH	November 1672

[COKAYNE-1] A ^b Dalhousie, Ramsay of Dalhousie, and Dalhousie of Dalhousie Castle and of the Punjaub . In: George E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs (Ed.): The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: extant, extinct or dormant . Vol. 4: Dacre to Dysart. St. Catherine Press, London 1916, pp. 32 .