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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (25 October 1612 – 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1646, and again in 1650, he fought a civil war in Scotland on behalf of the King and is generally referred to in Scotland as simply "the Great Montrose". His "spectacular" victories, which took his opponents by surprise, are remembered in military history for their tactical brilliance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/391117/James-Graham-5th-Earl-and-1st-Marquess-of-Montrose )〕 == Family and education == James Graham, chief of Clan Graham, was the youngest of six children and the only son〔Buchan 1928, p. 20.〕 of John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose and Lady Margaret Ruthven.〔John Buchan, ''Montrose'', Thomas Nelson and Son Ltd, 1928, p. 35〕 His maternal grandparents were William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, and Dorothea, a daughter of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and his second wife Janet Stewart. Her maternal grandparents were John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell. Janet Campbell was a daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth was a daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie. Margaret was a daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie and Margaret Boyd. Graham studied at age twelve at the college of Glasgow under William Forrett who later tutored his sons.〔Buchan 1928, p. 21.〕 At Glasgow, he read Xenophon and Seneca, and Tasso in translation.〔 In the words of biographer John Buchan, his favourite book was a "splendid folio of the first edition" of ''History of the World'' by Walter Raleigh.〔 Graham became 5th Earl of Montrose by his father's death in 1626.〔John Buchan, p. 36〕 He was then educated at Saint Salvator's College at the University of St Andrews.〔Buchan 1928, p. 22.〕 At the age of seventeen, he married Magdalene Carnegie,〔(British Civil Wars: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, 1612–1650 )〕 who was the youngest of six daughters〔 of David Carnegie (afterwards Earl of Southesk). They were parents of four sons,〔Buchan 1928, p. 24.〕 among them James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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