campbell family

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Definition von campbell family im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: or Campbells of Argyll Scottish noble family. The Campbells of Lochow gained prominence in the later Middle Ages. In 1457 Colin Campbell, Baron Campbell died 1493 , was created 1st earl of Argyll. Archibald died 1558 , 4th earl, was a leading Protestant. Archibald (1532?-1573), 5th earl, was also a Protestant but supported the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots. Archibald (1607?-1661), 8th earl, was the leader of Scotland's anti-Royalist party in the English Civil Wars. His son Archibald (1629-1685), 9th earl, was a Protestant leader executed for his opposition to the Roman Catholic king James II. Archibald (1651?-1703), 10th earl, regained the family estates and was created 1st duke of Argyll; he organized the massacre of the Macdonalds of Glencoe. John Campbell (1678-1743), 2nd duke, supported union with England and was commander of the British forces in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. Archibald (1682-1761), 3rd duke, was a prominent politician during the early Hanoverian period in Britain. After he died without a legitimate heir, the succession passed to the Campbells of Mamore

campbell family