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Données personnelles William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal 

• Il est né mars 1614 dans Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
• Il est décédé mars 1671 dans Inverurie-Aberdeenshire, Scotland, il avait 57 ans.
• Un enfant de William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal et Mary Erskine
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 6 juillet 2018.

Famille de William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal

(1) Il est marié avec Elizabeth Seton.

Ils se sont mariés le 22 mai 1637, il avait 23 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. William Keith  1638-< 1650
2. Elizabeth Keith  ± 1640-1664
3. Mary Keith  ± 1645-????
4. Isabel Keith  ± 1645-± 1690
5. Jane Keith  ± 1649-± 1687 

(2) Il est marié avec Anne Douglas.

Ils se sont mariés avril 1654, il avait 40 ans.

Notes par William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal

William, son of the 6th Earl Marischal. William Keith signed the National Covenant for Religious Freedom and joined the army of James Graham, First Marquis of Montrose, in 1639. Six years later, however, Montrose switched to supporting the Royalist Army due to the mounting threat of Oliver Cromwell. This put Montrose at odds with the 7th Earl, who chose to decline Montrose’s offers of negotiation and refused him entrance to Dunnottar to discuss terms. In retaliation, the Captain’s envoy set fire to every house, barn, stable and even ship in the baronies of Dunnottar, Fetteresso and Cowie.
In July 1650, the young King Charles II arrived in north-east Scotland and stayed a while at Dunnottar. Outraged by the king’s return to Scotland, Oliver Cromwell, the self-proclaimed Lord Protector, led an invasion to the north. In some haste Charles II was crowned at Scone, but the crown and other regalia were then hidden at Dunnottar by order of the King. Shortly thereafter, the Earl Marischal and a number of other Scottish noblemen were captured by a troop of Cromwell’s forces.
While imprisoned in the Tower of London (he was held there for ten years), the Earl named George Ogilvy of Barras to serve as Governor of Dunnottar Castle (1651-2). Shortly thereafter the castle was under siege from Cromwell’s army, and by May 1652, it remained the only place in Scotland that still flew the royal flag. Under heavy artillery bombardment that resulted in the partial destruction of the castle, and with no hope for reinforcements from royalists, Ogilvy surrendered after 8 months. Before the surrender, however, the Scottish regalia were smuggled away from the castle and hidden at nearby Kinneff Church.
The Honours remained in the custody of Mr Grainger at Kinneff until the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. At the opening of the Scottish Parliament the following year, the Earl Marischal carried the crown, his brother, George (later the 8th Earl) the scepter, and the younger brother John (later the first Earl of Kintore) the sword.
The 7th Earl thus upheld the traditions of the Marischalcy but his finances had suffered severely, partly through his own extravagance, but mainly due to the continuous troubles. He spent most of the rest of his life in London where he could more easily hide his poverty.
He was married twice, which produced three daughters from the first marriage but no children from the second. He was, therefore, succeeded by his brother George in 1661.

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