Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll
Ever since our post on St Giles' we've been looking forward to covering the two men who shed the most blood there. Pretty awful we know, but it makes for very interesting reading, especially if you remember how dramatic it all was. So as it was, the first one out of Campbell and Graham to have a date to report on was Campbell and he was the one who had murdered Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose. He was executed this very day in 1661. Archibald Campbell was the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Argyll who was also Archibald Campbell and his first wife Agnes Douglas. He was entrusted with the Argyll estates early in his life when his father renounced Protestantism and took up arms for Philip III of Spain. He then grew from this to being made a privy councillor in 1628 as Charles I eagerly wanted his support when the religious dispute broke between himself and the rest of Scotland. 10 years later the king summoned him again along with the earls of Traquair and Roxburgh, b...
