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John Middleton, 1st earl of Middleton: Quick Facts

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Born c.1619
Died June 1674 • Tangier • Morocco
Political Affiliation Cavalier
Role In English Civil Wars
Marquess of Montrose
James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose
Scottish general
1st Duke of Hamilton, detail of a portrait after Sir Anthony Van Dyck; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
James Hamilton, 3rd marquess and 1st duke of Hamilton
Scottish Royalist
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Ewen Cameron
Scottish Highland chieftain
Full-length portrait of Charles I of England standing in elaborate blue and silver attire, holding a staff, with a crown and red drapery on a table beside him.
Charles I
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Charles II, 19th-century engraving by William Holl.
Charles II
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Rupert, detail of a painting from the studio of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Rupert
English commander
George Monck, detail of an oil painting after S. Cooper, c. 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle
British general
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Henry Wilmot, 1st earl of Rochester
English noble
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James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby
English commander
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Daniel O’Neill
Irish politician and soldier
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Thomas Wentworth, earl of Cleveland
English noble
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Patrick Ruthven, earl of Forth
English army commander
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William Hamilton, 2nd duke of Hamilton
Scottish Royalist
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
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Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon
English statesman
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William Cavendish, 1st duke of
William Cavendish, 1st duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
English commander
John Lambert
John Lambert
English general
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax
English general
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John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
English Cavalier
Baron Hopton of Stratton, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton
English commander