Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1575 – 1638), also called "Gillesbuig Grumach", was a Scottish

Scotland

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 politician

Politician

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 and military leader.

Biography

He was the son of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll

Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll

Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was appointed to the Lord Chancellorship of Scotland.-Biography:...

, and converted to Roman Catholicism, although in 1594 he had commanded royal troops in the Battle of Glenlivet

Battle of Glenlivet

The Battle of Glenlivet was fought on 3 October 1594 near Allanreid and Morinsh in Scotland.-Background:This battle is often seen as a religious conflict, and was fought by the Catholic forces of the George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll, who were victorious over...

 against Catholic Rebels, especially the Gordons of Huntly

Clan Gordon

Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...

. In 1619, he surrendered his estates to his son, Archibald Campbell. He was made a knight of the Golden Fleece in 1624. His kinsman was William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

William Alexander, Earl of Stirling was a Scotsman who was an early developer of Scottish colonisation of Port Royal, Nova Scotia and Long Island, New York...

.

His nickname, "Gillesbuig Grumach" is the Gaelic for Archibald the Grim. This presumably originates from his wife Lady Agnes Douglas

Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll

Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll was a Scottish noblewoman and the first wife of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll. She was the mother of three of his children, including his heir, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, the de facto head of the government in Scotland throughout most of...

, daughter of the Earl of Morton

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton was the son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland. Sir William's half-brother from his mother's liaison with the king was James Stewart, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his...

, and after their 14th century ancestor, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas.