James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross
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James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross (1551–1629) was a Scottish
soldier and courtier.
His first marriage was in 1570 to Isabel Ruthven, daughter of Patrick Ruthven, with whom he had five children. In 1599 he remarried Helen Schaw, niece of William Schaw
, an event which caused a feud with Francis Mowbray brother of Helen's dead husband Robert Mowbray
. They had a further child together.
He was a distinguished soldier who fought in France
for Henry, Prince of Navarre
, later King Henry IV. He returned to Scotland
in 1582 along with Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, loaded down with commendations from his French patrons. He was involved in the Ruthven raid, on the 22 August of that year.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
soldier and courtier.
His first marriage was in 1570 to Isabel Ruthven, daughter of Patrick Ruthven, with whom he had five children. In 1599 he remarried Helen Schaw, niece of William Schaw
William Schaw
William Schaw was Master of Works to James VI of Scotland, and is claimed to have been an important figure in the development of freemasonry.-Biography:...
, an event which caused a feud with Francis Mowbray brother of Helen's dead husband Robert Mowbray
Robert Mowbray
Robert Mowbray may refer to:*Robert de Mowbray *Sir Robert Mowbray, 2nd Baronet , British Conservative politician...
. They had a further child together.
He was a distinguished soldier who fought in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for Henry, Prince of Navarre
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
, later King Henry IV. He returned to Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1582 along with Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, loaded down with commendations from his French patrons. He was involved in the Ruthven raid, on the 22 August of that year.