Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie (c. 1615–1677) was a Scottish soldier and peer.
Biography
Alexander Erskine inherited the title after the death of his brother Thomas in 1643.
The earl was a staunch
Royalist
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, fighting as Colonel of Foot for Fife and Kinross and in 1648 was involved in an attempt to rescue the King. He was then sent to the
Netherlands
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to fight for
Charles II and was eventually captured at the
Battle of Worcester
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army of around 28,000 under Oliver Cromwell d ...
in 1651, after which he spent many years of imprisonment. His estates were confiscated by the
Commonwealth under the provisions of
Cromwell's Act of Grace
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.
After the
restoration
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* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
** Audio restoration
** Film restoration
** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
* Restoration ecology
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of the monarchy in 1660 he was appointed governor of the fort and town of Ayr, lieutenant-colonel of the guards and in 1661 he became a member of the
Privy Council.
Family
Alexander Erskine was the son of Alexander Erskine (died 1633) and Anne Seton. He inherited the title after the death of his brother Thomas in 1643. He married twice ; firstly in 1661 in Holland to Anna Kilpatrick, daughter of Lt. Gen. Kilpatrick, Governor of the Bush and secondly in 1665 to Mary Dalzeil, daughter of Sir John Dalzeil. By his first wife he had a daughter Ann and by the second two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary and a son Alexander who succeeded him as the
4th Earl of Kellie
Notes
References
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thepeerage.com
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Alexander
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
Year of birth uncertain