William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald (1605– November 1685) supported the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms .
12-411: Lord Cochrane can refer to: William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald who prior to receiving the earldom was created Baron Cochrane of Dundonald Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), Scottish naval officer Earl of Dundonald has a subsidiary of Baron Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree Baron Cochrane of Cults of Crawford Priory in
24-558: A daughter of James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose ), Margaret Cochrane (wife of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton ), Helen Cochrane (wife of John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland ), and Jean Cochrane (wife of John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee and William, 3rd Viscount of Kilsyth ). This biography of an earl in the Peerage of Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Cochrane of Ochiltree Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree (d.c. 1707)
36-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald Cochrane was the eldest surviving son of Alexander Cochrane ( né Blair) and Elizabeth Cochrane (third daughter and co-heiress of William Cochrane of that Ilk). William Cochrane of Coldoun, who was knighted by Charles I , acquired the estate of Dundonald in 1638. He
48-586: The Monmouth Rebellion , but escaped to Rotterdam, where he remained till the death of Charles II . On the accession of James II he was attainted while still abroad. He took part in the Earl of Argyll 's insurrection in 1685 , on the suppression of which he was harboured for a time by his kinsman, Gavin Cochrane of Renfrew . Betrayed by Gavin Cochrane's wife, whose brother had fallen in a skirmish on
60-523: The royalist side, he was carried to Edinburgh , led through the streets by the hangman, and lodged in the Tolbooth . Charged with high treason he is said by Lord Fountainhall to have turned approver and saved his head. Burnet states that the Earl of Dundonald bought his son's pardon by a payment of £5,000 to 'the priests,' and denies that Cochrane disclosed anything of importance. On the promulgation of
72-751: The County of Fife. Created in 1919, it is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lord Cochrane . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Cochrane&oldid=1058900042 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
84-573: The Earl was accused, in his old age, of having kept a chaplain with his dying son, who prayed for the success of these rebels in the west—those Covenanters who defeated Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog in 1679. The Earl died in 1686, and was interred in the church of Dundonald. Sometime after 14 April 1633, William married Eupheme , a daughter of Sir William Scott of Ardross and Elie , and Hon. Helen Lindsay (sister to John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay ). Together, they were
96-553: The declaration of indulgence he was employed (1687) to urge its acceptance upon the Presbyterians . His estates were restored to him in 1689. He subsequently held the position of farmer of the poll tax , and in 1695, failing to give satisfactory account of moneys received by him in that capacity, was committed to prison. By his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir William Strickland of Boynton , Yorkshire, one of Cromwell's lords of parliament, he had two sons. The date of his death
108-423: The parents of: Lord Dundonald died in 1686, and was interred in the church of Dundonald. Lady Dundonald died at Dundonald in 1687. The 2nd through 7th Earls were all descendants of her first son, while the 8th Earl was a descendant of her second son, John . Through his son William, he was a grandfather to John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald , William Cochrane, of Kilmaronock (who married Lady Grizel Graham,
120-597: Was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, and conspirator. Cochrane was the second son of William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald , by Eupheme , daughter of Sir William Scott of Ardross, Director of Chancery at the Court of Session . He was one of the main promoters of the Carolina Company which established a Scottish colony at Port Royal, South Carolina . Cochrane was implicated in the Rye House plot (1683) and
132-705: Was created Baron Cochrane of Dundonald in 1647. The part he had taken in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , is evidenced by the proceedings of the Presbytery of Ayr , which, on 28 February 1649, debarred "Lord Cochrane" from renewing the Solemn League and Covenant , he having "been a Colonel in the late unlawful rebellion, and having went to Ireland to bring over forces," etc. In 1654 he was fined in £5,000 by Cromwell's Act of Pardon and Grace . In 1669, he
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#1732771980675144-485: Was made a Commissioner of the Treasury and Exchequer, and created Baron Cochrane, of Paisley and Ochiltree (having previously acquired the latter barony), and Earl of Dundonald , with remainder to the heirs-male of his body, failing which, to tho eldest heirs-female of his body without division, and the heirs-male of such heirs-female, bearing the name and arms of Cochrane. Cochrane was an active freemason . In 1684
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