Difference between revisions of "Murray, Robert"
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| − | + | Details of early life are sketchy but general consensus seems to be that Moray was in the French service by the mid-1630s. By 1641, however, had returned to Britain - recorded as a quartermaster-general of the Scots in the north of England. Spend some time in London before returning to Newcastle. Speculation that Moray was acting as an agent of Cardinal Richelieu. Received knighthood at Oxford by Charles I (1643). Departed for France shortly after. Although in professional employ of the French crown, Moray spent much of 1645-7 in negotiations with Charles I and the Scottish commissioners. Permanently returned to Scotland in 1650. During Cromwellian period, Moray was integral to the underground royalist movement. Forced into exile in 1655. At Restoration, became adviser to Charles II, becoming deputy secretary of State for Scotland (1663). Served as a Scottish representative (1670). Taken ill at his London home in 1673 where he died. Buried, at the king's expense, in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey | |
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| Dates | 1641-1643; 1660-1673 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Soldier; politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Craigie | ||
| Marriage | Sophia Lindsay | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Details of early life are sketchy but general consensus seems to be that Moray was in the French service by the mid-1630s. By 1641, however, had returned to Britain - recorded as a quartermaster-general of the Scots in the north of England. Spend some time in London before returning to Newcastle. Speculation that Moray was acting as an agent of Cardinal Richelieu. Received knighthood at Oxford by Charles I (1643). Departed for France shortly after. Although in professional employ of the French crown, Moray spent much of 1645-7 in negotiations with Charles I and the Scottish commissioners. Permanently returned to Scotland in 1650. During Cromwellian period, Moray was integral to the underground royalist movement. Forced into exile in 1655. At Restoration, became adviser to Charles II, becoming deputy secretary of State for Scotland (1663). Served as a Scottish representative (1670). Taken ill at his London home in 1673 where he died. Buried, at the king's expense, in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey
