Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford

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Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford, was a Scottish nobleman and professional soldier who became one of King Charles I’s principal Royalist generals during the early years of the English Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royalist general ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
activityEndCentury 17th century ⓘ
activityStartCentury 16th century ⓘ
allegiance Charles I of England ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
associatedWithEvent early campaigns of the English Civil War ⓘ
birthPlace Scotland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
employer Charles I of England ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
familyName Ruthven ⓘ
fieldOfWork military leadership ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
givenName Patrick ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
militaryAllegiance Sweden ⓘ
militaryBranch Royalist army ⓘ
militaryRank field marshal ⓘ
general ⓘ
monarchServed Charles I of England ⓘ
nobleFamily Ruthven family ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Brentford ⓘ
Earl of Forth ⓘ
Lord Ruthven of Ettrick ⓘ
notableFor professional soldiering career in continental Europe ⓘ
service as one of Charles I’s principal Royalist generals ⓘ
notableWork command of Royalist forces at the Battle of Brentford ⓘ
command of Royalist forces at the Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
command of Royalist forces at the Battle of Newbury ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Brentford ⓘ
Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist ⓘ
positionHeld commander-in-chief of Royalist forces ⓘ
member of the Scottish nobility ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
servedIn Swedish Army ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ

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Royalists → notableCommander → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford ⓘ
Battle of Brentford → commander → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth ⓘ
linked to: Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford
Royalist cause in the English Civil War → leader → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford ⓘ
Lord Ruthven of Ettrick → historicallyLinkedTo → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford ⓘ
Lord Ruthven of Ettrick → titleHolder → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford ⓘ
Lord Ruthven of Ettrick → notableBearer → Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford ⓘ
Earl of Brentford → notablyHeldBy → Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Brentford ⓘ
linked to: Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford
Ruthven family → notableMember → Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Brentford ⓘ
linked to: Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford