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General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore, KT, PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar .
Earl of Portmore was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for the Scottish military commander David Colyear, 1st Lord Portmore. He had already been created Lord Portmore in 1699 and was made Lord Colyear and Viscount of Milsington at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Scotland.
3 de mai. de 2022 · General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar. Military career. Colyear was commissioned into the Army of William of Orange in 1674. He served in most of William's Irish campaigns and in 1691 became Governor of Limerick.
- Zwijndrecht, South Holland
- Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
- South Holland
- 1656
General David Colyear, The Earl of Portmore. 1703-1710. The first Earl of Portmore was the elder son of Sir Alexander Roberston of the Strowan family, Perthshire, who settled in Holland. Sir David acquired a considerable property and adopted the name of Colyear.
General Sir David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT. David Colyear was born around 1656 the son of Sir Alexander Robertson of the family of Strowan, Perthshire. He settled in Holland where he acquired considerable property and adopted the name Colyear. In 1674 he was commissioned into the Dutch army under William of Orange, serving in Ireland so ...
Sir David served King William of Orange in Ireland and for his service he was created Lord Portmore and Blackness [in 1699] and Earl of Portmore [in 1703]. He remained in service and became officer commanding in Scotland by 1710 and served in Flanders in 1712.
Biographies. David Colyear. Name. David Colyear (First Earl of Portmore) Birth and death. 1656 - 1730. Occupations. Military Leader, Noble. Related place. Portmore Park, Weybridge. Author. Charlotte Powell and Joanna Tapp. Life in Elmbridge. Colyear's connection to Elmbridge came with his second marriage, to Catherine Sedley.
