General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore

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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.

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. For his service in Ireland he was created Lord Portmore in 1699.

He took part in the War of Spanish Succession and participated in the Battle of Cádiz in 1702 and the Battle of Vigo Bay later that year. He was further created Earl of Portmore, Viscount Milsington and Lord Colyear in 1703. He was elevated to the Privy Council and created a Knight of the Thistle in 1712.

Family

He married Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, former mistress of James II. They had two sons:

1.David Colyear, Viscount Milsington (b 1698, dvpsps 1728-9)

2.Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore