James Perth Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth

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James Perth Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth

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Birthplace: Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: April 17, 1720 (45-46)
Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth and Jane Douglas, Countess of Perth
Husband of Jean Gordon; Agnes Drummond and Janet Drummond
Father of James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth; John Drummond, 4th Duke of Perth; Henrietta Drummond; Harry Drummond; Alexander Drummond and 6 others
Brother of Mary Drummond; John Drummond, 5th Duke of Perth and Anne Drummond
Half brother of John Drummond, 5th Duke of Perth and Edward Drummond, 6th Duke of Perth

Occupation: 1705 master of the horse to Mary of Modena the Queen Dowager of James II
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About James Perth Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth

Biographical Summary

"James, second titular Duke of Perth, and who, but for his attainder, would have been fifth Earl of Perth, was born at Drummond in or before February 1673, and educated at the Scots College in Paris...

...he was created a Knight of the Thistle by James in 1705...

...he assumed the title of Duke of Perth on his father's death in 1716, and died at Paris 6, and was buried in the Chapel of the Scots College 9, April 1720, in his forty-sixth year. He married (contract 5 August 1706) Jean, only daughter of George, first Duke of Gordon."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. VII, page 53-54

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James Perth Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth's Timeline

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