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Historical records matching James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure
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About James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure
JAMES, EARL OF PANMURE (formerly JAMES MAULE OF BALUMBIE)
James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure (c. 1658 – 11 April 1723)
Born in Monifieth, Scotland, James Maule lived at Ballumbie and became the 4th Earl of Panmure in 1686 on the death of his brother, George Maule, the 3rd Earl. he married Margaret, the daughter of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton. He was responsible for commissioning Alexander Edward to reconstruct Brechin Castle between approximately 1696 and 1709, and he also expanded the family seat of Panmure House.
Lord Panmure was a Privy Councillor to King James VII (ruled 1685–1688), and despite being a Protestant, continued to support James after he was exiled by the Revolution of 1688. He was an early supporter of the Jacobite cause, which aimed to restore James and his successors on the thrones of England and Scotland. In 1707, he encouraged rebellion and the return of James by signing a letter suggesting the country would rise to support him. From the Mercat Cross at Brechin in 1715, he proclaimed James Francis Edward Stuart, son of James VII and known as the "Old Pretender", as King James VIII. Panmure went on to fight at the Battle of Sheriffmuir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sheriffmuir) in November of the same year. He was captured but escaped, with his younger brother Henry, via Arbroath to the Continent the following year. This resulted in the forfeiture of the Panmure title and estates; indeed it is said that the gates of Panmure House have not been opened since.[citation needed] Maule was honoured by the Old Pretender and followed him to Avignon (1716) and then Rome (1717).
He died of pleurisy in Paris, still in exile having twice refused the opportunity of reconciliation with the British government. He is mentioned in Robert Burns' poem "The Battle of Sherramuir".
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maule,_4th_Earl_of_Panmure]
Evidence from the National Records of Scotland
14 January 1708: Draft disposition by James, Earl of Panmure, to James Maule, eldest son of Mr. Harry Maule of Kelly, brother of the said Earl, of the title of Earl of Panmure and all his lands and other heritages reserving to himself the life-rent thereof and to Margaret, Countess of Panmure, certain liferents, under condition of redemption to a son or daughter of the said Earl, should he have any. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Maule Family, Earls of Dalhousie, reference GD45/16/34
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James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure's Timeline
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1659
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Angus, Scotland
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1680
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1682
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1688
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| 1689 |
May 12, 1689
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Angus, UK
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1705
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Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
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| 1723 |
April 11, 1723
Age 64
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Paris, Île-de-France, France
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