Lords Innerwick (1638)

 

1st Lord Innerwick, James Maxwell, b.?, a.1638, d.1650

 

James Maxwell was the son of Robert Maxwell of Kirkhouse and Nichola Murray, sister of John Murray of Lochmaben, 1st earl of Annandale. He was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I and was created 1st Lord Innerwick in 1638. In 1646 he was further promoted as 1st Earl of Dirletoun and 1st Lord Kingston & Elbottle.

 

 

Earls of Dirletoun (1646)

 

1st Earl of Dirletoun, James Maxwell, b.?, a.1646, d.1650

 

He had no male heirs and the earldom became extinct on his death. He married Elizabeth de Boussoyne (b.?, d.1659). His daughter Elizabeth Maxwell (b.?, d.1659) married Sir William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton and his daughter Diana Maxwell (b.c.1619, d.1675) married Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne, heir of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury.

 

Last updated: 11/05/2011

 

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