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About Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth
Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth and Earl of Brentford was a professional soldier and diplomat from Perthshire in Scotland. He spent nearly 30 years in the Swedish army, reaching the rank of lieutenant general before returning home in 1637. During the War of the Three Kingdoms, he served as Lord General of the Royalist Army from 1642 to 1644, and later accompanied the future Charles II of England into exile.
Everything about Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth →- Occupation
- diplomat, military officer
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- 1573, 1586
- Died
- February 2, 1650, February 2, 1651, 1651