(1680 - 1743), e. s. of 1st D. of Argyll [S]; sty. Ld. Lorne [S] 1689 - 1703 when suc. fa. as 2nd D.; m. 1 1701 Mary Brown (d. 1717), 2 1717 Jane Warburton; army officer 1702, gen. 1711, FM 1736; KT 1704; cr. B. Chatham 1705; KG 1710; c.-in-c. English forces in Spain 1711; gov. of Minorca 1712 - 16; cr. D. of Greenwich 1719.
1701 Padua (24 Mar.), Rome (Apr. - May/Jun.)
1711 Genoa (5 May) [Barcelona, 9 Jun.]
1712 Leghorn (15 Feb.), Florence (Feb.), Venice (Feb.), Milan, Turin
He first came to Italy as Lord Lorne in the spring of 1701. He was in Padua on 24 March,1 arrived in Rome a month later, and left Rome 'for Holland' at the end of May or beginning of June.2
As Duke of Argyll he was again in Italy in 1711, on his way to assume command of the English forces in Spain. He arrived in Genoa with Lord Peterborough on 5 May3 on his way to Barcelona, where he arrived on 9 June. He was granted leave in October and revisited Italy briefly on his way back to England,4 arriving at Leghorn on 15 February 1712 and spending a few days in Florence. On hearing news of changes in London, he was forced to abandon hopes of visiting Rome and Naples.5 He stopped briefly in Venice, again meeting Lord Peterborough, before pursuing his journey via Milan, Turin and Utrecht to London.6
1. Brown 1132. 2. Sharpe jnl.MSS. 3. Volpicella, 333. 4. Horn, 1:130. 5. Add.28916, f.275 (J. Eckersall, 23 Feb. 1712). 6. SP 92/28 (Chetwynd, 13 Feb. 1712). SP 85/13, f.74 (Van der Meer, 27 Feb. 1712). HMC Portland, 5:147.