Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale

Coat of arms of Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale[1]

Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale (after 1586 – May 1646), was a Scottish nobleman. He succeeded his brother as 10th Lord Maxwell in 1613,[2] and was created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620. General of Scots in Danish-Norwegian service during the Thirty Years' War. A loyal supporter of Charles I and a prominent Catholic, he lost his titles and estates in 1645, dying on the Isle of Man in 1646.

  1. ^ "Nithsdale, Earl of (S, 1620 - forfeited 1716)". Cracroft's Peerage. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ He is also recorded as the 9th Lord Maxwell