Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale
Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale (20 June 1653, Haltoun House โ 1695, Paris, France) was a Scottish politician.
Life
He was the eldest son of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, and his spouse Elizabeth Lauder. Before succeeding to the Lauderdale title, Richard Maitland was styled "of Over-Gogar", one of the Haltoun properties. Thereafter he was known as Lord Maitland until his own succession as 4th Earl.
On 9 October 1678 he was sworn a
Richard, Lord Maitland, was present at the
Whilst in exile in France he translated the works of Virgil into English, published posthumously as The Works of Virgil Translated into English Verse, pub Bernard Lintott, at the Cross Keys, Fleet Street, 1709. Dryden had a copy "The late Earl of Lauderdale sent me his new translation of the Aenis: which he had finished before I ingag'd in the same Design...
The 4th Earl of Lauderdale married, 1 July 1678, Anne (d. 1734) daughter of
References
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- The Scots Peerage, by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, under 'Lauderdale'.
- The Pedigree Register, edited by George Sherwood, volume 3, London, 1914, pp. 144โ5.
Notes
- ^ "Proceedings against John Earl of Melfort, John Earl of Middletoun, Richard Earl of Lauderdale, and several others, for treason and rebellion, inciting the French King to invade their Majesties Dominions, and remaining subject to the French King". A complete collection of State Trials and proceedings for High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanors. 13 (411, column 1441). 1812.
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