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General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT, PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish military officer and peer who served as the governor of Gibraltar from 1713 to 1720.
Earl of Portmore was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for the Scottish military commander David Colyear, 1st Lord Portmore.
General David Colyear, The Earl of Portmore. 1703-1710. The first Earl of Portmore was the elder son of Sir Alexander Roberston of the Strowan family, Perthshire, who settled in Holland. Sir David acquired a considerable property and adopted the name of Colyear.
El 13 de abril de 1703, fue elevado a la dignidad de conde de Portmore, vizconde de Milsington y lord Colyear. Participó en la Guerra de Sucesión Española y participó en la Batalla de Cádiz en 1702 y en la Batalla de la Bahía de Vigo ese mismo año.
Sir David served King William of Orange in Ireland and for his service he was created Lord Portmore and Blackness [in 1699] and Earl of Portmore [in 1703]. He remained in service and became officer commanding in Scotland by 1710 and served in Flanders in 1712.
General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar. He was the elder son of Sir Alexander Robertson, of the family of Strowan, Perthshire, who settled in Holland, where he acquired a considerable property, and adopted the...
General Sir David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT. David Colyear was born around 1656 the son of Sir Alexander Robertson of the family of Strowan, Perthshire. He settled in Holland where he acquired considerable property and adopted the name Colyear.
