Background
He married Margaret, the daughter of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton.
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James Maule
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Career
He was responsible for commissioning Alexander Edward to reconstruct Brechin Castle between approximately 1696 and 1709, and he also expanded the family seat of Panmure House. He was an early supporter of the Jacobite cause, which aimed to restore James and his successors on the thrones of England and Scotland. In 1707, he encouraged rebellion and the return of James by signing a letter suggesting the country would rise to support him.
From the Mercat Cross at Brechin in 1715, he proclaimed James Francis Edward Stuart, son of James VII and known as the "Old Pretender", as King James VIII. Panmure went on to fight at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in November of the same year.
This resulted in the forfeiture of the Panmure title and estates. Indeed it is said that the gates of Panmure House have not been opened since.
Maule was honoured by the Old Pretender and followed him to Avignon (1716) and then Rome (1717). He died of pleurisy in Paris, still in exile having twice refused the opportunity of reconciliation with the British government.
He is mentioned in Robert Burns" poem "The Battle of Sherramuir".
