Patrick Ruthven

 RUTHVEN, PATRICK [SSNE 3413] - The Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern European Biographical Database

Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth and Earl of Brentford (c. 1573 – 2 February 1651) was a professional soldier and diplomat from Perthshire in Scotland. He spent nearly 30 years in the Swedish army, reaching the rank of lieutenant general before returning home in 1637. During the War of the Three Kingdoms, he served as Lord General of the Royalist Army from 1642 to 1644, and later accompanied the future Charles II of England into exile.