Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure (1585–1661) was a Scottish courtier and aristocrat.
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Early life
Maule was born in 1585. He was a son of Patrick Maule (d. 1605) and Margaret Erskine (d. 1599), a daughter of John Erskine of Dun and Elizabeth Lindsay.
Career
Patrick Maule was a page in the household of James VI and I. At the Union of Crowns in 1603 he accompanied the court to London. He was subsequently appointed a Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
1n 1610 Maule was granted the Barony of Panmure, and lands in Northamptonshire, including Collyweston in 1625. He was made Sheriff Principal of Forfarshire in 1632.
Maule was a Royalist and fought for Charles I at York in 1642. He was a Colonel in the Scottish Army at Oxford in 1646. He was created Earl of Panmure and Lord Maule of Brechin and Navar.
Personal life
Lord Panmure was married three times. His first wife was Frances Stanhope. Before her death in 1624, they were the parents of:
