John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, KT was a leading Scottish royalist and defender of the Stuarts during the English Civil War of the 1640s, until after the rise to power of William and Mary in 1689. He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Atholl on his father's demise in June 1642 and as 3rd Earl of Tullibardine after the death of his first cousin the 2nd Earl in 1670.
John Murray
Heraldic monument to John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, Dunkeld Cathedral, Scotland
Old Dunkeld House, circa 1693
John Murray 1st Duke of Atholl 1660–1724
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier order. The order consists of the sovereign and sixteen knights and ladies, as well as certain "extra" knights. The sovereign alone grants membership of the order; they are not advised by the government, as occurs with most other orders.
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort in 1688; originator of the 'revived' order
James V wearing a Thistle-style collar, c. 1538
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex in the robes of a Knight of the Order of the Thistle
Vestments of a Knight of the Thistle