Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth and Earl of Brentford was a professional soldier and diplomat from Perthshire in Scotland. He spent nearly 30 years in the Swedish army, reaching the rank of lieuten

James King, 1st Lord Eythin was a Scottish army officer from the Orkney Islands. He served in the Swedish army from 1615 to 1639, then later supported the Royalist cause in the War of the Three Kingdo