KING, WILLIAM [SSNE 2819]

Surname

KING

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

ENSIGN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

ORKNEY

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

William King was in Alexander Leslie's Narke Varmland regiment. This officer is possibly the brother of General James King mentioned as being in Swedish service in Old-Lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland, vol.5, p.166.

Stockholm Krigsarkivet, Muster Roll, 1626/1.

Service record

SWEDEN, ALEXANDER LESLIE

Arrived 1626-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1626-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY