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