Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery PC (18 December 1664 – 20 October 1723) was a Scottish politician.
Early life
Primrose was born on 18 December 1664. He was the son of Sir Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington (1616–1679), and Agnes Gray (d. 1699). His mother, the daughter of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum, was the widow of Sir James Dundas of Newliston. His father, the son of James Primrose and Catherine Lawson, was the widower of Elizabeth Keith (daughter of Sir James Keith of Benholme). From his parents marriage, his sister was Grizel Primrose (wife of Francis Sempill, 8th Lord Sempill, and Brig.-Gen. Richard Cunningham). From his father's first marriage, he had a number of half-siblings, including Sir James Primrose, Maj.-Gen. Gilbert Primrose, Sir William Primrose, 2nd Baronet, Catherine Primrose (wife of Sir David Carnegie, 1st Baronet), and Margaret Primrose (wife of Sir John Foulis, 1st Baronet).
Personal life
On 3 February , Primrose and Dorothea Cressy obtained a marriage license. Together, they were the parents of:
- James Primrose, 2nd Earl of Rosebery (–1755), who married Mary Campbell, a daughter of Hon. John Campbell (a son of the 9th Earl of Argyll and Lady Mary Stuart, a daughter of the 4th Earl of Moray) and Elizabeth Elphinstone (a daughter of the 8th Lord Elphinstone).
Lord Rosebery died on 20 October 1723.
Descendants
Through his son James, he was a grandfather of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery, who married heiress Susan Ward (a daughter of Sir Edward Ward, 5th Baronet),