James King, 1st Lord Eythin

The Lord Eythin
The Lord Eythin
	Portrait of Eythin
Swedish military Governor of Vlotho
	In office; 1632–1633
Personal details
Born	1589; Warbester Hoy, Orkney Islands
Died	9 June 1652 (aged 63); Stockholm, Sweden
Resting place	Riddarholm Church
Spouse(s)	(1) Dilliana Van der Borchens (died c. 1634) ; (2) Unknown
Children	Daughter (c. 1640-?)
Parent(s)	David King and Mary Stewart
Occupation	Professional soldier
Military service
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Siege of Hildesheim, 1634; Battle of Wittstock; Battle of Vlotho; ; War of the Three Kingdoms Siege of Newcastle; Siege of York; Battle of Marston Moor; ;

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James King, 1st Lord Eythin (1589 – 9 June 1652) 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 Kingdoms. He died in Stockholm in 1652, and was buried in Riddarholm Church.