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[[Category:Lord Forbes]]
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==Biography==}"Black Arthur" Forbes of Balfour, afterwards of Putachie, was among the best known members of the Forbes family of his time. He caused many family disputes in the time of his half-brother, William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes. Arthur was the son of [[Forbes-185 | John 6th Lord Forbes]], and his 3rd wife, [[Barlow-214 | Elizabeth Barlow]]. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
He married Elizabeth Innes, daughter of Alexander Innes, 13th of that Ilk and Christian Dunbar. They had one daughter, Isobel Fobes, b: ca. 1545 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On 13 Dec. 1565, she married Alexander Innes, 18th of That Ilk, b. 1537; d. 13 Apr 1580, Aberdeen (murdered). [http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00353683&tree=LEO Alexander Innes, 18th of That Ilk, on Genealogics]
Arthur Forbes was granted Putachie castle (later the site of Castle Forbes) in 1559-1560 by the Earl of Huntly, of the Gordon family, "in the hopes of attaching to the Gordon party this prominent and belligerent member of the Forbes family...such hope was in vain"... ''The House of Forbes'', by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler, 1937.
Arthur Forbes hated the Gordon family despite their generosity. The Forbes from the beginning of civil unrest in Scotland supported King James' cause while the Gordons remained faithful to the Queen's party. A courageous and ambitious man, "Black Arthur" fought hard to advance his own and his family's causes.
On October 10, 1571, the conflict between the Houses of Gordon vs. Forbes culminated in the Battle of Tullieangus in Aberdeenshire. The Forbes faction was soundly defeated and forced to flee at the end of the day. Arthur Forbes defended the rear of the retreat. Possessed of great bodily strength and energy, he kept his family's pursuers at bay until, crossing a brook, he stooped down to quench his thirst. One of the pursuing Gordons caught up to him and delivered a death blow through an open joint in Arthur's armor.
"Black Arthur's" unusual strength is proven by the immense, two-handed sword traditionally belonging to him, still preserved at Castle Forbes, Keig Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. One family history says 19 men of the Forbes family were slain at the Battle of Tullieangus. History from ''The House of Forbes'', by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler, 1937. Cited on [http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00046378&tree=LEO Arthur Forbes of Putachie on Genealogics]

== Source ==

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p44750.htm#i447494 Arthur Forbes of Putachie on The Peerage.com]
* [http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castle/putachie-castle Putachie Castle on Stravaiging.com]

Birth	Abt 1518	Balfour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marriage	1545	Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Elizabeth Innes
Death	10 Oct 1571	Tillieangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Reference No		1034406
Reference No		1056255
Reference No		60

Spouse	Elizabeth Innes (1505 - 1575)
Child	Isobel Forbes (1546 - 1585)

Father	John "6th Lord Forbes" Forbes (1472 - 1547)
Mother	Elizabeth Barlow (1476 - 1518)
Sibling	Janet Forbes (1516 - 1542)