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Privy Council

Scotland · Government / Government of Scotland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1561–1687Date range
5Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1561

James Douglas Morton, 4th1561

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Privy Councillor during Mary's personal rule

James Hepburn Bothwell, 4th1561

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Privy Councillor under Mary Queen of Scots

1583

Maitland Thirlestane, 1st1583

Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Privy Councillor

1585

Erskine Mar, 2nd1585

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointedrivy Councilor after the flight of Arran

1610

Erskine Mar, 2nd1610

London · Government / Government of Scotland

Appoined Member of Privy Council, Elizabeth Is Privy Council

1660

William Douglas Hamilton, 3rd1660

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed to the Scottish Privy Council after the Restoration

1687

William Douglas Hamilton, 3rd1687

Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Privy Councilor, 2nd term

Names involved

Erskine Mar, 2ndJames Douglas Morton, 4thJames Hepburn Bothwell, 4thMaitland Thirlestane, 1stWilliam Douglas Hamilton, 3rd

Provenance

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