Permanent historical factsheet

Secretary of State

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

4Records
1561–1713Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1561

William Maitland Lethington1561

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Secretary of State to Mary Queen of Scots

1660

John Maitland Lauderdale, 2ndMay 1660

Breda · Government / Government of Scotland

Joins Charles II at Breda and is rewarded with the office of Secretary of State for Scotland

John Maitland Lauderdale, 2nd1660

Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Secretary of State for Scotland after the Restoration

1713

John Erskine Mar, 6th1713

Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Secretary of State

Names involved

John Erskine Mar, 6thJohn Maitland Lauderdale, 2ndWilliam Maitland Lethington

Provenance

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