Permanent year factsheet

Scotland in 1720

Name: Scotland in 1720 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Scotland in 1720, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records

5Events

2Named people

2Places

2Categories

Historical records

January

5 January 1720Controller GeneralJohn Law

Paris · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Controller General of Finance

May

21 May 1720Reform of CurrencyJohn Law

Paris · Government / Government of Scotland

Bank-notes & company shares are devalued

27 May 1720DismissalJohn Law

Paris · Government / Government of Scotland

Dismissed as the Controller General of Finance

27 May 1720Reform of GovernmentJohn Law

Paris · Government / Government of Scotland

The edict of 21st May is repealed

December

31 December 1720Birth of the Young PretenderCharles Edward Stewart

Palazzo Muti · House / House of Stewart

Birth of the "Young Pretender", son of James Edward "the Old Pretender", son of the exiled Stuart King James VII and II, and Maria Clementina Sobieska, the granddaughter of John III Sobieski

Names involved

Charles Edward StewartJohn Law

Places involved

Palazzo MutiParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.