1701 in Scotland
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| 1690s 1690s in Scotland Events from the 1690s in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Incumbents:Monarch of Scotland*William III of England/II of Scotland/I of Ireland, r. 1689-1702 *Mary II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, r... | 1700 1700 in Scotland Events from the year 1700 in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Births:* April - John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis * 27 August - Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore * 11 September - James Thomson, poet -Full date unknown:... | 1701 | 1702 1702 in Scotland Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Events:*8 March - King William II of Scotland dies and is succeeded by Queen Anne on the English, Scottish and Irish thrones.-Births:... | 1703 1703 in Scotland Events from the year 1703 in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Births:*5 January - James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton -Deaths:*15 February - Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian *6 May - John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl... |
Events from the year 1701 in the Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
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Events
- 16 September - On the death of the deposed King James VII of ScotlandJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, James Francis Edward StuartJames Francis Edward StuartJames Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
declares himself James VIII (and III of England and Ireland)
Births
- 11 June - David Carnegie, 5th Earl of NortheskDavid Carnegie, 5th Earl of NortheskDavid Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk was the son of David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk and Lady Margaret Wemyss. He died at the age of 40, unmarried....
(died 17411741 in Great BritainEvents from the year 1741 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig-Events:* 30 April–11 June...
) - 4 August - Thomas BlackwellThomas BlackwellThomas Blackwell the younger, , classical scholar and historian, was born on 4 August 1701 in the city of Aberdeen, son of Rev. Thomas Blackwell , one of the ministers of Aberdeen. He attended the Grammar School of Aberdeen and studied Greek and philosophy at Marischal College, graduating M.A. in...
, scholar (died 17571757 in Great BritainEvents from the year 1757 in Great Britain.- Events :* 2 January - Robert Clive captures Calcutta, India.* 14 March - Seven Years' War: Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard for breach of the Articles of War....
) - George Bogle of DaldowieGeorge Bogle of DaldowieGeorge Bogle, of Daldowie, Junior was a Virginia merchant, a West India trader, and a considerable citizen of Glasgow, where he was one of the Tobacco Lords As well as trading in tobacco he dealt in other Caribbean commodities, such as sugar...
, Rector of the University of Glasgow (died 17821782 in Great BritainEvents from the year 1782 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - Lord North, Tory , Marquess of Rockingham, Whig , Earl of Shelburne, Whig-Events:...
) - John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC, KT , styled Viscount of Inglisberry between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat....
, diplomat (died 17671767 in Great BritainEvents from the year 1767 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - William Pitt the Elder, Whig-Events:...
) - William Grant, Lord PrestongrangeWilliam Grant, Lord PrestongrangeWilliam Grant , Lord Prestongrange, was a Scottish politician and judge.The second son of Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, he was admitted as an advocate in 1722, was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General Assembly in 1731. He campaigned against patronage in the Church...
, politician and judge (died 17641764 in Great BritainEvents from the year 1764 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - George Grenville, Whig-Events:...
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Deaths
- January - Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of SeaforthKenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of SeaforthKenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth, KT, PC was a Scottish peer and Jacobite supporter, known as Lord Mackenzie of Kintail from birth until 1678....
(born 1661) - April - David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland (year of birth unknown)
- 23 May - William KiddWilliam KiddWilliam "Captain" Kidd was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Some modern historians deem his piratical reputation unjust, as there is evidence that Kidd acted only as a privateer...
, sailor executed for piracy (born c. 1645) - June - Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of AbercornCharles Hamilton, 5th Earl of AbercornCharles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish peer, the younger son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
(year of birth unknown) - 23 July - John Kennedy, 7th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 7th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis, PC was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis.He succeeded to the titles of 9th Lord Kennedy and 7th Earl of Cassillis on 22 September 1668. He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1689 and 1695...
(born 1653) - 16 September - King James VII of ScotlandJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
(born 1633) - 1 November - Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of MorayAlexander Stuart, 5th Earl of MoraySir Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray KT , was a Scottish nobleman who remained loyal to Roman Catholic James VII of Scotland .-Biography:...
(born 1634) - Gilbert RuleGilbert RuleDr Gilbert Rule was a nonconformist divine and the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1690 to 1701.Rule had previously been Regent in the University of Glasgow, afterwards sub-Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. Before the Restoration, he had been the minister at Alnwick, Northumberland...
, nonconformist divine and the Principal of Edinburgh University (born c. 1629)