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1696 In Scotland
Events from the year 1696 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents * Monarch – William II * Secretary of State – James Johnston, until January or February; then John Murray, Earl of Tullibardine (from 15 January) jointly with James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater (from 5 February) Law officers * Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart * Solicitor General for Scotland – Sir Patrick Hume Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – ''vacant??'' * Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston Events * February – the Bank of Scotland opens for business * 8 September – Education Act passed by parliament to establish schools in every parish in the country. * Perth Academy founded. * Famine in the Borders leads to a new wave of Scottish Presbyterian migration from Scotland to Ulster. Births * 11 June – James Francis Edward Keith, soldier and Prussian field marshal (died 1758) * 15 September – Sir Archibald Grant, 2n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with England. It suffered many invasions by the English, but under Robert the Bruce it fought a successful War of Independence and remained an independent state throughout the late Middle Ages. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the final capture of the Royal Burgh of Berwick by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, joining Scotland with England in a personal union. In 1707, during the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
