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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland for the year 1606. It lists acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7). For other years, see list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland.
George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG, PC (ca. 1556 – 20 January 1611) was, in the last decade of his life, the most prominent and most influential Scotsman in England. His work lay in the King's Household and in the control of the State Affairs of Scotland and he was the King's chief Scottish advisor.
1606: 1619: New creation Earl of Abercorn (1606) James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn: 1606: 1618: New creation (also created Baron Abercorn in 1603) Earl of Kinghorne (1606) Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne: 1606: 1615: New creation Earl of Lothian (1606) Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian: 1606: 1609: New creation; died Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl ...
The ancestry of King Duncan is not certain. In modern texts, he is the son of Crínán, hereditary lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Bethóc, daughter of King Malcolm II.However, in the late 17th century the historian Frederic Van Bossen, after collecting historical accounts throughout Europe, identified King Duncan as the first son of Abonarhl ap crinan (the grandson of Crinan) and princess Beatrice ...
In 1562, aged 19, Lachlan returned home and set about taking revenge for his father who had been murdered. The same year, according to the Mackintosh of Kinrara manuscript of the 17th century, Lachlan at the head of the Clan Chattan was among the Highlanders, along with the Clan Fraser of Lovat and Clan Munro, who came to the assistance of Mary, Queen of Scots during the Siege of Inverness ...
He was a member of twelve out of fifteen Assemblies held prior to 1610. Simson was proposed by Assembly of 1606 "Constant Moderator" of Presbytery, but he lost to James Nicolson. He drew up a Protest to Parliament against the introduction of Episcopacy on 1 July 1606. He was chosen as Moderator of Conference at Falkland on 15 June 1608. Simson ...
The session is opened in Edinburgh by Charles in his capacity as King of Scotland and closes in December. Legislation passed includes: [12] Act of Supremacy, recognising the King's authority over the Kirk; Militia Act, giving the King power to raise 20,000 men in Scotland. Act against conventicles. Act for annexation of Orkney and Shetland to ...
Viscount Duncan [151] 30 October 1797: Haldane-Duncan: extinct 1933: created Earl of Camperdown in 1831 Viscount Chelsea [152] 27 December 1800: Cadogan: extant: subsidiary title of the Earl Cadogan: Viscount Fitz-Harris [152] 1800: Harris: extant: subsidiary title of the Earl of Malmesbury: Viscount Bridport [153] 16 June 1800: Hood: extinct 1814