1600 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1600 in the Kingdom of Scotland
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Events
- 1 January - Today is adopted as New Year's Day following the partial adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in Scotland[1][2]
- 5 August - The Gowrie House affair, a plot to kidnap James VI in Perth, in which Robert Logan of Restalrig is implicated, devised by John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (who dies in the attempt, together with his brother Alexander Ruthven)[3]
- 19 November - The future King Charles I of England and Scotland, son of James VI, is born in Dunfermline Palace
- Scalloway Castle is built on Mainland, Shetland, by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney
Births
- 19 November - Charles I, king of England and Scotland (executed 1649 in England)
- November - John Ogilby, cartographer (died 1676 in England)
- Approximate date
- David Leslie, Lord Newark, soldier (died 1682)
- Samuel Rutherford, theologian (died 1661)
Deaths
- March - Margaret Stuart, royal princess (born 1598)
- 5 August - Gowrie House affair
- John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, nobleman and kidnapper (born c.1577)
- Alexander Ruthven, master of Ruthven (born 1580)
- 12 December - John Craig, minister (born c.1512)
See also
- Timeline of Scottish history
- 1600 in England
- 1600 in Wales
- 1600 in Ireland
References
- ↑ Urquhart, Robin; Borthwick, Alan (2000). "Days, Dates and Calendars". Knowledgebase. Scottish Archive Network. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ "The times they are a changin'". Edinburgh: The National Archives of Scotland. 2005-12-28. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ "Timeline: 1600 to 1640". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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