1705 in Scotland

1705 in Scotland

Events from the year 1705 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Events

* 11 April - Captain Thomas Green hanged for piracy at Leith.
* The Parliament of England passes the Alien Act in response to the Parliament of Scotland's Act of Security 1704.

Births

* 2 March - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, judge and politician (died 1793)
* 5 May - John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, noble and military leader (died 1782)
* David Mallet, writer (died 1765)

Deaths

* 11 March - Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss (born 1659)
* 14 March - James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (born 1674)
* 31 December - Catherine of Braganza, Queen consort of King Charles II (born 1638, Portugal)
* Alexander Arbuthnot, politician (born 1654)

References


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