1609 in Scotland
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Events in the year 1609 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1609 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1609 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- Establishment of the titles of Lord Dingwall and Lord Cranstoun, two titles in the Peerage of Scotland
- Passing of the Statutes of Iona
Births
- John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1679).[1]
Deaths
- 8 April â Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian, nobleman and politician (b. 1553)
- 2 September â Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (b. 1567)
- 4 December â Alexander Hume, poet (born c.1560)
Full date missing
- Jean Fleming, noblewoman (b. 1553/34)
- Patrick Hume of Polwarth, courtier and makar (born c.1550)
- James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (born c.1532)