1684 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1684 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1684 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1684 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
- Monarch â Charles II
Judiciary
Events
- 25 June â Death of Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow, gives rise to establishment of the Leighton Library at Dunblane, the oldest surviving public subscription (lending) library in Scotland.
- 3 November â In the Peerage of Scotland
- The Marquess of Huntly is elevated to the title George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon.
- The Marquess of Queensberry is elevated to the title William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry.
- 24 December â The Killing Time: Covenanter Robert Baillie of Jerviswood is hanged for treason at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh, having been implicated as a conspirator in the Rye House Plot of 1683 to kill the king.[1]
- George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, is dismissed as Lord Chancellor of Scotland[2] and succeeded by James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth.
Births
- 6 May â John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, soldier (killed in action 1709 at Battle of Malplaquet)
- Alexander Dunlop, Professor of Greek in the University of Glasgow (died 1747)
- Alexander Smith, Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District (died 1766)
- Probable date â Patrick Campbell, lieutenant-general, politician and courtier (died 1751)
Deaths
- 25 June â Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow and scholar (born 1611 in England)
- 20 November (bur.) â Sir John Cunningham, 1st Baronet, politician
- December â Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Baronet, politician (born c.1603)
- 24 December â Baillie of Jerviswood, Covenanter (born c.1634)
