1689 in Scotland
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1689 in Scotland |
Years |
1687 | 1688 | 1689 | 1690 | 1691 |
Events from 1689 in the Kingdom of Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – James VII until 4 April, William II and Mary II from 11 May
Events
- 18 March - King's Own Scottish Borderers is raised to defend Edinburgh against Jacobite forces
- 4 April - Convention of the Scottish Estates votes to remove James VII from office
- 11 May - William and Mary accept the Convention's offer of the crown
- 16 May - Battle of Loup Hill
- 22 July - Parliament abolishes Episcopacy
- 27 July - Battle of Killiecrankie: a victory for the Jacobites though their leader is killed
- 21 August - Battle of Dunkeld
Births
undated
- William Adam, architect, mason, and entrepreneur (died 1748)
Deaths
- 31 March - George Lockhart, advocate, Member of Parliament (born 1630)
- 27 July - John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, nobleman and soldier, killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie (born 1648)
- 21 August - William Cleland, poet and soldier, killed at the Battle of Dunkeld (born 1661)
See also
References
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