1690s in Scotland

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Events from the 1690s in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

Monarch of Scotland

Duke of Rothesay, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland etc.

  • Vacant

Events

1690

1692

1694

  • 28 December - On the death of Queen Mary II, William III becomes sole monarch of Scotland, England and Ireland.[2]

1695

1696

1698

1699

  • The colony of New Caledonia abandoned; the colonists return to Scotland.[4][5]
  • September - The second expedition to Darien sets sail, unaware of the failure of the first.[4][5]

Births

1692

1695

1696

1698

1699

Deaths

1690

1692

1694

1695

1696

1697

1699

References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 John Prebble, The Darien Disaster, A Scots Colony in the New World, 1698-1700, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Darien: The Scottish Dream of Empire. Prebble, John, ISBN 1-84158-054-6