1710s in Scotland
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Incumbents
Duke of Rothesay, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, etc.
- George Augustus, Prince of Wales, 1714–1727
Events
1714
- August 1- George Ludwig, Elector of Hanover, succeeds his distant relative Queen Anne as King George I of Great Britain. This event becomes the catalyst to the Jacobite risings.
1715
- September- Former Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay James Francis Edward Stuart and his supporters launch the First Jacobite uprising in an effort to reclaim the throne of Great Britain for the House of Stuart.
1716
- February 4- The Old Pretender James Stuart flees to France after the failure of the Rebellion against the House of Hanover.
- November 1- The British Parliament passed the Disarming Act in an effort to prevent future rebellions by Scottish Clans.
1719
- June 10- Battle of Glen Shiel, in which the Jacobites rebel with Spanish support in an effort to gain the throne for James Stuart, results in defeat for the Old Pretender again.
References
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