Privy Council of Scotland
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The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the Scottish monarch. During its existence, the Privy Council of Scotland was essentially considered as the government of the Kingdom of Scotland,
The Privy Council of Scotland met in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, between the 1670s until 1708
James Sharp, appointed to the Privy Council in 1663
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale was a Scottish statesman.
Portrait by Jacob Huysmans, c. 1665
John Maitland (right) with William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (left) in 1649
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, painted around 1665 by Sir Peter Lely.
John Maitland was created Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March on 2 May 1672.