George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh

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George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as one of Scotland’s most feared legal figures.

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instanceOf Lord Advocate of Scotland
Scottish lawyer
human
legal writer
politician
birthDate 1636
birthPlace Dundee NERFINISHED
burialPlace Greyfriars Kirkyard NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1691
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED
University of Bourges NERFINISHED
University of Paris NERFINISHED
University of St Andrews NERFINISHED
familyName Mackenzie NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Scots law
criminal law
legal philosophy
genre legal treatise
political writing
givenName George NERFINISHED
influenced development of Scots criminal procedure
influencedBy continental civil law traditions
knownFor harsh enforcement of laws against Presbyterian dissenters
major contributions to Scots criminal law
persecution of Covenanters
memberOf Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
monarchServed Charles II of England NERFINISHED
James VII of Scotland NERFINISHED
nickname Bluidy Mackenzie NERFINISHED
notableEvent involvement in the "Killing Time" persecution of Covenanters
service as Lord Advocate during the Restoration period in Scotland
notableWork Institutions of the Law of Scotland NERFINISHED
Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal NERFINISHED
The Works of that Eminent and Learned Lawyer Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh NERFINISHED
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
partOf Clan Mackenzie NERFINISHED
positionHeld Lord Advocate of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord Justice General of Scotland
Lord of Session NERFINISHED
Member of the Parliament of Scotland
religion Episcopalianism
residence Edinburgh NERFINISHED
title Lord Rosehaugh NERFINISHED

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Donald Cargill excommunicated George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
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