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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| Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Lord Advocate of Scotland
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Scottish lawyer ⓘ human ⓘ legal writer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1636 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Greyfriars Kirkyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1691 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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University of Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scots law
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criminal law ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
legal treatise
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political writing ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Scots criminal procedure ⓘ |
| influencedBy | continental civil law traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh enforcement of laws against Presbyterian dissenters
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major contributions to Scots criminal law ⓘ persecution of Covenanters ⓘ |
| memberOf | Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Charles II of England
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James VII of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Bluidy Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
involvement in the "Killing Time" persecution of Covenanters
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service as Lord Advocate during the Restoration period in Scotland ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Institutions of the Law of Scotland
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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
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Clan Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Advocate of Scotland
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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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Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh