Scottish Privy Councillor

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advisor to the monarch government position political office

A Scottish Privy Councillor was a senior advisor to the monarch in Scotland, serving on the kingdom’s executive council to help govern and administer royal policy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Privy Councillor of Scotland 2
Lord of the Privy Council of Scotland 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisor to the monarch ⓘ
government position ⓘ
political office ⓘ
abolishedAsDistinctOffice 1707 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland ⓘ
appointedBy Scottish king ⓘ
Scottish queen ⓘ
monarch of Scotland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
existedInPeriod before 1707 Acts of Union ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
hasDuty administer royal policy ⓘ
advise on foreign affairs ⓘ
advise on justice and legal matters ⓘ
advise on taxation and finance ⓘ
advise the monarch on policy ⓘ
assist in governance of the realm ⓘ
coordinate with Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
deal with matters of internal security ⓘ
hear petitions and complaints ⓘ
implement decisions of the monarch ⓘ
issue royal proclamations ⓘ
maintain public order ⓘ
oversee enforcement of laws ⓘ
prepare acts and ordinances ⓘ
supervise local officials ⓘ
support royal authority ⓘ
hasRank high officer of state ⓘ
senior royal advisor ⓘ
languageOfWork Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
locationOfWork Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
royal court of Scotland ⓘ
memberOf executive council of Scotland ⓘ
royal council ⓘ
officeHeldBy Scottish bishop ⓘ
Scottish noble ⓘ
Scottish officer of state ⓘ
partOf Privy Council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeldIn Scottish government NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy membership in the Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
selectionCriteria noble status ⓘ
political influence ⓘ
royal favour ⓘ
subordinateTo Privy Council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarch of Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll → positionHeld → Scottish Privy Councillor ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry → positionHeld → Scottish Privy Councillor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lord of the Privy Council of Scotland
Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale → positionHeld → Scottish Privy Councillor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Councillor of Scotland
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Scottish Privy Councillor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Councillor of Scotland