John, Duke of Rothes

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John, Duke of Rothes was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland and played a prominent role in enforcing royal authority during the Restoration era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
activity enforcing royal authority in Scotland ⓘ
allegiance House of Stuart ⓘ
associatedPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
Fife ⓘ
birthDate 1630-09-10 ⓘ
birthPlace Leslie, Fife, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Leslie, Fife
burialPlace Leslie, Fife, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Leslie, Fife
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfTitleCreation 1680 ⓘ
deathDate 1681-07-27 ⓘ
deathPlace Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland ⓘ
era Restoration ⓘ
father John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
governedTerritory Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of Scotland ⓘ
militaryInvolvement Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
monarchServed Charles II of England and Scotland ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ
mother Lady Anne Erskine ⓘ
nobleFamily Leslie family ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Rothes ⓘ
notableFor dominant role in Scottish government after the Restoration ⓘ
supporting the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ
suppressing Covenanter resistance ⓘ
notableOfficeEnd 1681 (Lord Chancellor of Scotland) ⓘ
notableOfficeStart 1664 (Lord Chancellor of Scotland) ⓘ
parliamentaryRole Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist ⓘ
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
Lord High Treasurer of Scotland ⓘ
Lord President of the Scottish Privy Council ⓘ
Sheriff Principal of Fife ⓘ
previousTitle 7th Earl of Rothes ⓘ
religion Church of Scotland ⓘ
sideInConflict Royalists ⓘ
spouse Anne Lindsay ⓘ
Lady Anne Lindsay ⓘ
style His Grace ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ
successorAsDukeOfRothes Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes ⓘ
titleCreated Duke of Rothes ⓘ

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Donald Cargill → excommunicated → John, Duke of Rothes ⓘ