List of People Convicted of Treason - Scotland

Scotland

For those convicted on or after 1 May 1707, see Great Britain and United Kingdom.
  • Robert Baillie, for involvement in the Rye House Plot
  • William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, for leading the Raid of Ruthven on King James VI
  • Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
  • Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, for usurping King James VI on the Orkney Islands

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