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The
Lord High Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland
, sometimes referred to as the
fifth estate
of the
Estates of Scotland
, were the
Scottish Sovereign
's
personal representative
to the
Parliament of Scotland
following
James VI of Scotland
's accession to the
throne of England
and his becoming, in
personal union
, James I, the first Stuart king of England (see
Union of the Crowns
).
The Lord High Commissioners were appointed from 1603 until 1707. The
Act of Union 1707
, which merged the Parliament of
Scotland
and the
Parliament of England
to create the
Parliament of Great Britain
, rendered the post redundant.
They were effectively the
heads of government
in Scotland during this period, exercising
de facto
control over the Estates and the
Privy Council
, although nominally this role was still held by the
Lord Chancellor
.
List of Lord High Commissioners
1605:
John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose
1607:
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox
1609:
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal
1621:
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
1639:
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair
1641:
John, Lord Balmerino
1646:
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
1661:
John Middleton, 1st Earl......
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