The Committee of Estates governed Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms when the Parliament of Scotland was not sitting. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms (sometimes known as the Wars of the Three Nations) formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in Scotland, This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. It was dominated by Covenanters of which the most influential faction was that of the Earl of Argyll. The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess of Argyll, 8th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, (1607 &ndash 27 May 1661) was the De facto [1]
The Committee derives it name from the "Estates of Scotland" which was an alternative name for the Parliament of Scotland (see The Three Estates of Scotland). This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament.
References
- ^ David Plant. The Committee of Estates, British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website. Accessed 30 May 2008
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