King
James VI and I grants
William Alexander of Scotland a royal charter to colonize
Acadia, a region that includes part of modern-day Southeastern
Canada and the
U.S. state of
Maine, in an effort to establish a Scottish colonial empire in the New World.
June 16 – Scottish Lord Chancellor
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline dies.[1] During the earlier months prior to his death, he has been in the process of making alterations to
Fyvie Castle and the
Pinkie House, which become famous modern-day landmarks in Scotland.
1623
Clan MacDonald kills rival Clan chief Malcolm MacFie, and occupy clan MacFie's Argyll islands. As a result, Clan MacFie is considered "disbanded" from 1623 until 1981.[2]
1624
May 25 – The town of
Dunfermline is destroyed by a fire.[3]
Death in Edinburgh of Huguenot calligrapher
Esther Inglis.
1625
March 27 –
Charles I succeeds to the thrones of
England (with Wales) and Scotland.
July 5 –
Battle of Stralsund occurs in which Holy Roman Commander
Albrecht von Wallenstein is defeated by a joint Swedo-Danish force with Scottish assistance which eventually leads to the siege against Stralsund being lifted on August 4.
^Dennison, E. Patricia; Stronach, Simon (2007). Historic Dunfermline: archaeology and development. Dunfermline: Dunfermline Burgh Survey. p. 35.
ISBN978-0-9557244-0-4.