Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll was a Scottish nobleman. A convert to Catholicism, he openly conspired with the king of Spain to try to unseat the Protestant Queen Elizabeth.
Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright was Provost of Kirkcudbright in 1607 and was best known for his riotous behavior..
Lord Kirkcudbright was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created for Sir Robert Maclellan of Bombie on a 1633 royal visit to Scotland by King Charles I of England. Maclellan had already been created a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1631.
Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (1555–1617) was a Scottish courtier and politician. He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1582 to 1596 and Treasurer of Scotland from 1596 to 1599.
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman who through their paternal lines was a second cousin of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. He was involved in the Plantation of Ulster in Ireland and the colonization of Maine in New England. Richmond's Island and Cape Richmond as well as Richmond, Maine, are named after him. His magnificent monument with effigies survives in Westminster Abbey.
Walter Scott, 5th of Buccleuch, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch was a Scottish nobleman and famous border reiver, known as the "Bold Buccleuch" and leader of Kinmont Willie's Raid.
The Clan MacLellan is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.
Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and 6th Lord Home, was a Scottish nobleman and Lord Warden-general of all the March. He succeeded as the 6th Lord Home, a Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland, in 1575, and he was created Earl of Home in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605.
Sir George Bruce of Carnock was a Scottish merchant, ship-owner, and mining engineer.
Robert Bowes (1535?–1597) was an English diplomat, stationed as permanent ambassador to Scotland from 1577 to 1583.
Events from the year 1597 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
John Seton, Lord Barns was a Scottish diplomat, courtier and judge.
John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine was a Scottish courtier and leader of the Clan Murray.
Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll was a Scottish aristocrat.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566-1603) was a Scottish landowner.
Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Kenmure, was a Scottish courtier, landowner, and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots.
George Nicholson or Nicolson, was an English diplomat in Scotland.
Henry Nisbet of Dean was a Scottish merchant and Provost of Edinburgh.
Alexander Home of North Berwick was a Scottish landowner and Provost of Edinburgh.
James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie was a Scottish landowner and diplomat.
