Scottish Monarchy - Order of the Thistle, Order of Precedence in Scotland, Kingdom of Scotland, Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Order of the Thistle, Order of precedence in Scotland, Kingdom of Scotland, Royal coat of arms of Scotland, List of Scottish consorts, Competitors for the Crown of Scotland, James I of England and religious issues, In My Defens God Me Defend, Michel Roger Lafosse, Nemo me impune lacessit, Honours of Scotland, The Kingis Quair, Evonium, Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty's Coronation 1567. Excerpt: The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1952, 1958 and most recently in 1999 to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. The relative precedence of peers of Scotland is determined by the Act of Union 1707. The orders of precedence for Gentlemen and Ladies are as follows: Grandsons of the Sovereign Brothers of the Sovereign (of which there are none)Uncles of the Sovereign (none living)Nephews of the Sovereign (Viscount Linley)Grandsons of former Sovereigns being Dukes Grandsons of former Sovereigns not being Dukes (Prince Michael of Kent)Lords Lieutenants (see list below)Sheriff Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom)The Lord High Chancellor (Kenneth Clarke MP)The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Rt. Rev. John Christie)The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury (David Cameron MP)Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointmentThe Speaker of the House of Commons (John Bercow MP)The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers)The Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland)The Presiding Officer of...