James, Duke of York and Albany (and court culture in Edinburgh) [ Aristocracy / Cities ]
… had come to be the elite. People > Aristocracy Places > Cities Keywords Aristocracy Catholicism Court Elite Merchants Patronage Scotland James of York and Albany came with his family and court to Edinburgh for two stays between 1679 and … his court moved in with him or lived in the vicinity played a central part in the promotion of the royal authority and patronage. The courtiers recovered their traditional status as the town’s elite and became the examples to follow, while … single meeting of the Scottish Privy Council and intervened in Parliament. He also became a cultural and intellectual patron, launching several institutional schemes, and thus participated in moulding Edinburgh’s society. The Duke …
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