1579 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1579 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Events
- September
- 11-year old James VI declares the end of his minority and assumes personal rule.[2]
- Esmé Stewart, Sieur d'Aubigny, James's cousin, arrives from France and becomes the king's first favourite.[3]
- 19 October – Entry of James VI into Edinburgh, ceremonially marking the start of his personal rule.
- First of the Scottish Poor Laws passed.[4]
- Members of the Glasgow Trades House defend Glasgow Cathedral from depredation.[5]
Births
- 23 August – Thomas Dempster, Catholic scholar and historian (died 1625)[6]
- Jean Kincaid, mariticide (executed 1600)[7]
- John Ogilvie, Jesuit martyr (executed 1615)[8]
- Approximate date –
- John Cameron, Calvinist theologian (died 1625)[9]
- Arthur Johnston, poet and physician (died 1641)[10]
- Tobias Hume, composer (died 1645 in England)
Deaths
- 25 April – John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, noble[11]
- 16 October – Sir James MacGill, courtier[12]
- Possible date –
- David Peebles, religious composer (born c. 1510)[13]
- 1511)[14]
See also
References
- ^ "James I and VI". BBC History. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- required.)
- ISBN 9781906000134.
- ^ "Knowledge Base - The Poor Law in Scotland Before 1845". www.scan.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-84917-004-8.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7473. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- required.)
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: 1560 to 1770s: Personalities: Saint John Ogilvie". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- JSTOR 25518236.
- ^ "Arthur Johnston (c.1579–1641)". artuk.org. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "John Stewart, 4th earl of Atholl". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17612. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 9781351765022.
- ^ "Torphichen, James Sandilands". Worldcat. Retrieved 2 April 2018.