Donald Campbell (abbot)
Donald Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Early 1500s |
| Died | 16 December 1562 x 20 January 1563 |
| Other names | Dòmhnall Caimbeul |
| Occupation | Abbot |
| Title | Abbot of Coupar Angus Bishop of Dunkeld Bishop of Brechin |
Donald Campbell (
Biography
Abbot of Coupar Angus
In May 1525, King James V of Scotland recommended Campbell's appointment as Abbot of Coupar Angus, a recommendation confirmed by parliament in the following year - despite the fact that the monks of Coupar Angus Abbey had already elected one of their brothers, Alexander Spens, to the position in early 1524.[3] In September 1529, the papacy agreed that Campbell could hold the abbey for eight months in commendam, providing that if he did not become a monk in this period the abbey would thereafter be regarded as vacant;[3] the following February, 1530, he received an eight-month extension to this.[3] Campbell seems to have complied, and was in France in the following months.[2]
Donald was back in Scotland in 1532, attending parliament that year.
Bishopric of Dunkeld
In 1549 he secured crown nomination to the
His appointment was opposed by one
Brechin and the Reformation
By 1558, and perhaps as early as 1557, Campbell pursued another bishopric, the
Campbell's ambition for Brechin was overtaken by the events of the
He died sometime between 16 December 1562 and 20 January 1563.[12] He is said to have left five illegitimate sons, who were later declared legitimate in order that they might inherit estates of property given to them from the tracts of land formerly belonging to the Catholic Church and redistributed by the state post-Reformation.[13]
Notes
- ^ Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 46; Kirk, "Campbell, Donald (d. 1562)".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kirk, "Campbell, Donald (d. 1562)".
- ^ a b c Watt and Shead, Heads of Religious Houses, p. 46.
- ^ a b Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 100.
- ^ Foggie, Janet P., "Hamilton, John (1510/11–1571)".
- ^ a b c Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, pp. 88-92; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 100.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, pp. 88-92
- ^ See Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 190, and Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 41.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 190; but compare Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 41.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, p. 191.
- . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 41.
- ^ Warden, Angus or Forfarshire, p6
References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Foggie, Janet P., "Hamilton, John (1510/11–1571)", in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , retrieved 19 Feb 2007
- Kirk, James, "Campbell, Donald (d. 1562)", in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , retrieved 19 Feb 2007
- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
- Warden, Alex Johnston, "Angus or Forfarshire, Land and People, Desrciptiv and Historical", Vol IV, Charles Alexander & Co, Dundee, 1884 (Internet Archive)
- Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries, The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001)