1566 in Scotland
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Events from 1566 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 24 February – Wedding of Jean Gordon and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.[2]
- 9 March – David Rizzio is murdered in front of Mary, Queen of Scots at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh by a group of nobles led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven with the support of Mary's husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.[3]
- 11 March – Mary escapes to Dunbar Castle after convincing Lord Darnley to help her.[1]
- 18 March – Mary returns to Edinburgh with an army raised by James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.[4]
- April – Mary takes up residence at Edinburgh Castle in preparation to give birth.[1]
- 19 June – Mary gives birth to her son James at Edinburgh Castle.[1]
- 17 December – James is baptised at Stirling Castle.[4]
Births
[edit]- Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566–1603)
- 19 June – James VI and I, King of Scotland from 1567 and King of England and Ireland from 1603 (died 1625 in England)[5]
- James Sempill, courtier and poet (died 1626)[6]
Deaths
[edit]- Robert Carnegie, Lord Kinnaird
- 9 March – David Rizzio, Italian courtier (born 1533 in the Duchy of Savoy)[3]
- 26 March – Laurence Oliphant, 3rd Lord Oliphant
- 13 June – Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Mary [Mary Stewart] (1542–1587), queen of Scots". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18248. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 June 2022. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Rosalind K. Marshall, Queen Mary's Women: Female Relatives, Servants, Friends, and Enemies of Mary, Queen of Scots (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2006), p. 130.
- 1 2 "David Rizzio: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- 1 2 "Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History: 1550 to 1600". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "BBC - History - James I and VI". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "Sir James Sempill | Scottish poet | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.