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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.
- Esmé Stewart, Sieur d'Aubigny, James's cousin, arrives from France and "becomes the king's first favourite."
- 19 October – Entry of James VI into Edinburgh, ceremonially marking the start of his personal rule.
- First of the Scottish Poor Laws passed.
- Members of the Glasgow Trades House defend Glasgow Cathedral from depredation.
Births※
- 23 August – Thomas Dempster, Catholic scholar and historian (died 1625)
- Jean Kincaid, mariticide (executed 1600)
- John Ogilvie, Jesuit martyr (executed 1615)
- Approximate date –
- John Cameron, Calvinist theologian (died 1625)
- Arthur Johnston, poet and physician (died 1641)
- Tobias Hume, composer (died 1645 in England)
Deaths※
- 25 April – John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, noble
- 16 October – Sir James MacGill, courtier
- Possible date –
- David Peebles, religious composer (born c. 1510)
- James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen, noble (born c. 1511)
See also※
References※
- ^ "James I and VI". BBC History. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Wormald, Jenny (2004). "James VI and I (1566–1625)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14592. Retrieved 1 October 2015. (Subscription/UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Little, Crawford (2012). Union of Crowns: The Forging of Europe's Most Independent State. Neil Wilson Publishing. ISBN 9781906000134.
- ^ "Knowledge Base - The Poor Law in Scotland Before 1845". www.scan.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Tabraham, Chris (2021) ※. Glasgow Cathedral. Historic Scotland. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84917-004-8.
- ^ Du Toit, Alexander (2004). "Dempster, Thomas (1579–1625), writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7473. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Livingston, Jean [known as Lady Warriston] (1579–1600), murderer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15549. Retrieved 2 April 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: 1560——to 1770s: Personalities: Saint John Ogilvie". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Maury, Gaston Bonet (1910). "John Cameron: A Scottish Protestant Theologian in France (1579-1625)". The Scottish Historical Review. 7 (28): 325–345. 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.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (2004). "MacGill ※, James, of Nether Rankeillour (d. 1579), lawyer and administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17612. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Craggs, "Stewart R." (2017). Revival: Peter Maxwell Davies: A Source Book (2002): A Source Book. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 9781351765022.
- ^ "Torphichen, James Sandilands". Worldcat. Retrieved 2 April 2018.