1583 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1583 in: England • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1583 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- June – James VI regains his freedom following the Raid of Ruthven.
- James VI signs a charter (dated 1582) creating the Tounis College, the modern-day University of Edinburgh.
Births[edit]
- Elizabeth Woodford[1]
- Approximate date –
- David Dickson, theologian (died 1663)
- Alexander Henderson, theologian (died 1646)[2]
Deaths[edit]
- 26 May – Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox (born 1542)
- 13 December – Thomas Smeton, minister and academic (born 1536)
- December – James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich, lawyer (born c. 1525)
- Alexander Arbuthnot, minister, academic and poet (born 1538)
- John Cockburn of Ormiston, Protestant laird
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Access forbidden". www.stanford.edu. Retrieved 1 June 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Artworks". www.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2021.