1580 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1580 in: England • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1580 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Births
[edit]- 12 January – Alexander Ruthven, master of Ruthven (killed 1600)
- 14 September – Robert Gordon of Straloch, cartographer, poet, musician, mathematician and antiquary (died 1661)
- Prince William Caudle[1]
- Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, soldier (died 1661)
- Approximate date – George Sinclair, mercenary (killed at Battle of Kringen 1612)
Deaths
[edit]- 6 January – James Hamilton, bishop of Argyll
- c. January – William MacDowall, priest and Master of Works
- 27 October – Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, knight (born 1545)
- Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, chronicler (born c. 1532)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Prince William Caudle 1580–1673 - the Caudills". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.