1586 in Scotland

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1586
in
Scotland

Centuries:
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
Decades:
  • 1560s
  • 1570s
  • 1580s
  • 1590s
  • 1600s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1586 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1586 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchJames VI

Events[]

  • March–July – Babington Plot, an attempt to assassinate Elizabeth I of England and replace her on the English throne by a rescued Mary, Queen of Scots, takes place. Anthony Babington and his co-conspirators are executed on 20 September.
  • 6 July – Treaty of Berwick signed, making peace between James VI and Elizabeth I of England.
  • Battle of Allt Camhna: the Clan Gunn and Clan Mackay defeat the Clan Sinclair.
  • Battle of Leckmelm: the Clan Sutherland, Mackays of Aberach and MacLeods of Assynt defeat the Clan Gunn.
  • Battle of the Western Isles on Jura: the Clan MacDonald of Sleat and Clan MacLean give battle.[1]

Births[]

  • William Guild, minister (died 1657)
  • John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss, politician (died )
  • Approximate date
    • Walter Balcanquhall, churchman (died 1645 in England)
    • Alexander Reid, royal physician (died )

Deaths[]

  • February – George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, Lord of the Parliament of Scotland (born )
  • 1 August – Richard Maitland, lawyer and poet (born )
  • Approximate date – Robert Crichton, Lord Advocate

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ "Troubles in the Western Isles in the Year 1586". Conflicts of the Clans. 1764. Retrieved 11 April 2014.


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