1589 in Scotland

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1589
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
1589 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1589 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchJames VI

Events[]

  • 20 AugustAnne of Denmark marries James VI by proxy at Kronborg
  • 23 NovemberJames VI and Anne of Denmark marry formally at the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo
  • Golf is played on Glasgow Green

Births[]

  • 9 DecemberJohn Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (died 1650)[1][2]
  • William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas (died 1660)
  • James King, 1st Lord Eythin, soldier (died 1652 in Sweden)
  • Probable – George Jamesone, portrait painter (died )[3]

Deaths[]

  • February
    • James Halyburton, Protestant reformer (born )
    • Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay, Confederate (born )
  • 7 SeptemberJane Kennedy, companion of Mary, Queen of Scots (drowned while making ferry crossing across the Forth to greet the new queen, Anne of Denmark)[4]
  • 28 DecemberGeorge Douglas, Bishop of Moray

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ Bates, Earl (16 June 1998). "Info on John Fleming, b.1589, Scotland". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ "John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigton (1589–1650)". Geni. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "George Jamesone, 1589 / 1590 - 1644. Portrait painter (Self-portrait)". www.nationalgalleries.org. National Galleries Scotland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 10 (1936), p. 165–6, letters of William Ashby to Walsingham and William Cecil.
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