1592 in Scotland

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1592
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Scotland

Centuries:
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
Decades:
  • 1570s
  • 1580s
  • 1590s
  • 1600s
  • 1610s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1592 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1592 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchJames VI

Events[]

  • 7 February – George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, sets fire to Donibristle Castle and murders James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray.
  • 5 June – Parliament of Scotland meets.
  • 28 June – the outlawed Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, attempts to capture Falkland Palace and the king.
  • December – Spanish blanks plot discovered.
  • James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church.[1]
  • Mines and Metals Act grants Scottish landowners freedom to mine, subject to a levy to the Crown.[2]

Births[]

  • Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond, advocate and judge (died 1661)
  • George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (died )[3]

Deaths[]

  • 7 February – James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray (born c.)[4]
  • Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews (born )[5]
  • Alexander Erskine of Gogar, laird
  • William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ "James VI - monarch and Kirk". BBC Bitesize. BBC. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "QI Talk Forum | View topic – Mines and Metals Act 1592 (Scotland)". Old.qi.com. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "George 2nd Marquess Huntly Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592–1648) – Genealogy". Geni. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ "James Stuart (Stewart), 2nd Lord Doune, 2nd Earl of Moray (c.1565–1592) – Genealogy". Geni. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Patrick Adamson, 1537–1592. Prelate and statesman − Unknown − U − Artists A–Z − Online Collection − Collection − National Galleries of Scotland". Nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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