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George Learmonth Of Balcomie
George Learmonth of Balcomie (died 1585) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of James Learmonth of Dairsie and Balcomie (d. 1547), who was Master of Household to James V of Scotland, and Katherine Ramsay. His home was Balcomie Castle in Fife. He also leased property belonging to the Hospital of St Nicholas in St Andrews. On 9 August 1569 he wrote to John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, from London, asking for a passport for himself, the son of James MacGill, Peter Young, and Patrick Adamson. He mentioned he carried a supply of German pistols. His brother Patrick Learmonth of Dairsie was Provost of St Andrews. Patrick Learmonth lent money to his son-in-law, William Kirkcaldy of Grange, during the " lang siege" of Edinburgh Castle taking jewels belonging to Mary, Queen of Scots as security. These included a "carcan" necklace of 7 great rubies set in gold with 32 great pearls, for a loan of £1000 Scots made jointly with Michael Balfour feuar of Montquhanie. At this time Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learmonth (noble Family)
Learmonth is the name of noble family of Scottish origin from Fife in Scotland. The name Leirmont was among Malcolm III‘s supporters described for the first time by Hector Boece in his "Scotorum historiae a prima gentis origine" printe in Paris in 1527: According to Boece, Leirmont came from England, among Knights that were sent by Edward the Confessor to support Malcolm in his war with Macbeth to regain his rightful place at King of Scotland. First mention in Fife, Scotland about year 1400 as an individual name Learmont, due to documents from Collection of Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie that Learmont was the Laird of Earlston (Earlstone). History The Learmonths were an ancient and respectable Scottish noble family. By the sixteenth century the Learmonths had become a powerful clan in eastern Scotland, especially in the region of Fife. Russia and Sweden James Spens who was the son of David Spens and Margaret Learmonth, and James Spens made serious efforts to hire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Civil War
The Marian civil war in Scotland (1568–1573) was a period of conflict which followed the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her escape from Lochleven Castle in May 1568. Those who ruled in the name of her infant son James VI fought against the supporters of the Queen, who was exiled in England. Edinburgh Castle, which was garrisoned in her name, became the focus of the conflict and surrendered only after an English intervention in May 1573. The conflict in 1570 was called an "intestine war in the bowels of this commonwealth", and the period was called soon after an "intestine war driven by questions against authority." Queen's men and King's men The supporters of Queen Mary had popular international support for what was seen as the legitimate cause of supporters of an unjustly deposed monarch. The King's party claimed that their cause was a war of religion, like that in France, and that they were fighting for the Protestant cause. Mary had escaped from her imprisonment in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century Scottish People
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Skene, Lord Curriehill
Sir John Skene, Lord Curriehill (1549–1617) was a Scottish prosecutor, ambassador, and judge. He was involved in the negotiations for the marriage of James VI and Anne of Denmark. He was regent in St Mary's College, St Andrews from 1564 to 1565 and became an advocate in 1575. Life He was born in 1549. He was the sixth son of James Skene of Wester Corse (b.1505) and Janet Lumsden. The physician Gilbert Skene was an elder brother. Their lands were at Bandodle or Wester Corse, a manor in Aberdeenshire. In his own writings he mentions his travels, describing the appearance of a travelling salesman in Kraków in 1569. The writer Thomas Dempster mentions Skene's travels in the countries of Northern Europe and his fluency in their languages. James Melville of Halhill said he could give long speeches in Latin, and was "good, true, and stout". Skene enrolled or matriculated at the University of Wittenberg on 16 March 1570. Skene's career was advanced by the marriages of his sisters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hay Fleming
David Hay Fleming, LL.D. (1849–1931) was a Scottish historian and antiquary. Biography Fleming came from St Andrews, a university town in East Fife and was educated at Madras College secondary school. His family had a china and stoneware business, which he sold in 1883 to concentrate on his interests In his bequest, he left money to found the Hay Fleming Reference library. The collection was a bequest to the town of St Andrews, in 1932, of the library of Fleming, and consists of c13,000 volumes His grandson was the historian and economist David Fleming. Works * ''Guidebook to St Andrews'' (1881) * ''Charters of St. Andrews'' (1883), * ''Guide to the East Neuk of Fife'' (1886, 2 vol.s) * ''Martyrs and Confessors of St. Andrews'' (1887), * ''Scotland after the Union of the Crowns The Union of the Crowns ( gd, Aonadh nan Crùintean; sco, Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I and the practical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie
James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie (1600–1657) was a 17th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born at Balcomie Castle near Crail, the eldest son of Sir John Learmonth (1567-1625) of Balcomie and Birkhill and his wife, Elizabeth Myreton of Randerston. He was descended from James Learmonth (1504-1547) Provost of St Andrews and Master of the Household to King James V. His grandfather Sir James Learmonth was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. His father's main claim to fame was as one of the twelve Gentleman Adventurers of Fife, whose bizarre plan to usurp the Clan Macleod from the Isle of Lewis seriously backfired and apart from the loss of at least 80 lives, resulted in the imprisonment of John Learmonth for six months. His second claim to fame was as a co-signatory to the Union of crowns in 1606. James inherited Balcomie Castle, a small Scottish tower house on the death of his father. James was trained as a lawyer and admitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman Adventurers Of Fife
The Gentleman Adventurers of Fife or Fife Adventurers were a group of 11 noblemen-colonists, largely from eastern Fife, awarded rights from King James VI to colonise the Isle of Lewis in 1598. Background In 1597, the MacLeod clan chiefs were served with papers from the government stating that despite their centuries-long feudal tenure of the Isle of Lewis, their lack of legal paperwork exposed the lands to claims from the Crown. This stemmed from an Act of Parliament requiring all Highland clan chiefs to prove legal ownership of their land. This head-over-heels legislation exposed many long-held ancestral lands to seizure. The generally title-less lands of the Highlands and islands became a target for the more document-conscious Lowlanders. Legally trained nobility were the first to take opportunity of this, creating papers for lands with which they had no historical connection. The re-colonisation of Lewis King James VI had the aim of beginning the "civilising" or "de-Gaelicis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Leslie, 4th Earl Of Rothes
George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes (2 Aug 1484 – 24 November 1558) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat. George was the eldest son and heir of William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes and Lord Leslie, who fell at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. George succeeded his father William, who in turn had succeeded his brother, George Leslie, the 2nd Earl. On 1 April 1517 George and his first wife redeemed by purchase family lands which James IV of Scotland had sold to Andrew Barton. He was Sheriff of Fife from 1529 to 1540 and a Lord of Session from 1541 and a Lord of the Articles from 1544. George accompanied James V of Scotland on his wedding trip to France in 1536. He was tried for the murder of Cardinal Beaton and acquitted in 1546. He was ambassador to Denmark in 1550, and died at Dieppe, France in 1558. George died while returning from the solemnization of the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, which he witnessed. Several of the other Scottish commissioners died, Lord Fleming at Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmany
Kilmany (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cille Mheinidh'') is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. It is located on the A92 between Auchtermuchty and the Tay Road Bridge. In 2001 it had a population of 75. The current name of the village derives from an older Scottish Gaelic name, but the meaning of that name is somewhat obscure. The first element, 'Kil', is from the Gaelic ''cill'' meaning a chapel or a monk's cell. The last element was -in, an old Gaelic suffix meaning 'the place of'. The middle element was an early saint's name, but which saint is not clear. St Maine, St Manna, and St Mannán have all been suggested. Taken together, the old Gaelic name would have meant 'The Site of the Church of Maine, Manna, or Mannán'. It is notable for being the birthplace of Jim Clark, former world champion Formula One racing-car driver. There is a statue of Clark in the village, unveiled in 1997 by Sir Jackie Stewart. It was also the home of William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany who served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Balfour Of Montquhanie
Andrew Balfour of Montquhanie (died 1615) was a Scottish landowner. Career He was a son of Michael Balfour of Montquhanie and Mariota Adamson, a daughter of Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews. Michael Balfour took some of jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots from William Kirkcaldy of Grange as a pledge for a loan. He surrendered nine great rubies and fourteen great pearls to the English commander William Drury at Leith after the "lang siege" of Edinburgh Castle in 1573. Unlike the other supporters of Mary who made similar loans to Grange, Michael Balfour charged him interest. Andrew Balfour's home was at Montquhanie or Montquhany in Kilmany in Fife, Scotland, near Craill. The family also had a house on Market Street in St Andrews. He also inherited lands in Orkney from his father, which were held from the Earl of Orkney as feudal landlord. In his father's lifetime, he was known as Andrew Balfour of Strathure and Franktenementer of Montquhanie. Andrew Balfour was knighted in Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pounds Scots
The pound (Modern and Middle Scots: ''Pund'') was the currency of Scotland prior to the 1707 Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was introduced by David I, in the 12th century, on the Carolingian monetary system of a pound divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. The Scottish currency was later devalued relative to sterling by debasement of its coinage. By the time of James III, one pound Scots was valued at five shillings sterling. Silver coins were issued denominated in merk, worth 13s.4d. Scots (two-thirds of a pound Scots). When James VI became King James I of England in 1603, the coinage was reformed to closely match sterling coin, with £12 Scots equal to £1 sterling. No gold coinage was issued from 1638 to 1700, but new silver coinage was issued from 1664 to 1707. With the Acts of Union 1707, the pound Scots was replaced by sterling coin at the rate of 12:1 (£1 Scots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary, Queen Of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne. During her childhood, Scotland was governed by regents, first by the heir to the throne, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, and then by her mother, Mary of Guise. In 1548, she was betrothed to Francis, the Dauphin of France, and was sent to be brought up in France, where she would be safe from invading English forces during the Rough Wooing. Mary married Francis in 1558, becoming queen consort of France from his accession in 1559 until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland in August 1561. Following the Scottish Reformation, the tense religious and political climate that Mary encountered on her return to Scotland was further agitated by pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
