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Robert Lauder Of Popill
Sir Robert Lauder of Popill (died April 1575) was a Scottish landowner and an adherent of Mary, Queen of Scots. Family He was eldest son and heir of Robert Lauder (d. 1576), Robert Lauder of the Bass Rock, Bass and Margaret Sinclair. He is first mentioned in a feu renewal made by Andrew Forman, Archbishop of St Andrews, to his grandfather, Sir Robert Lauder of Bass, of the barony and lands of Tyninghame on 28 July 1517, when his name appears in the list of heirs and successors. He must have been an infant. In the North Berwick Protocol Books (NAS-B56/1/1) Robert Lauder younger of The Bass, son and apparent heir to Robert Lauder (d. 1576), Robert Lauder, of The Bass, subscribed an obligation to William Lauder his eldest brother ''natural'' that he shall be seised in the lands of Little Spott, in East Lothian, dated 29 April 1553. A legal instrument dealing with the redemption of property, dated 9 May 1573, refers to him as the "heir of Mr. John Sinclair (bishop), John Sinclair, De ... [...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] |
