Events from the year 1596 in the
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a la ...
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Incumbents
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Monarch
A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...
–
James VI
Births
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Robert Spottiswood
Sir Robert Spottiswood (Spottiswoode, Spotiswood, Spotswood), Lord Newabbey of New Abbey and Dunipace (1596 – 20 January 1646), was a Scottish lawyer, Lord President of the Court of Session and member of the Privy Council to James VI of Sco ...
*19 August –
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (died
1662 in England)
Deaths
*Alexander Laird Garlies Sir Stewart, aged 45
*22 February – David Wemyss of That Ilk
*31 May –
John Lesley
John Lesley (or Leslie) (29 September 1527 – 31 May 1596) was a Scottish Roman Catholic bishop and historian. His father was Gavin Lesley, rector of Kingussie, Badenoch.
Early career
He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, where he ...
See also
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Timeline of Scottish history
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This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland.
To read about the background to many o ...
References
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