Events from the year 1585 in the
Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
*
Monarch –
James VI
Events
*
Curators Act 1585 passed
Births
*13 December –
William Drummond of Hawthornden, poet (died
1649
Events
January–March
* January 4 – In England, the Rump Parliament passes an ordinance to set up a High Court of Justice, to try Charles I for high treason.
* January 17 – The Second Ormonde Peace concludes an allian ...
)
*''date unknown'' –
**
William Forbes, first Bishop of Edinburgh (died
1634
Events
January–March
* January 12– After suspecting that he will be dismissed, Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Holy Roman Empire's Army, demands that his colonels sign a declaration of personal loyalty.
...
)
**
Sir John Scott of Scotstarvet
Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvit (1585–1670), was a Scottish laird, advocate, judge, politician and author. He was Director of Chancery and a Lord of Session. His surname is often spelt as Scott, and Scotstarvit is also spelt as Scotstarvet or S ...
, noble, known as a lawyer, statesman and author (died
1670
Events
January–March
* January 17 – Raphael Levy, a Jewish resident of the city of Metz in France is burned at the stake after having been accused of the September 25 abduction and ritual murder of a small child who had disa ...
)
**
James Wedderburn, Bishop of Dunblane (died
1639
Events
January–March
* January 14 – Connecticut's first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted.
* January 19 – Hämeenlinna ( sv, Tavastehus) is granted privileges, after it separates from the Vanaja parish, ...
)
Deaths
* February –
George Seton, 7th Lord Seton (born
1531
Year 1531 ( MDXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 26 – Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake, in which thousands die.
* Fe ...
)
* March –
Robert Crichton, Bishop of Dunkeld
* 1 September –
Alexander Arbuthnot, printer
* 4 December –
John Willock
John Willock (or Willocks or Willox) (c. 15154 December 1585) was a Scottish reformer. He appears to have been a friar of the Franciscan House at Ayr. Having joined the party of reform before 1541, he fled for his life to England. There he bec ...
, reformer (born )
See also
* Timeline of Scottish history
References
1585 in Scotland,
Years of the 16th century in Scotland
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