1591 in Scotland

Events from the year 1591 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

*Scottish monarch, Monarch – James VI and I, James VI

Events

* February – Brian O'Rourke, rebel lord of West Bréifne in Ireland, seeks right of asylum in Scotland
* 3 April – Brian O'Rourke is arrested in Glasgow and delivered to the English
* 27 December – Raid of Holyrood: The rebel Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell breaks into HolyroodhouseEdward Cowan, 'Darker vision of the Scottish renaissance', ''Renaissance & Reformation in Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1983), pp. 132-134.
* December – ''Newes from Scotland, Newes from Scotland – declaring the damnable life and death of Dr. John Fian'', likely compiled by James Carmichael (minister), James Carmichael, is published in London
*Burgh of Cockenzie and Port Seton, Cockenzie created by James VI and I, James VI
*Canongate Tolbooth built in Edinburgh

Births

* March – Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay, soldier (died 1649 in Scotland, 1649)
*Adam Steuart, philosopher (died 1645 in Leiden)

Deaths

* 28 January – Agnes Sampson, executed as a witch
* 16 December – Dr. John Fian, executed as a sorcerer
*John Erskine of Dun, religious reformer (born 1509 in Scotland, 1509)
*Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree (born c.1521 in Scotland, 1521)

See also

* Timeline of Scottish history

References

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