1507 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1507 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1507 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1507 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- 7 April â Easter Day: James IV is invested with the Papal sword at Holyrood Abbey.[1]
- June â The tournament of the Wild Knight and the Black Lady is held in Edinburgh.[2]
- 15 September â Walter Chepman and Andrew Myllar are licensed to establish a printing press and granted a monopoly in printed books within Scotland.[3]
Births
- 21 February â James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, son of James IV and Margaret Tudor, at Holyrood Palace.[4]
Deaths
- 14 January â William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll
- 5 February â John Fraser (bishop), first Dean of the Collegiate Church at Restalrig and Bishop of Ross.
- Andrew Halyburton, merchant,[5] John Francis is appointed as his successor as Conservator of Scottish Privileges in Flanders.[6]
