1544 in Scotland
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Events from 1544 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1544 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1544 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
- Monarch â Mary, Queen of Scots, and Regent Arran
Events
- 7 May â Burning of Edinburgh, the first action of the Rough Wooing.[1]
- 16 March â Battle of Glasgow (1544)
- 6 July â Lady Margaret Douglas marries Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox in London.
- July â Battle of the Shirts in the Great Glen.
Births
- 15 August â Peter Young (tutor), tutor to James VI and I.
- 1 September â John Gordon (bishop, born 1544)
Deaths
- April â Robert Cairncross, Bishop.