1554 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1554 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1554 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1554 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
- Monarch â Mary, Queen of Scots
- Mary of Guise inaugurated as Regent, in succession to James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault
Events
- 12 April â Mary of Guise is declared Regent of Scotland at a meeting of the Parliament of Scotland in Edinburgh.[1]
- 28 December â Edinburgh burgh council resolves to produce a play written by William Lauder (poet), probably as a New Year's Day gift to Mary of Guise.[2]
Births
Deaths
- 29 August â Norman Leslie (soldier), veteran of the siege of St Andrews Castle.
Literature
- Jephthes, sive Votum, a tragedy by George Buchanan is published in Paris.
See also
- Timeline of Scottish history
- 1554 in England
- 1554 in Wales
- 1554 in Ireland
