1566 in Scotland
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Events from 1566 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1566 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1566 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- 24 February â Wedding of Jean Gordon and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.[2]
- 9 March â David Rizzio is murdered in front of Mary, Queen of Scots at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh by a group of nobles led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven with the support of Mary's husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.[3]
- 11 March â Mary escapes to Dunbar Castle after convincing Lord Darnley to help her.[1]
- 18 March â Mary returns to Edinburgh with an army raised by James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.[4]
- April â Mary takes up residence at Edinburgh Castle in preparation to give birth.[1]
- 19 June â Mary gives birth to her son James at Edinburgh Castle.[1]
- 17 December â James is baptised at Stirling Castle.[4]
Births
- Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566â1603)
- 19 June â James VI and I, King of Scotland from 1567 and King of England and Ireland from 1603 (died 1625 in England)[5]
- James Sempill, courtier and poet (died 1626)[6]
Deaths
- Robert Carnegie, Lord Kinnaird
- 9 March â David Rizzio, Italian courtier (born 1533 in the Duchy of Savoy)[3]
- 26 March â Laurence Oliphant, 3rd Lord Oliphant
- 13 June â Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven