1579 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1579 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1579 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1579 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- September
- 11-year old James VI declares the end of his minority and assumes personal rule.[2]
- Esmé Stewart, Sieur d'Aubigny, James's cousin, arrives from France and becomes the king's first favourite.[3]
- 19 October â Entry of James VI into Edinburgh, ceremonially marking the start of his personal rule.
- First of the Scottish Poor Laws passed.[4]
- Members of the Glasgow Trades House defend Glasgow Cathedral from depredation.[5]
Births
- 23 August â Thomas Dempster, Catholic scholar and historian (died 1625)[6]
- Jean Kincaid, mariticide (executed 1600)[7]
- John Ogilvie, Jesuit martyr (executed 1615)[8]
- Approximate date â
- John Cameron, Calvinist theologian (died 1625)[9]
- Arthur Johnston, poet and physician (died 1641)[10]
- Tobias Hume, composer (died 1645 in England)
Deaths
- 25 April â John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, noble[11]
- 16 October â Sir James MacGill, courtier[12]
- Possible date â
- David Peebles, religious composer (born c.â1510)[13]
- James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen, noble (born c.â1511)[14]