1580 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1580 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1580 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1580 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Births
- 12 January â Alexander Ruthven, master of Ruthven (killed 1600)
- 14 September â Robert Gordon of Straloch, cartographer, poet, musician, mathematician and antiquary (died 1661)
- Prince William Caudle[1]
- Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, soldier (died 1661)
- Approximate date â George Sinclair, mercenary (killed at Battle of Kringen 1612)
Deaths
- 6 January â James Hamilton, bishop of Argyll
- c.âJanuary â William MacDowall, priest and Master of Works
- 27 October â Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, knight (born 1545)
- Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, chronicler (born c.â1532)
