1578 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1578 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Monarch - James VI
Events
- Battle of the Spoiling Dyke at Trumpan on Skye: the Clan MacLeod are victorious over the MacDonalds of Uist.
Births
- Robert Boyd, Principal of the University of Glasgow (died 1627)
- William Welwod, jurist (died 1622)
- Gilbert Jack, philosopher (died 1628)
Deaths
- 14 April — James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Denmark (born c. 1534)[1]
- May/September - Robert Richardson, lord treasurer
- September/October - Alexander Hepburn, Bishop of Ross
- James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig, noble
See also
References
- ↑ National Galleries of Scotland. "James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, c 1535-1578, Third husband of Mary Queen of Scots − Artists A-Z − Online Collection − Collection − National Galleries of Scotland". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
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