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1578 in Scotland 
Summary
Events from the year 1578 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- Battle of the Spoiling Dyke at Trumpan on the Isle of Skye: the Clan MacLeod are victorious over the MacDonalds of Uist in a feud.[1]
Births edit
- Robert Boyd, Principal of the University of Glasgow (died 1627)
- William Welwod, jurist (died 1622)
- Gilbert Jack, philosopher (died 1628)
Deaths edit
- 14 April – James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Denmark (born c. 1534)[2]
- May/September – Robert Richardson, lord treasurer
- September/October – Alexander Hepburn, Bishop of Ross
- James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig, baron
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Haddow, Alexander John (1982). The History and Structure of Ceol Mor: A Guide to Piobaireachd, the Classical Music of the Great Highland Bagpipe: a Collection of Critical and Historical Essays. M.R.S. Haddow. p. 67.
- ^ 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 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.