1589 in Scotland
Events from the year 1589 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1589 in: England • Elsewhere |
Events
- 20 August – Anne of Denmark marries James VI by proxy at Kronborg
- 23 November – James VI and Anne of Denmark marry formally at the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo
- Golf is played on Glasgow Green
Births
- 9 December – John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (died 1650)[1][2]
- William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas (died 1660)
- James King, 1st Lord Eythin, soldier (died 1652 in Sweden)
- Probable – George Jamesone, portrait painter (died 1644)[3]
Deaths
- February
- James Halyburton, Protestant reformer (born 1518)
- Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay, Confederate (born 1521)
- 7 September – Jane Kennedy, companion of Mary, Queen of Scots (drowned while making ferry crossing across the Forth to greet the new queen, Anne of Denmark)[4]
- 28 December – George Douglas, Bishop of Moray
See also
References
- Bates, Earl (16 June 1998). "Info on John Fleming, b.1589, Scotland". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigton (1589–1650)". Geni. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- "George Jamesone, 1589 / 1590 - 1644. Portrait painter (Self-portrait)". www.nationalgalleries.org. National Galleries Scotland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
- Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 10 (1936), p. 165–6, letters of William Ashby to Walsingham and William Cecil.
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