Cardinal David Beaton

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Roman Catholic cardinal Scottish prelate human statesman

Cardinal David Beaton was a powerful 16th-century Scottish Catholic prelate and statesman, best known for his staunch opposition to the Protestant Reformation and his role in the persecution of reformers.

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Label Occurrences
David Beaton 4
Cardinal David Beaton canonical 2
Archbishop David Beaton 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cardinal ⓘ
Scottish prelate ⓘ
human ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
advisorTo James V of Scotland ⓘ
appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III ⓘ
burialPlace St Andrews Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath stabbing ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1494 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1546-05-29 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Glasgow ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form: University of Paris

University of St Andrews ⓘ
era Scottish Reformation ⓘ
familyName Beaton ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
heldTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Stefano in Monte Celio ⓘ
knownFor influence in Scottish politics ⓘ
opposition to Protestant Reformation ⓘ
persecution of Protestant reformers ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
mannerOfDeath assassination ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
nobleFamily Beaton family ⓘ
notableWork suppression of Protestant Reformation in Scotland ⓘ
opponent George Wishart ⓘ
Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Protestants
placeOfBirth Fife ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
St Andrews ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-Catholic ⓘ
pro-French ⓘ
positionHeld Abbot of Arbroath ⓘ
Bishop of St Andrews ⓘ
surface form: Archbishop of St Andrews

Bishop of Mirepoix ⓘ
Cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder secular clergy ⓘ
religiousTitle Primate of All Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Primate of Scotland
residence St Andrews Castle ⓘ
responsibleFor trial and execution of George Wishart ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
supported Auld Alliance ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Wishart → opposedBy → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
St Andrews Castle → associatedWith → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop David Beaton
St Andrews Castle → associatedWith → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
Bishopric of St Andrews → notableArchbishop → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Beaton
Diocese of St Andrews → notableBishop → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Beaton
James Beaton → successor → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Beaton
Bishop of St Andrews → positionHeldBy → Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Beaton