James Beaton

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James Beaton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish churchman and statesman who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a key role in opposing the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archbishop
Scottish churchman
human
statesman
appointedBy James IV of Scotland
James V of Scotland NERFINISHED
birthPlace Balfarg, Fife
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth c. 1473
dateOfDeath 1539
deathPlace St Andrews
surface form: St Andrews, Fife
educatedAt University of St Andrews
era 16th century
familyRelation uncle of David Beaton
heldOfficeIn Kingdom of Scotland
influenced Scottish religious policy before the Reformation
knownFor influence in Scottish royal government
persecution of early Scottish Protestants
support of Mary of Guise
memberOf Scottish clergy
notableFor leadership of the pre-Reformation Scottish Church
opposition to the Protestant Reformation in Scotland
occupation archbishop
diplomat
statesman
opposed Scottish Protestant reformers
participatedIn politics of the minority of James V of Scotland
partOf pre-Reformation Catholic hierarchy in Scotland
positionHeld Archbishop of Glasgow NERFINISHED
Bishop of St Andrews
surface form: Archbishop of St Andrews

Lord Chancellor of Scotland
predecessor Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Glasgow
St Andrews
successor Cardinal David Beaton
surface form: David Beaton
supported Mary of Guise
title Primate of All Scotland

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