John Spottiswood
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John Spottiswood was a Scottish clergyman and historian who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a prominent role in the religious and political life of early 17th-century Scotland.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop
ⓘ
Scottish clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfGlasgowBy | James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfStAndrewsBy | James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1565-05-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Calder, Midlothian, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1639-11-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositionYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| exiledTo | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Spottiswood of Calder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiastical history
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theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The History of the Church of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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role in introducing episcopacy in Scotland under James VI and I ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| monarchDuringService |
Charles I of England and Scotland
NERFINISHED
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James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Spottiswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork | The History of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Archbishop of St Andrews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| opposed | Presbyterian resistance to royal authority ⓘ |
| participatedIn | religious politics of early 17th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archbishop of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| servedAsArchbishopOfGlasgowFrom | 1603 ⓘ |
| servedAsArchbishopOfGlasgowUntil | 1615 ⓘ |
| servedAsArchbishopOfStAndrewsFrom | 1615 ⓘ |
| servedAsArchbishopOfStAndrewsUntil | 1638 ⓘ |
| servedAsChancellorOfScotlandFrom | 1635 ⓘ |
| servedAsChancellorOfScotlandUntil | 1638 ⓘ |
| spouse | Rachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | royal supremacy in church affairs ⓘ |
| wasDeposedBy | General Assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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