John Spottiswoode (Archbishop of St Andrews) – office succession
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John Spottiswoode was a prominent early 17th-century Scottish clergyman and statesman who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a key role in enforcing royal religious policy in Scotland.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Archbishop of St Andrews
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Scottish clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alignedWith | royal supremacy in church affairs ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Province of St Andrews
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Scottish episcopal clergy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| denomination |
Episcopalianism
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Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being deposed by the Glasgow General Assembly of 1638
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enforcing royal religious policy in Scotland ⓘ opposition to the National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ presiding over the introduction of the Five Articles of Perth ⓘ role in the imposition of the Scottish Prayer Book ⓘ serving as Lord Chancellor under Charles I in Scotland ⓘ supporting James VI and I’s attempts to introduce episcopacy in Scotland ⓘ |
| notableWork | History of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Archbishop of Glasgow, 1615
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Archbishop of St Andrews, 1638 ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 1638 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Archbishop of Glasgow, 1603
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Archbishop of St Andrews, 1615 ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 1635 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Presbyterian Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Glasgow
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Archbishop of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of All Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
George Gledstanes
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George Gledstanes as Primate of All Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James Beaton (as earlier Archbishop of Glasgow, pre‑Reformation line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Scottish Reformation settlement under the crown
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development of Scottish episcopacy in the early 17th century ⓘ royal council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Alexander Henderson (as leading ecclesiastical figure in post‑1638 Church of Scotland)
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Patrick Lindsay (as later Archbishop of Glasgow in restored episcopacy, 1663) NERFINISHED ⓘ office of Primate of All Scotland effectively abolished after 1638 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
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Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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