SPOTTISWOOD, JAMES [SSNE 1371]

Surname

SPOTTISWOOD, SPOTTISWOODE

First name

JAMES

Title/rank

BISHOP

Nationality

SCOT

Region

GLASGOW AND ST ANDREWS, FIFE

Social status

ECCLESIASTIC

Text source

James Spottiswood accompanied King James VI to Norway and Denmark in 1589-1590 and later wrote an important  history of the Church of Scotland. He became Archbishop of St Andrews

For a full biography see the DNB

Service record

SCOTLAND, DENMARK

Arrived 1589-01-01

Departed 1590-12-31

Capacity BISHOP, purpose ECCLESIASTICAL