KEITH, WILLIAM [SSNE 1537]
- Surname
- KEITH, KETT
- First name
- WILLIAM
- Title/rank
- SIR WILLIAM OF DELNEYES
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- DINGWALL, EASTER ROSS
- Social status
- NOBILITY
Text source
William Keith was a Privy Councillor, and Master of the Wardrobe. He spent the winter 1589-90 in Denmark, visited Uranienborg on 9/8/1590. He was granted the Barony of Dingwall, because of his services in the conclusion of James VI's marriage.T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), p.65; Gibson Craig, Papers Relative to the Marriage of King James the Sixth, 17/10/1589; Kanc. Brevb. 19/1/1590; RMS V no.2241, 22/1/1592-3; Tychonis Brahe Dani Opera Omnia IX, p.90).
Service record
- SCOTLAND, DENMARK-NORWAY
- Arrived 1590-01-01
- Departed 1590-12-31
- Capacity DIPLOMAT, purpose DIPLOMACY