John Spottiswoode

John Spottiswoode ( 1565 - November 26, 1639 ) was a Scottish Archbishop of St Andrews .

Life

Spottiswoode was educated at the University of Glasgow and became one of the leaders of the Presbyterians . He later supported the Scottish King James VI. who named him Archbishop of Glasgow after his coronation as James I of England . Spottiswoode adopted Thomas Erastus' ideas and became the king's chief instrument in transforming the Scottish national church into Anglican principles. In 1615 he was appointed Archbishop of St. Andrews. His close association with the crown he held under King Charles I maintained.

Individual evidence

↑ Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, 301.
↑ Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, 293.

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Kurzbiografie (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Betoun II	Bishop of Glasgow 1603–1615	James Law
George Gladstanes	Archbishop of St Andrews 1615–1638	James Sharp

personal data
SURNAME	Spottiswoode, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish Archbishop of St. Andrew
DATE OF BIRTH	1565
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 1639

[1] Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, 301.

[2] Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, 293.