George Hepburn

George Hepburn

George Hepburn (d. 1513 September 9) was the son of Adam Hepburn and brother to Patrick Hepburn, the first "Earl of Bothwell".

He was a churchman, and served firstly as postulate Abbot of Arbroath, before becoming Lord High Treasurer of Scotland for a brief spell in 1509. Serving in that role only for a short time, he was consecrated as Bishop of the Isles in 1510 and was also Commendator of the Abbeys of Arbroath and Icolmkill.

He was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, as was his brother Adam and his nephew, also Adam, the second Earl of Bothwell.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hepburn (surname) — Hepburn is a Scottish family name that is also associated with a variety of famous personages, eponyms, places, and things. Although a Scottish name its origins are widely suspected to lie south of the border in the north of England. Specifically …   Wikipedia

  • George Cukor — Cukor in 1973 Born George Dewey Cukor July 7, 1899(1899 07 07) New York City, New York, U.S. Died …   Wikipedia

  • George McCullagh — (March 16 1905 August 6 1952) was an influential Canadian newspaper owner between 1936 52. He is credited with creating the Globe and Mail newspaper (currently Canada s second highest circulating daily) by merging the Liberal allied Globe and… …   Wikipedia

  • George Peppard — Dans Diamants sur canapé de Blake Edwards (1961) Donnée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HEPBURN (A.) — Audrey HEPBURN 1920 1993 De toutes les femmes enfants, Audrey Hepburn a été une de celles qui a manifesté la plus forte personnalité. D’une beauté rare et d’un charme fou, il émanait d’elle un mélange exceptionnel de vulnérabilité et de force de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • George II, Earl of March — George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of Dunbar March [ Bain, Joseph, Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland , vol. iv, 1357 1509 and addenda 1221 1435, Edinburgh, 1888, p.xxxii, where he is stated to be the 11th Earl] [ Dunbar, Sir Alexander H., Bt.,… …   Wikipedia

  • George Stewart Henry — 10e Premier ministre de l Ontario Mandat 16 décembre,1930 10 juillet,1934 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George Cukor — (1973) George Dewey Cukor (Aussprache: kjukɔ; * 7. Juli 1899 in New York City; † 24. Januar 1983 in Los Angeles) war ein US amerikanischer Filmregisseur und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Stevens — (* 18. Dezember 1904 in Oakland; † 8. März 1975 in Lancaster, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Regisseur. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Karriere 2 Würdigung 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Cromwell Scott — (* 8. August 1864 bei Morton, Monroe County, New York; † 6. Oktober 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa) war ein US amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Zwischen 1912 und 1915 sowie nochmals von 1917 bis 1919 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Iowa im US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”