Lords of the Congregation
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The Lords of the Congregation were a group of Protestant, Scottish nobles, who were against the marriage of the young, Catholic Mary Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France (later to become Francois II of France) who bonded together in December 1557.
The initial members were the Earl of Argyll, his brother Colin Campbell, the Earl of Glencairn, the Earl of Morton, and John Erskine of Dun, though others, such as William Douglas of Whittinghame quickly followed. In 1559, following disquiet regarding the level of French and Catholic influence in Scotland, they provided military support to John Knox in opposing the troops and court of Mary of Guise, Mary’s mother who was acting as Regent in Mary’s minority and absence in France.
See also Scottish Reformation
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