Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders)

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The Protestant Lords of the Congregation were a group of powerful 16th-century Scottish nobles who led the movement to establish Protestantism and limit French and Catholic influence in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble confederation
political faction
religious reform movement
activeInCentury 16th century
activeInDecade 1550s
1560s
associatedWith Parliament of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Parliament of 1560

Treaty of Edinburgh
basedIn Edinburgh
country Kingdom of Scotland
formedIn 1557
goal establish Protestantism in Scotland
limit French influence in Scotland
reduce power of the Catholic Church in Scotland
influencedBy John Knox
language Scots
Scottish English
leader Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
James Stewart, Earl of Moray
surface form: James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray

Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
William Kirkcaldy of Grange
member Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
James Stewart, Earl of Moray
surface form: James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray

John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
Lord James Stewart
Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
William Kirkcaldy of Grange
William Maitland of Lethington
notableDocument Lords of the Congregation
surface form: First Band of the Scottish Lords of the Congregation
opposedInfluenceOf France
opposedReligion Roman Catholicism
opposedTo Mary of Guise
Mary, Queen of Scots
politicalAlignment anti-French
pro-English
religion Calvinism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
resultedIn abolition of papal authority in Scotland
establishment of a Protestant national church in Scotland
significantEvent Scottish Reformation
supportedBy Elizabeth I of England
Kingdom of England

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Earls of Angus supported Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders)