Scottish Confederate Lords

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The Scottish Confederate Lords were a group of powerful 16th-century Scottish nobles who opposed Mary, Queen of Scots, and played a central role in her forced abdication and the subsequent political upheavals in Scotland.

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instanceOf historical group
noble faction
political faction
activeInCentury 16th century
associatedWith Scottish Reformation crisis
Treaty politics between Scotland and England in the 1560s
country Kingdom of Scotland
formedAgainst personal rule of Mary, Queen of Scots
governedDeFacto Scotland after Mary’s abdication
historicalSignificance contributed to the long-term establishment of Protestantism in Scotland
shaped the transition from personal monarchy to regency rule in Scotland
involvedInConflict Scottish civil conflicts after 1567
involvedInEvent Marian civil war in Scotland
conflict between supporters of Mary and supporters of James VI
deposition of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567
location Scotland
notableMember Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, Earl of Bothwellhaugh
James Stewart, Earl of Moray
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres
William Kirkcaldy of Grange
William Maitland of Lethington
opposed Franco-Scottish Catholic influence at Mary’s court
Mary, Queen of Scots
politicalAlignment pro-English faction in Scotland
politicalGoal limit royal authority in Scotland
secure Protestant succession in Scotland
religiousAlignment Protestant
roleInEvent Scottish political upheavals of the 1560s
establishment of the regency government for James VI
forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
soughtSupportFrom England under Elizabeth I
linked to: Tudor England
supported Protestant Reformation in Scotland
infant James VI of Scotland
linked to: James VI and I
timePeriod early reign of James VI of Scotland
reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
usedTitle Lords of the Congregation

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Casket Letters controversy mainPersonInvolved Scottish Confederate Lords