Guardian1578
Appointed Guardian of James VI
Historical person
Erskine Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Erskine, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Scotland.
13 records1578–16169 events3 places
Chronological biography
1578
Siege of Stirling Castle1578
Siezes Stirling Castle from his uncle
1580
Plot1580
Defeats a plot to carry away James VI
1584
Exile of Erskine1584
Flees to England after James VIs escape
Siege of Stirling Castle1584
Conspires with Thomas Lyon to capture Stirling Castle
1585
Governor1585
Appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle
Privy Council1585
Appointedrivy Councilor after the flight of Arran
1595
Guardian1595
Appointed Guardian of Prince Henry
1600
Plot1600
Helps to defeat the Gowrie conspiracy
1601
Envoy1601
Appointed Envoy to London to secure James VIs succession
Succession1601
Helps negotiate James VIs succesion to the English throne with Elizabeth I
1610
Privy Council1610
Appoined Member of Privy Council, Elizabeth Is Privy Council
1616
Lord High Treasurer1616
Appointed Lord High Treasurer
Titles and roles
Earl · Earl · Envoy · Earl · Governor of Edinburgh Castle · Earl · Guardian-Henry · Earl · Guardian-James VI · Earl · Lord High Treasurer · Earl · Member of Privy Council
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.