John Leslie Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Leslie, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

8 records1555–16517 events5 places

Chronological biography

1555

Arrest of John Leslie1555

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Arrested by Mary of Guise

1557

Lieutenant1557

Warfare / Military · Lieutenant General

Appointed Lieutenant General of Scotland by Mary of Guise

1558

Priest1558

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · Aberdeen

Appointed priest before later becoming Bishop of Ross

1566

Bishop1566

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Bishop of Ross · Ross

Appointed Bishop of Ross

1571

Arrest of John Leslie1571

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Tower of London

Arrested for part played in the Ridolfi Plot to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary

Ridolfi Plot1571

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Tower of London

Arrested for part played in the Ridolfi Plot to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary

1640

Covenanter Leadership1640

Warfare / Bishops War, 2nd · Earl · Covenanter Nobleman · Edinburgh

Supports the Covenanter leadership against royal religious policy

1651

Capture at Worcester3 September 1651

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Worcester

Leslie, Earl of Rothes, is captured with other senior Scottish officers after the Royalist army collapses at Worcester.

Titles and roles

Bishop of Ross · Earl · Earl · Covenanter Nobleman · Lieutenant General · Priest

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.