William Maitland Lethington Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Maitland Lethington, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

6 records1559–15616 events1 places

Chronological biography

1559

Defects to CongregationOctober 1559

Government / Government of Scotland · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Maitland joins opponents of Mary of Guise and supports the Protestant cause

1560

Council SettlementJuly 1560

Warfare / Lords of the Congregation · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Maitland supports government by a council after the treaty

Treaty Negotiation6 July 1560

Warfare / Lords of the Congregation · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Maitland helps secure terms between England France and the Scottish lords

Treaty of Edinburgh6 July 1560

Warfare / Lords of the Congregation · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Maitland supports settlement between England France and the Scottish lords

1561

Secretary Continues1561

Government / Government of Scotland · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Maitland serves as Mary's chief diplomatic secretary

Secretary of State1561

Government / Government of Scotland · Secretary of State · Edinburgh

Appointed Secretary of State to Mary Queen of Scots

Titles and roles

Secretary of State

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.