John Ruthven Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Ruthven, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

3 records1586–16663 events2 places

Chronological biography

1586

Peerage9 March 1586

House / House of Ruthven · Earl

Succeeds to the Earldom while still a child, following he death of his older brother James Ruthven

1592

Provost1592

House / House of Ruthven · Earl · Provost of Perth · Perth

Ruthven joins with John Stuart, Earl of Atholl and John Graham, Earl of Montrose in offering to serve Queen Elizabeth. Elected as Provost of Perth

1666

Assassination of David Rizzio9 March 1666

House / House of Ruthven · Earl · Holyrood

Heads a group of armed Lords at the assassination of David Rizzio

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Provost of Perth

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.