William Ruthven Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Ruthven, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

2 records1582–15842 events2 places

Chronological biography

1582

Raid of Ruthven23 August 1582

Government / Government of Scotland · Earl · Earl of Gowrie · Ruthven Castle

Leads the Protestant noble faction that abducts James VI at Ruthven Castle

1584

Execution2 May 1584

Government / Government of Scotland · Earl · Earl of Gowrie · Stirling

Executed for treason after renewed plotting following the Raid of Ruthven

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl of Gowrie

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.