Bishop
Appointed Bishop of St Andrews
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Wishart Biography and Timeline
Follow William Wishart through 11 dated historical records for Scotland.
William Wishart, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1270–1316Years on this page
1270
1273
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Scotland
Role range: 1273-1279
1286
Guardian
Appointed Guardian, 1 of 6 Guardians ruling Scotland
Role range: 1286-1289
1297
Arrest of William Wishart
Wishart is arrested
Defection
Openly supports William Wallace
1306
Coronation
Officiates in the coronation of Robert I the Bruce
Assassination of John Comyn
William Wishart grants absolution to Robert Bruce for his assassination of John Comyn
Battle of Methven
Captured by the English at the Battle of Methven
Arrest of William Wishart
Taken in chains to Porchester Castle & kept for 8 yrs in confinement, loses his sight
1314
Battle of Bannockburn
Wishart is released in exchange for Humphrey de Bohun after Bannockburn
1316
Death of William Wishart
Death of William Wishart
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.