Historical place archive

Holyrood in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Holyrood in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1566–1566

Historical events in Holyrood

1566

9 March 1566
Assassination of David Rizzio
David Rizzio · Government of Italy

Murdered in Holyrood for allegedly refusing the Earl of Darnley the crown matrimonial

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Italy and Holyrood. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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