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Gilbert Balfour, the Glossary

Gilbert Balfour (died 1576) was a 16th-century Scottish courtier and mercenary captain.^[1]

30 relations: Adam Bothwell, Andrew Balfour of Montquhanie, Baptism of James VI, Birsay, Bishop of Orkney, Charles Rogers (author), Embrasure, Fife, Findlater Castle, Food and the Scottish royal household, Francisco de Busso, Fyvie Castle, George Buchanan, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, James Balfour Paul, James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, John III of Sweden, Kilmany, Leith, Mary, Queen of Scots, Merk (coin), Mornay Plot, Noltland Castle, Northern Isles, Orkney, Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Stirling Castle, Stockholm, Westray.
Masters of the Scottish royal household
People executed for treason against Scotland

Adam Bothwell

Adam Bothwell, Lord of Session (c.1527, Edinburgh – 1593, Edinburgh), was a Scottish clergyman, judge, and politician.

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Andrew Balfour of Montquhanie

Andrew Balfour of Montquhanie (died 1615) was a Scottish landowner.

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Baptism of James VI

The baptism of James VI was celebrated at Stirling Castle in December 1566 with a masque, fireworks, and a staged assault on a mock fortress.

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Birsay

Birsay (Old Norse: Birgisherað) is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland.

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Bishop of Orkney

The Bishop of Orkney was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Orkney, one of thirteen medieval bishoprics of Scotland.

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Charles Rogers (1825–1890) was a 19th-century Scottish minister and prolific author.

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Embrasure

An embrasure (or crenel or crenelle; sometimes called gunhole in the domain of gunpowder-era architecture) is the opening in a battlement between two raised solid portions (merlons).

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha,; Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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Findlater Castle

Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a -high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Food and the Scottish royal household

Records survive of the expenses made to feed the Scottish royal household in the sixteenth century, and the remains of royal kitchens can be seen in the ruins of palaces and castles.

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Francisco de Busso

Francisco de Busso (died 1576) was an Italian courtier in the service of Mary, Queen of Scots. Gilbert Balfour and Francisco de Busso are 1576 deaths and Masters of the Scottish royal household.

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Fyvie Castle

Fyvie Castle is a castle in the village of Fyvie, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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George Buchanan

George Buchanan (Seòras Bochanan; February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar.

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder in 1567.

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James Balfour Paul

Sir James Balfour Paul (16 November 1846 – 15 September 1931) was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926.

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James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich

James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich (c. 1525–1583) was a Scottish legal writer, judge and politician.

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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman.

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John III of Sweden

John III (Johan III, Juhana III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death.

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Kilmany

Kilmany (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheinidh) is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland.

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Leith

Leith (Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.

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Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.

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Merk (coin)

The merk is a long-obsolete Scottish silver coin.

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Mornay Plot

The Mornay plot was a plot in 1574 to assassinate John III of Sweden, free the imprisoned Eric XIV of Sweden and place him or Charles IX of Sweden upon the Swedish throne.

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Noltland Castle

Noltland Castle is located near Pierowall on the island of Westray in the Orkney Islands of Scotland.

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Northern Isles

The Northern Isles (Northern Isles; Na h-Eileanan a Tuath; Norðreyjar; Nordøjar) are a chain (or archipelago) of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

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Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney

Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland (Shetland) (spring of 1533 – 4 February 1593) was a recognised illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress Eupheme Elphinstone.

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