Events from the year 1579 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents Monarch – James VI
Events September 11-year old James VI declares the end of his minority and assumes personal rule. Esmé Stewart, Sieur d'Aubigny, James's cousin, arrives from France and becomes the king's first favourite. 19 October – Entry of James VI into Edinburgh, ceremonially marking the start of his personal rule. First of the Scottish Poor Laws passed. Members of the Glasgow Trades House defend Glasgow Cathedral from depredation.
Births 23 August – Thomas Dempster, Catholic scholar and historian (died 1625) Jean Kincaid, mariticide (executed 1600) John Ogilvie, Jesuit martyr (executed 1615) Approximate date – John Cameron, Calvinist theologian (died 1625) Arthur Johnston, poet and physician (died 1641) Tobias Hume, composer (died 1645 in England)
Deaths 25 April – John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, noble 16 October – Sir James MacGill, courtier Possible date – David Peebles, religious composer (born ) James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen, noble (born )
See also Timeline of Scottish history
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