Gavin Douglas (around 1474-September 1522), Provost of the Collegiate Church of St. Giles |
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Father:1 | Archibald Douglas 'Bell the Cat' (around 1449-1513), 5. Earl of Angus | ||
Mother:2 | Elizabeth Boyd (-before 1498) |
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Margaret Douglas (-)3 |
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Occupation:4 | parson of East Linton | ||||
Occupation:5 | rector of Prestonkirk | ||||
Occupation:6 | Bishop of Dunkeld | ||||
Occupation:7 | from 1501 | Provost of the Collegiate Church of St. Giles | Edinburgh [city/town], Edinburghshire (Midlothian) [county], Scotland [country], United Kingdom [country] |
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Born:8 | around 1474 | |||
Died:9 | September 1522 | London [county], England [country], United Kingdom [country] | ||
He died of the plague. |
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In 1515 the Queen of Scots tried to obtain for him the Archbishopric of St. Andrews, but without success. Later he received the Bishopric of Dunkeld. He took some part in politics, but he is best known by his poetical works, especially his translation of the 'Aeneid' of Virgil.10 |
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