History and chronology of William Wishart in Scotland

General

England Scotland War
Government
Roman Catholic Church

Events

Arrest
Assassination
Battle Bannockburn
Battle Methven
Bishop
Burial
Chancellor
Coronation
Death
Defection
Guardian

Places

Edinburgh
Glasgow
Greyfriars
Irvine
Methven
Nottingham
Scone
St Andrews

William Wishart History of Scotland


1270	Bishop
Appointed Bishop of St Andrews
1273	Chancellor
Edinburgh Appointed Chancellor of Scotland
1286	Guardian
16th Mar Appointed Guardian, 1 of 6 Guardians ruling Scotland
1297	Arrest
July Irvine Wishart is arrested
1297	Defection
Openly supports William Wallace
1306	Arrest
June Nottingham Taken in chains to Porchester Castle & kept for 8 yrs in confinement, loses his sight
1306	Assassination
Mar Greyfriars William Wishart grants absolution to Robert Bruce for his assassination of John Comyn
1306	Battle of Methven
19th June Methven Captured by the English at the battle of Methven
1306	Coronation
25th Mar Scone Officiates in the coronation of Robert I the Bruce
1314	Battle of Bannockburn
Wishart is released in exchange for Humphrey de Bohun after Bannockburn
1316	Burial
Glasgow Buried in Glasgow Cathedral
1316	Death
Nov St Andrews Death of William Wishart