David Beaton

David Beaton (1494-1546), also Bethune, was a Scottish cardinal, archbishop of St. Andrews, and primate of the kingdom, born in Fife. He was an adviser of James V, twice over ambassador to France. On the death of James secured to himself the chief power in Church and State as Lord High Chancellor and Papal Legate. He opposed alliance with England. He persecuted the Reformers, condemned George Wishart to the stake, witnessed his sufferings from a window of his castle in St. Andrews, and was assassinated within its walls shortly after. With his death ecclesiastical tyranny of that type came to an end in Scotland.

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