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    George Buchanan (Scottish Gaelic: Seòras Bochanan; February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. According to historian Keith Brown, Buchanan was "the most profound intellectual sixteenth century Scotland produced." His ideology of resistance to royal

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    Early upbringing and education in Paris
    His father, a Highlander and a younger son of the old Buchanan family of Drumakill, owned the farm of Moss, in the parish of Killearn, Stirlingshire, but he died young, leaving his widow, five

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    Latin scholar
    For mastery of the Latin language, Buchanan has seldom been surpassed by any modern writer. His style is not rigidly modelled on that of any classical author, but has a freshness and elasticity of its own. Hugh Trevor-Roper

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    A statue of Buchanan stands on the west-facing side of the Scott Monument on Princes Street, Edinburgh. It was sculpted by John Rhind

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    Arrest, escape and relocation
    In 1539 there was persecution in Scotland of the Lutherans, and Buchanan among others was arrested.

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    Espousal of Protestantism
    In 1560 or 1561 Buchanan returned to Scotland, and by April 1562 was installed as tutor to the young Mary, Queen of Scots, who read Livy with him daily. Although he had remained Catholic throughout his support of the new

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    Polygon Books have published the poet Robert Crawford's selection of Buchanan's verse in Apollos of the North: Selected Poems of George Buchanan and Arthur Johnston (

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  2. https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-George-Buchanan-18...

    Oct 01, 2021 · GEORGE BUCHANAN of Buchanan married Elizabeth Preston, only daughter of Sir George Preston of Craigmillar, Knt. He had an infeftment as heir-apparent of his father. Sir John Buchanan, in the estate of Buchanan, to him and his wife, Elizabeth Preston, 10th July 1629. He and his father were dead before 1653.

    • Birthdate: estimated between 1567 and 1625
    • Occupation: Member of Parliament, Soldier
    • Birthplace: Scotland, United Kingdom
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Buchanan_(diplomat)

    Sir George William Buchanan, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (25 November 1854 – 20 December 1924) was a British diplomat. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was the youngest son of Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, diplomat and Frances, daughter of Very Rev Edward Mellish by Elizabeth Leigh.

  4. https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-George-Buchanan-of...

    Oct 01, 2021 · About Sir George Buchanan of Buchanan, 16th Chief of Buchanan Chiefs of Clan Buchanan 15th – George Buchanan, [76] [77] (Guthrie Smith identifies him as 10th Chief and Buchanan of Auchmar identifies him as 17th Chief) succeed his grandfather, Walter 14th of Buchanan, in 1526 and died 1560.

    • Birthdate: estimated between 1519 and 1555
    • Managed by: Sharon Doubell
  5. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecial...

    George William Buchanan was the fifth son of Sir Andrew Buchanan, diplomat, of Craigend Castle, Stirlingshire, and was born in Copenhagen. He followed his father into the diplomatic service in 1876 and initially served as an attaché under him in Vienna. In 1878 he moved to Rome, and the following year to Tokyo.

  6. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTTV-18B/sir...

    The Life Summary of George When Sir George Buchanan 18th of Buchanan was born about 1590, in Stirlingshire, Scotland, his father, Sir John Buchanan 17th of Buchanan, was 25 and his mother, Anabel Erskine, was 25. He married Elizabeth Preston in 1618, in Gartocharn, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.

  7. https://spartacus-educational.com/RUSbuchanan.htm

    George Buchanan, the fifth son of Sir Andrew Buchanan and his wife, Frances Mellish, was born in Copenhagen on 25th February 1854. The son of the British Ambassador in Denmark, Buchanan was educated at Wellington College. Buchanan entered the diplomatic service in 1876.

  8. https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/sir-george-buchanan-24-5p986s

    George Buchanan found in U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Sir. George Buchanan found in UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 Sir. George Buchanan found in Switzerland, Select Marriages, 1532-1910 Sir. George Buchanan found in Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 View more historical records for Sir. George Buchanan

  9. https://www.theclanbuchanan.com/chiefs

    Sir George Buchanan (75, 76) ⓭ b.c. 1506 - d. 15 February 1560, succeeded his grandfather, Walter, in 1526. George fought in the Battle of Pinkie in 1547. George first married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Edmonstone of Duntreath, and by her had 1 ♂︎ John, dvp. before 1560, leaving issue, 2 ♀︎ Helen, 3 ♀︎ Susanna.

  10. https://www.theclanbuchanan.com/history-1

    During the “Wars of the Three Kingdoms,” Sir George Buchanan commanded the Stirlingshire Regiment under David Leslie, on the side of the Scottish Covenanters or Royalists of King Charles II, against Oliver Cromwell’s “New Model Army.” He led the clan at the fateful Battle of Dunbar (3 September 1650).



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