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William Maitland was regarded by Queen Elizabeth’s government as the most able Scots statesman of his time. Amiable, charming, intelligent, crafty and with foresight, he contrived to charm his interlocutors and masters and to handle complex situations with mastery. The Spanish ambassador in London remarked that Maitland was reported to rule ...
William Maitland. William Maitland of Lethington (* zwischen 1525 und 1528; † 9. Juni 1573 in Leith) war ein Angehöriger des schottischen Adels, der die anglo-schottische Politik von 1558 bis 1573 maßgeblich prägte. Seit 1561 wirkte Maitland als Staatssekretär von Maria Stuart für eine Vereinigung der beiden Reiche England und Schottland.
When Lady Janet Maitland, Heiress of Lethington was born in January 1502, in East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Sir William Maitland, was 32 and her mother, Martha Eliza Seton, was 27. She married Sir Hugh Somerville 5th Lord Somerville in July 1517, in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
MAITLAND (Maitland of Lethington), WILLIAM (c. 1528–1573), Scottish statesman, eldest son of the preceding, was educated at St Andrews. At an early age he entered public life and began in various ways to serve the regent, Mary of Lorraine, becoming her secretary of state in 1558.
