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William was the renowned "Secretary Lethington" to Mary, Queen of Scots. As her Secretary of State from 1558, [1] he played a prominent part in the various movements of his time, but did not gain the confidence of any party. He adhered to the party of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, illegitimate half-brother of the Queen, against the extreme ...
25 de mar. de 2024 · William Maitland (born c. 1528, probably Lethington [now Lennoxlove], East Lothian, Scotland—died June 9?, 1573, Leith) was a Scottish statesman and staunch supporter of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. In the conflict between Scotland’s Protestant nobility and the Roman Catholic Mary, Maitland often defied the queen when her actions threatened ...
27 de abr. de 2022 · William Maitland of Thirlestane and Levington was the son of Sir Robert Maitland of Thirlestane and Levington and Marion Abernethy.1 He married Margaret Wardlaw.1 He died circa 1471.1. Child of William Maitland of Thirlestane and Levington and Margaret Wardlaw J* ohn Maitland of Thirlestane and Levington+1 b. 18 Aug 1464.
William Maitland of Lethington - Early Career. William Maitland lived through an exceptionally turbulent period in Scottish politics, the departure of Mary of Guise, the Reformation and Mary Stuart’s difficult reign. His father Sir Richard Maitland was the first of our family to move away from the rough life of a border laird, whose only ...
The name Maitland is of Norman origin and was originally spelt Mautalent, Mautalen, Matulant or Matalan, it translates as "evil genius". [2] It is claimed that the Maitlands descend from one of the companions of William the Conqueror who later settled in Northumberland. [3] The name is found on numerous early charters as Matulant, Mautalant and ...
Maitland was an outstanding diplomat, employed from the beginning of his career by the Regent Mary of Guise on delicate missions to England and France and subsequently as Mary Stuart’s interlocutor with William Cecil and Queen Elizabeth. Within two weeks of Mary's arrival in Scotland he was on his way to London.
27 de jun. de 2018 · Maitland, Sir William ( c. 1528–73). Maitland of Lethington began his career in the service of Mary of Guise, regent for Mary, queen of Scots, but in 1559 denounced the French alliance and urged an understanding with the English. His embassy to Elizabeth resulted in the treaty of Berwick in 1560. Mary's return from France placed him in ...
