Notes

Queen Margret

1047 - 1093 Princess of royal Saxon line Fled Norman conquest of England by ship but was blown ashore on coast of Fife Met King Malcolm III of Scotland & married in 1070 Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury she reformed religion in Scotland Altruist, improved knights table manners

Bishop William de Lamberton

1265 - 1326 Influéncialo role in independence Bishop of St. Andrews - held onto the title until death Completed the building of the Cathedral & officiated it's concentration in 1318 18 days before his death, England recognized Scotland as an independent state

King Robert the Bruce

1274-1329 The King of Norman stock Freed Scotland from Sassenach menace Let the side down; by a little preliminary fifth column work & murder of Red Comyn in a Dumfries church Attended the dedication of St. Andrews Cathedral by Bishop Lamberton in 1318 Could've learnt something from Queen Margret

Pedro de Luana, Pope Benedict the 13th

1328-1423 Spanish Last of easygoing Popes of Avignon 1413 he issued 6 Papal Bulls confirming the University by Bishop Wardlaw in 1411 An act of crafty political maneuvering by James I of Scotland James wrote to him on behalf of the Church of St. Andrews & the estates of Scotland

Laurence of Lindores

1373-1437 Appointed Master of St. John's College of St John by Bishop Wardlaw in 1419 The first Rector of the University Notable scholar Somewhat sinister figure, 30 years as Inquisitor of Herectical Pravity Persecuted the Lollards Was responsible with Bishop Wardlaw for the first martyr fire, Paul Craw

King James I

1394-1437 Mother died in 1402, he was sent to St. Andrews and placed under the care of Bishop Wardlaw until 1406 Application to Pope Benedict is in his name, arms, with rampant lion, a component of the university's arms Placed uni under his personal protection in 1432 Exempted it's members from tax and drew up a code of discipline for the Faculty of Arts Tried to reform legislation of Scotland and control Scottish Nobles but was murdered in 1437 by the rebel Sir Robert Gramham

Prior John Hepburn

1460-1522 Founders of St. Leonard's College in 1512 Him and his nephew Prior Patrick Hepburn saw to the building of the Abbey Wall (remains today) Excellent administrator but ambitious and unscrupulous politician

William Dunbar

1460-1530 Studied at the University between 1475 - 1479 One of the treatise Scottish poets of all time Later became the official Rhymer in the household of James IV

Gavin Douglas

1472 - 1522 3rd son to Earl of Angus Studied at St Andrews from 1489 to 1494 1st person to translate Virgil's Aeneid into Scots

Sir David Lindsay of the Mount

1490-1555 Studied at St. Andrews from 1505-1508 Became the personal fav poet of James V & criticized his loose morals Made Poet Laureate and Lord Lyon King of Arms at the Scottish Court

Archbishop Stewart

1495-1513 Founders of St. Leonard's college Eldest and illegitimate son of King James IV Made Bishop of St. Andrews in 1505 at age 12 Died in 1513 in the Battle of Flodden alongside his father Brilliant Scholar, studied under Erasmus

Bishop Henry Wardlaw

Amid bloodshed of civil war, founded the first University in Scotland and third in Britain Responsible for burning the first heretic in Scotland; Paul Craw on Market St. in 1433

St Regulus

Greek of Patras - where St. Andrew suffered martyrdom Called to by divine warning to depart to "which I shall show thee" Voyaged to Pictland with the bones of St. Andrew Pictland became a scared spot, goal of pilgrims and home of Scottish Church

Henry Ogilvy

Master of the Arts of University of Paris & priest in St. Andrews Sent to Benedict's court in Spain, collecting the Papal Bulls, only 1 survives Left St. Andrews on 28th of August, 1413 and arrived back on 3rd of February 1414 welcomes by bells

The Two Culdee Monks

Monks of Celtic church in Scotland Maintained the Church of Our Lady on the Rock long after the Canons of the Roman Church were established in the Cathedral Site of their church can be seen on Kirckheugh - on head path leading down St. Andrews Barbour Remains now seen of the 12th Century Collegiate Church

Saint Andrew

Saint of town, University and nation Bears the cross he suffered on in Greece which became the satire of Scottish National flag