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182: 45: 445: 36:. The long history of the abbey came to a formal end in July 1606 when the parliament of Scotland turned the abbey into a secular lordship for the last commendator, John Bothwell (confirmed by charter in December 1607). The following is a list of abbots and commendators: 939: 429: 407: 190: 954: 439: 202: 257:
Possibly elected in opposition to Dryden. Bower did not push the claim, and claim was nullified in March 1432.
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The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries
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in 1446 before being provided to Holyrood. Resigned in 1450.
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(eds.), 176: 80:Elias son of Nicholas, 1227-1236 x 1253 932: 378:Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., 411: 74:William (IV) son of "Owin", 1221-1227 380:Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland 13: 14: 966: 292:Formerly Prior of St Mary's Isle. 39: 443: 116:Thomas de St Andrews, ?1347-1370 372: 355: 342: 329: 110:John de Cambusnethan, 1328-1339 71:William (III), 1217 x 1218-1221 316: 295: 286: 273: 260: 251: 242: 229: 216: 125:John de Leith, 1386-71415x1420 1: 148:Archibald Crawford, 1450-1484 185:Seal of Robert Stewart abbot 151:Robert Ballantyne, 1484-1500 65:William (II), 1187x1189-1206 7: 396: 128:Henry de Dryden, 1420-1423 95:William de Haddington, 1285 10: 971: 904:St Serf's Inch, Loch Leven 307:Commendator of Dunfermline 248:Became Bishop of Galloway. 163:William Douglas, 1526-1528 160:George Crichton, 1500-1526 809: 646: 553: 475: 452: 348:Illegitimate son of King 68:Walter, 1210-1217 or 1218 955:Lists of Scottish people 303:Archbishop of St Andrews 209: 172:David Douglas, 1530-1531 145:James Cameron, 1446-1450 101:Elias, 1309-1320 or 1321 311:Commendator of Arbroath 268:Prior of St Mary's Isle 22:Commendator of Holyrood 186: 89:Radulf, 1253x1256-1258 59:William (I), 1152-1172 49: 28:monastic community of 24:) was the head of the 184: 122:David Bell, 1379-1386 47: 691:Dercongal (Holywood) 438:Senior churchmen of 177:List of commendators 62:John, 1173-1178x1184 350:James V of Scotland 237:Bishop of Galloway 187: 92:Robert, 1273 x1279 86:, 1236 x 1253-1255 50: 927: 926: 467:St Andrews (1472) 440:Medieval Scotland 383: 324:Bishop of Dunkeld 281:Prior of Whithorn 224:Abbot of Inchcolm 167:Robert Cairncross 113:Bartholomew, 1342 18:Abbot of Holyrood 962: 864:May (Pittenweem) 447: 432: 425: 418: 409: 408: 381: 366: 363:bishop of Orkney 359: 353: 346: 340: 333: 327: 320: 314: 309:(1500-1504) and 299: 293: 290: 284: 277: 271: 264: 258: 255: 249: 246: 240: 233: 227: 220: 53:Alwin, 1128-1151 970: 969: 965: 964: 963: 961: 960: 959: 950:Lists of abbots 945:Scottish abbots 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Augustinian
Holyrood Abbey
Edinburgh

Henry
Simon de Wedale
Walter Bower
James Stewart
Robert Cairncross

Robert Stewart
Adam Bothwell
John Bothwell
Abbot of Inchcolm
Bishop of Galloway
Prior of St Mary's Isle
Prior of Whithorn
Archbishop of St Andrews
Commendator of Dunfermline
Commendator of Arbroath
Bishop of Dunkeld
Bishop of Ross
James V of Scotland
bishop of Orkney
Holyrood Abbey
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