william maitland

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Definition of william maitland in English English dictionary

born 1528, probably Lethington, East Lothian, Scot. died June 9?, 1573, Leith, Midlothian Scottish statesman. As secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots (1560), he sought to unite the realms of England and Scotland by securing Mary recognition as the successor to Elizabeth I. With that aim, he supported the murders of David Riccio and Lord Darnley, and he joined a coalition of Protestant and Catholic nobles. After Mary fled to England in 1568, Maitland tried to restore her to power and broke with the supporters of the infant King James VI (later James I). In the ensuing civil war, he held Edinburgh Castle until forced to surrender; he died in prison

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William Maitland of Lethington

born 1528, probably Lethington, East Lothian, Scot. died June 9?, 1573, Leith, Midlothian Scottish statesman. As secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots (1560), he sought to unite the realms of England and Scotland by securing Mary recognition as the successor to Elizabeth I. With that aim, he supported the murders of David Riccio and Lord Darnley, and he joined a coalition of Protestant and Catholic nobles. After Mary fled to England in 1568, Maitland tried to restore her to power and broke with the supporters of the infant King James VI (later James I). In the ensuing civil war, he held Edinburgh Castle until forced to surrender; he died in prison

Frederic William Maitland

born May 28, 1850, London, Eng. died Dec. 19, 1906, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain British legal historian. He practiced law in London before joining the faculty of the University of Cambridge (1888). With Frederick Pollock he wrote History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I (1895), which became a standard authority on the subject. In 1887 he helped found the Selden Society for the study of English law

Hyphenation

Wil·liam Mait·land

Turkish pronunciation

wîlyım meytlınd

Pronunciation

/ˈwəlyəm ˈmātlənd/ /ˈwɪljəm ˈmeɪtlənd/