Abbot of Coupar Angus
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The Abbot of Coupar Angus (later Commendator of Coupar) was the head of the monastic community and lands of Coupar Angus Abbey
, on the boundary between Angus
and Gowrie
in Scotland
. The abbot David Bane (David Bayn) was granted the mitre
in 1464. The following are a list of abbots and commendators.
Coupar Angus Abbey
Coupar Angus Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near Coupar Angus, in central Scotland, on the boundary between Angus and Gowrie.It was founded on the old royal manor of Coupar in 1161 x 1162 with the patronage of Máel Coluim IV , King of Scots, by Cistercian monks from Melrose Abbey...
, on the boundary between Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
and Gowrie
Gowrie
Gowrie may refer to several places:* Gowrie, a province in Scotland** Carse of Gowrie, the southern part of Gowrie noted for its farmlandGowrie may also refer to:* Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The abbot David Bane (David Bayn) was granted the mitre
Mitre
The mitre , also spelled miter, is a type of headwear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodox...
in 1464. The following are a list of abbots and commendators.
List of abbots
- Fulk, x1164-1170
- Ralph, 1171-1189
- Adam, 1189-1194
- Arnold, 1194-x1201
- William (I), 1201-1202
- Udard, 1202-1207
- Richard, 1207-1209
- Alexander, 1209-1240
- Gilbert, 1240-1243
- William de BininWilliam of BinningWilliam of Binning or William of Binin was a 13th century Cistercian monk. His name indicates that he came from Binning, in Uphill parish, West Lothian, Scotland; otherwise, his background is obscure. He emerges on 29 November 1243 when he is styled "Prior of Newbattle" and elected to be Abbot of...
, 1243-1258 - William (III), 1258-1283
- Andreas de Buchan, 1284-1296
- Alan, x1300-1315x
- John Orwell, x1325-1341x1356
- Lambert, fl. 1356
- Walter, fl. 1387
- John de Ketnes, x1395-1419
- William de Ledhuys (Ledhouse), 1419-x1428
- Thomas de Furde, x1428-1429
- William de Blare, 1429-1453x1456
- Thomas de LevingstoneThomas LivingstonThomas Livingston was a fifteenth century Scottish cleric, diplomat, and delegate at the Council of Basel and advisor to Kings James I and James II of Scotland...
, 1456-1459 - John de Hudton, 1460-1461
- David Bane, 1461-1479x1483
- John Schanwell, 1479x1483-1506
- Robert Beaton, 1507
- William Turnbull, 1507-1524
- William Stewart, 1511-1512
- Thomas Hay, 1524-1525
- John (Alexander) Spens, 1524-1526 (elect only)
- Donald CampbellDonald Campbell (abbot)Donald Campbell was a 16th-century Scottish noble and churchman. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. From 1522, he was a student of St Salvator's College, at the University of St Andrews...
1526-1562/3
List of commendators
- Leonard Leslie (I), 1563-1602
- George Foullertoun the Younger of Dunune, 1594
- Leonard Leslie (II), 1596-1598
- Andrew Lamb, 1603-1607
- Patrick Stirling, 1607
- James ElphinstoneJames Elphinstone, 1st Lord BalmerinoJames Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino was a Scottish nobleman and politician, disgraced in 1609.-Life to 1605:He was the third son of Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone, by Margaret, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffray, and was born about 1553...
, 1606-1607