Gavin Douglas

Type Figure Region Scotland Time c. 1474–1522 Also known as Gavin Douglas、Bishop Gavin Douglas

Gavin Douglas (c. 1474–1522), a leading poet and churchman of the Scottish Renaissance from the earls of Douglas family, wrote poems including The Ki…

Timeline

1474–1513East Lothian · East LothianDouglas came from a prominent Scottish family, grew up in the cultural atmosphere of the court of James IV, composed Scottish Renaissance poetry such as The Kingis Quair, and in 1513 completed the first full Scots translation of Virgil's Aeneid.
1515–1522Dunkeld · Perth and KinrossHe became Bishop of Dunkeld in 1515, balancing church governance with literary composition amid the political turmoil after Flodden, continuing to write in Scots and taking part in religious and cultural debates until he died of plague en route to London in 1522.

Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Douglas, Gavin https://www.oxforddnb.com/