Abbey seal, depicting murder of St Thomas.

Another abbey seal, again depicting murder of St Thomas.

Abbot of Arbroath (and later Commendator) was the head of the Tironensian Benedictine monastic community of Arbroath Abbey, Angus, Scotland, founded under the patronage of King William of Scotland from Kelso Abbey and dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. Arbroath Abbey became the wealthiest and most powerful abbey in later medieval Scotland. The following is a list of abbots and commendators: Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ... The longest lasting of the western Catholic monastic orders, the Benedictine Order traces its origins to the adoption of the monastic life by St. ... Arbroath Abbey, showing distinctive sandstone colouring. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... William I the Lion ( known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garm1 or William the Rough), (1142/1143 - December 4, 1214) reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. ... Kelso Abbey Kelso Abbey is a Scottish abbey built in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks (originally from Tiron, near Chartres, in France) who had moved from the nearby Selkirk Abbey. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification...

• Reginald, 1178-1179
• Henry, 1179-1207
• Gilbert, 1208-1219 x 1229
• Radulf de Lamley, 1225-1239
• Adam, 1240-1246
• Walter, 1247-1258 x
• Robert, 1261-1267
• Sabinus, 1267 ?
• John, 1268-1270
• William, 1276-1284
• Henry, 1285-1296
• Nicholas, 1299-1301
• John de Anegus, 1303-1309
• Bernard, 1310-1328
• Geoffrey, 1329-1347
• William, 1348-1366
• John, 1370-1384
• John Gedy, 1384-1410
• Walter Paniter, 1410-1449
• Robert Bowmaker, 1419
• Richard Guthrie, 1449-1455
• Malcolm Brydy, 1456-1470
• Richard Guthrie, 1470-1472
• Hugh Douglas, 1470
• Francis Gonzaga, 1472
• Alexander Scrymgeour, 1472
• Patrick Graham, 1473-1476
• George Boyce, 1472-1482
• William Bonkil, 1482-1484
• David Lichton, 1484-1503
• James Stewart, 1503-1504
• George Hepburn, 1504-1513
• Gavin Douglas, 1514
• Andrew Forman, 1514
• James Stewart, 1514-1517
• Peter de Accoltis, 1517
• James Beaton, 1517-1523 x 1524
• David Beaton, 1524-1545
• James Beaton II, 1545-1551
• George Douglas, 1546
• John, Lord Hamilton, 1551-1568
• George Douglas, 1568-1572
• John, Lord Hamilton (again), 1573-1579
• Esmé Stuart, 1579-1583

James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504) was the son of King James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark. ... Andrew Forman (c. ... James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. ... James Beaton, or Bethune (1473-1539), was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton. ... Cardinal David Beaton Archbishop David Cardinal Beaton (c. ... James Beaton (* 1517; † April 24/25, 1603) was a 16th century archbishop of Glasgow. ... Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–July 30, 1624) was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox. ...

Bibliography

• Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries (The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24), (Edinburgh, 2001), p. 3-10