George Crichton
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George Crichton served as the Bishop of Dunkeld
until his death on 24 January in 1543 or 1544.
He served as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
from 1526.
He was the person to whom the Dunkeld Lectern
was presented by Pope Alexander VI
prior to it being looted by Sir Richard Lee
during an English attack in 1544.
He is not remembered as an especially pious Bishop, and it has been said of him "He is said to have thanked God that he knew neither New nor Old Testaments".http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Ws7G4YMeNfwJ:ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_002/2_103_118.pdf+%22George+Crichton%22+Dunkeld&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=6
He is believed to be the uncle of Robert Crichton
, who served as the last known medieval Bishop of Dunkeld until 1554.
It has been suggested that he is believed to be the brother of John Hamilton
, Bishop of Dunkeld. This does not seem to be correct.
Bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
until his death on 24 January in 1543 or 1544.
He served as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
The office of Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, one of the Great Officers of State, first appears in the reign of David II. After the Act of Union 1707 its holder was normally a peer, like the Keeper of the Great Seal...
from 1526.
He was the person to whom the Dunkeld Lectern
Dunkeld Lectern
The Dunkeld Lectern is a mediaeval lectern which was one of the most prized possessions of St Stephen's Church, St Albans. The 150 kg brass reading desk stood approximately 1.6 metres high and took the form of a large eagle with outspread wings with the bird perched on an orb supported...
was presented by Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet...
prior to it being looted by Sir Richard Lee
Richard Lee (engineer)
Sir Richard Lee was a military engineer in the service of Henry VIII of England, Edward VI and Elizabeth I. He was a commander of Henry VIII of England| and appointed surveyor of the King's works.-Surveyor of Calais:...
during an English attack in 1544.
He is not remembered as an especially pious Bishop, and it has been said of him "He is said to have thanked God that he knew neither New nor Old Testaments".http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Ws7G4YMeNfwJ:ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_002/2_103_118.pdf+%22George+Crichton%22+Dunkeld&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=6
He is believed to be the uncle of Robert Crichton
Robert Crichton (bishop)
-Biography:He was the son of Sir Patrick Crichton, Laird of Cranstoun. Robert was a younger son and chose an ecclesiastical career. From 1517 he was Provost of St Giles Collegiate Church...
, who served as the last known medieval Bishop of Dunkeld until 1554.
It has been suggested that he is believed to be the brother of John Hamilton
John Hamilton (archbishop)
The Most Rev. Dr. John Hamilton , Scottish prelate and politician, was an illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran....
, Bishop of Dunkeld. This does not seem to be correct.