The Abbot of Holyrood (later Commendator of Holyrood) was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Holyrood Abbey, now in Edinburgh. The long history of the abbey came to a formal end in July 1606 when the parliament of Scotland turned the abbey into a secular lordship for the last commendator, John Bothwell (confirmed by charter in December 1607). The following is a list of abbots and commendators:

List of abbots

Seal of Adam

List of commendators

Seal of Robert Stewart abbot

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Abbot of Inchcolm.
  2. ^ Became Bishop of Galloway.
  3. ^ Became Bishop of Galloway.
  4. ^ Possibly elected in opposition to Dryden. Bower did not push the claim, and claim was nullified in March 1432.
  5. ^ Formerly Prior of St Mary's Isle.
  6. ^ Was prior of St Mary's Isle (1426-1446); became Prior of Whithorn in 1446 before being provided to Holyrood. Resigned in 1450.
  7. ^ Formerly Prior of St Mary's Isle.
  8. ^ Was Archbishop of St Andrews (1497–1504), Commendator of Dunfermline (1500-1504) and Commendator of Arbroath (1503-1504)
  9. ^ Became Bishop of Dunkeld.
  10. ^ Became Bishop of Ross.
  11. ^ Illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland.
  12. ^ Also bishop of Orkney (1559-1593)

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