Robert Blackadder | |
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Archbishop of Glasgow | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Glasgow |
Appointed | 9 January 1492 |
Term ended | 28 July 1508 |
Predecessor | John Laing |
Successor | James Beaton |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Glasgow (1483–92) Bishop-elect of Aberdeen (1480–83) Abbot of Melrose (1471–83) Rector of Lasswade |
Orders | |
Consecration | May or June 1483 |
Personal details | |
Died | 28 July 1508 |
Parents | Patrick Blackadder of Tulliallan |
Robert Blackadder (died 28 July 1508) was a medieval Scottish prelate, diplomat and politician, who was Abbot of Melrose, Bishop-elect of Aberdeen and Bishop of Glasgow; when the latter was elevated to an archbishopric in 1492, he became the first ever Archbishop of Glasgow. Blackadder died while en route to Jerusalem on pilgrimage.[1][2]