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'''Isabella Hoppringle''' (1460–1538), was a Scottish abbess and spy. She was the abbess of [[Coldstream]] Abbey in 1505–1538.<ref name="Ewan Innes Reynolds Pipes 2007 p. 399">{{cite book |
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}}</ref> She was a personal friend to the Scottish queen dowager regent, [[Margaret Tudor]]. As the abbey was near the border of England and Scotland, it was in the midst of the warfare between the nations in 1513. She skillfully managed to balance between the two nations to the benefit of the abbey and was reputed as the best agent England had in Scotland. In 1538, she was succeeded as abbess – and reputedly as agent – by her relative [[Janet Pringle]].<ref name="Undiscovered Scotland">{{cite web |
}}</ref> She was a personal friend to the Scottish queen dowager regent, [[Margaret Tudor]]. As the abbey was near the border of England and Scotland, it was in the midst of the warfare between the nations in 1513. She skillfully managed to balance between the two nations to the benefit of the abbey and was reputed as the best agent England had in Scotland. In 1538, she was succeeded as abbess – and reputedly as agent – by her relative [[Janet Pringle]].<ref name="Undiscovered Scotland">{{cite web |
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Revision as of 10:11, 29 March 2019
Isabella Hoppringle (1460–1538), was a Scottish abbess and spy. She was the abbess of Coldstream Abbey in 1505–1538.[1]
Belonging to a family who often provided abbesses to the Abbey in Coldstream, she became initiated in the position in 1505.[2] She was a personal friend to the Scottish queen dowager regent, Margaret Tudor. As the abbey was near the border of England and Scotland, it was in the midst of the warfare between the nations in 1513. She skillfully managed to balance between the two nations to the benefit of the abbey and was reputed as the best agent England had in Scotland. In 1538, she was succeeded as abbess – and reputedly as agent – by her relative Janet Pringle.[3]
Bibliography
- The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women, Elizabeth L. Ewan, Sue Innes, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0748617135
References
- ^ Ewan, E.L.; Innes, S.; Reynolds, S.; Pipes, R. (2007). Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen. Edinburgh University Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Moffat, A. (2011). The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers. Birlinn. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-85790-115-6. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Isabella Hoppringle: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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