Robert Blackadder
Robert Blackadder | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Glasgow | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Glasgow |
| Appointed | 9 January 1492 |
| Term ended | 28 July 1508 |
| Predecessor | John Laing |
| Successor | James Beaton |
| Previous posts | 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.