1596 in Scotland

Events from the year 1596 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – James VI

Births

 * Robert Spottiswood
 * 19 August – Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (died 1662 in England)

Deaths

 * Alexander Laird Garlies Sir Stewart, aged 45
 * 22 February – David Wemyss of That Ilk
 * 31 May – John Lesley