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JAMES HEPBURN BOTHWELL, 4TH Earl Of, duke of Orkney and Shetland (c. 1536-1578), husband of Mary, queen of Scots, son of Patrick, 3rd earl of Bothwell, and of Agnes, daughter of Henry, Lord Sinclair, was born about 1536.
James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney (c. 1534 – 14 April 1578), better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was hereditary Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He is best known for his association with and subsequent marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third husband. He was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and Agnes Sinclair (d. 1572), daughter of Henry Sinclair ...
Earl of Bothwell. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh. James Hepburn, 4. Earl of Bothwell, 1. Duke of Orkney (* um 1534; † 14. April 1578 auf Schloss Dragsholm, Seeland, Dänemark) war Lord High Admiral von Schottland und Oberbefehlshaber des schottischen Grenzlandes sowie dritter Ehemann von Maria Stuart .
- James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1536-78) Tempestuous Early Years One of the most colourful figures in Scottish history, Bothwell was educated by his grand-uncle, Bishop Hepburn of Moray and he succeeded his father as earl of Bothwell and hereditary lord high admiral of Scotland in 1556 at the age of 21.
Dragsholm, Denmark, 14 Apr. 1578; bur. Faarvejle. Succeeding to the earldom in 1556, Bothwell loyally served the dowager Mary of Guise, despite being protestant, and was sent by her to France in 1559, to become briefly gentleman of the chamber to the newly acceded Francis II. A man of action rather than a statesman, Bothwell became one of the ...
Francis's maternal uncle, the 4th Earl of Bothwell (by the first creation), was the chief suspect in the murder of James VI's father, Lord Darnley. Family [ edit ] Francis Stewart was a son of John Stewart , Prior of Coldingham (d. 1563), who was an illegitimate child of James V of Scotland by his mistress Elizabeth Carmichael.
Bothwell var son till Patrick Hepburn, 3:e earl av Bothwell, som han efterträdde som earl 1556. Den tid när drottningens halvbror, greven av Moray, hade makten i landet vistades Bothwell i landsflykt (åren 1562–1565). Efter mordet på Maria Stuarts sekreterare, David Rizzio fick Bothwell stort inflytande över henne.
