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James Douglas, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) (aged 69) was the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. He was in some ways the most successful of the four, since he won the civil war which had been dragging on with the supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots. However, he came to an unfortunate end—he was executed by means of ...
On 15 May 1567, Mary married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who most Scots believed had murdered Lord Darnley. and took refuge at Borthwick Castle. Having been pardoned, Morton returned to Scotland early in 1567, and with 600 men appeared before Borthwick Castle at Carberry Hill on 15 June 1567; bringing them back to Edinburgh in custody.
He married Elizabeth Douglas -4th Countess of Morton in 1543, in Morton, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 June 1581, in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 65, and was buried in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The couple had three daughters; Margaret, Beatrix, and Elizabeth. He was succeeded by his son-in-law, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, husband of his daughter Elizabeth. His daughter Lady Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, who was heir presumptive to Mary, Queen of Scots, prior to the birth of her son James in 1566.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman. He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confident, David Rizzio, and king Henry Darnley. He was one of the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of James VI and I. He was in some ways the most successful of the four, since he ...
James Douglas duly inherited and became Regent Morton, but both his and his brother Angus’s male lines were to fail. Notwithstanding all of this, the 3rd Earl of Morton’s second daughter, Beatrix, who had married Robert 6th Lord Maxwell, felt aggrieved at being overlooked and her son, John 8th Lord Maxwell tried to lay claim to the title when Regent Morton fell from power in 1581.
National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Photo credit: National Galleries of Scotland. Send information to Art Detective. James, 4th Earl of Morton, was involved in the most dramatic events of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was among those who burst into the.
