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 confidant, 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.
James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton, Scottish lord who played a leading role in the overthrow of Mary, Queen of Scots (reigned 1542–67). As regent of Scotland for young king James VI (later James I of England) from 1572 to 1578, he restored the authority of the central government, which had been.
28 de abr. de 2022 · "James Douglas, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) 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 did manage to win the civil war which had been dragging on with the supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581, aged 65) 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 that had been dragging on with the supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots.
21 de may. de 2018 · Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of [S] ( c. 1516–81). The position of regent to young James VI of Scotland was not an enviable one.
[5] The 4th Earl of Morton became Regent of Scotland in 1572, for the infant James VI and I. [6] However, once James VI reached the age of majority, the 4th Earl was implicated in the murder of James' father, Lord Darnley in 1567, and was executed in 1581. [7]
Elizabeth's intervention afforded him a shaky return to office, though scarcely to power, until in 1580 he was charged with Darnley's murder and beheaded in 1581. From: Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of in A Dictionary of British History ». Subjects: History — Regional and National History.