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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, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell ( c. 1534 – 14 April 1578), better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman. He was known for his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third and final husband.
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell was the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He evidently engineered the murder of Mary’s second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, thereby precipitating the revolt of the Scottish nobles and Mary’s flight to England, where she was imprisoned by Queen.
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About this artwork. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, is a notorious figure in Scottish history. He is most associated with the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots’, second husband, Lord Darnley. Then abducting Mary, raping her and forcing her hand in marriage.
Lord Sinclair. James Hepburn, 4. Earl of Bothwell, * 1534, † 14. April 1578, erblicher Lord High Admiral of Scotland, 1567 Herzog von Orkney und Lord of Shetland; ⚭ I Jean Gordon, Schwester von George Gordon, 5. Earl of Huntly, geschieden 1567; ⚭ 1567 Maria Stuart, Königin von Schottland ( Haus Stuart) Jane (Janet), † vor 27.
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 lived from around 1536 to 14 April 1578. He is best known as the probable murderer of Lord Darnley, Mary Queen of Scots' second husband, and for becoming her third husband, a wedding that sparked the downfall of both Mary and Bothwell.
