James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

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Earl of Bothwell Scottish nobleman historical figure

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was a powerful Scottish nobleman best known for his controversial role in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots, including his suspected involvement in the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley.

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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell canonical 5
4th Earl of Bothwell 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
accusedOf murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ⓘ
allegiance Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
associatedWith House of Stuart ⓘ
Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ
battle Battle of Carberry Hill ⓘ
birthYear c. 1534 ⓘ
capturedBy Danish authorities ⓘ
causeOfDeath imprisonment-related illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdTitle Duke of Orkney in 1567 ⓘ
deathYear 1578 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
event flight from Scotland after Carberry Hill in 1567 ⓘ
familyName Hepburn ⓘ
father Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial figure in Scottish history ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
marriageDate 1567 (marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots) ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Hepburn family ⓘ
mother Agnes Sinclair ⓘ
nobleTitle James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 4th Earl of Bothwell

Duke of Orkney ⓘ
notableEvent abduction or elopement with Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567 ⓘ
notableFor marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
role in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
suspected involvement in the murder of Lord Darnley ⓘ
opponent Scottish Protestant lords ⓘ
placeOfBirth Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Denmark ⓘ
Dragsholm Castle ⓘ
placeOfImprisonment Dragsholm Castle ⓘ
positionHeld Lord High Admiral of Scotland ⓘ
Warden of the Scottish Marches ⓘ
religion Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
spouse Anna Throndsen ⓘ
Jean Gordon ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
successorAsEarlOfBothwell Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
trial acquitted of Lord Darnley’s murder in 1567 ⓘ

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Mary, Queen of Scots → spouse → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots → spouseOf → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Hermitage Castle → associatedWith → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Casket Letters controversy → mainPersonInvolved → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley → suspectedMurderConspirators → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell → nobleTitle → James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Earl of Bothwell