1st Earl of Moray
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The 1st Earl of Moray was a prominent Scottish noble title most famously held by James Stewart, the illegitimate half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots, who served as Regent of Scotland during her son James VI’s minority.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray | 1 |
| James Stewart, Earl of Moray | 3 |
| Earl of Moray | 1 |
| regency of James Stewart, Earl of Moray | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl of Moray
ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1531 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1570-01-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Linlithgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1570 ⓘ |
| era | 16th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| familyName | Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James V of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Earl of Mar (disputed, earlier grant)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illegitimateChildOf | James V of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Scots ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringRegency | James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Erskine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Earl of Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first recorded head-of-state assassination by firearm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Scottish Reformation party
ⓘ
serving as Regent of Scotland during the minority of James VI ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | Regent of Scotland ⓘ |
| opposed | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Scottish Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conflicts following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Regent of Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mary, Queen of Scots (as sovereign ruler) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regentFor | James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regentOf | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| sibling | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Agnes Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1567 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (as Regent of Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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James Stewart, Earl of Moray
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James Stewart, Earl of Moray
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Moray family
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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
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regency of James Stewart, Earl of Moray
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Earl of Moray
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James Stewart, Earl of Moray