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.

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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
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

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Lords of the Congregation leader 1st Earl of Moray
this entity surface form: James Stewart, Earl of Moray
Casket Letters controversy mainPersonInvolved 1st Earl of Moray
this entity surface form: James Stewart, Earl of Moray
the Moray family notableMember 1st Earl of Moray
subject surface form: Moray family
this entity surface form: James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
Casket Letters controversy resultedIn 1st Earl of Moray
this entity surface form: regency of James Stewart, Earl of Moray
Earl of Strathearn successorTitle 1st Earl of Moray
this entity surface form: Earl of Moray
Casket Letters controversy usedBy 1st Earl of Moray
this entity surface form: James Stewart, Earl of Moray