James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton

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Earl of Morton Regent of Scotland Scottish nobleman human

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.

Aliases (2)

4th Earl of Morton ×2
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl of Morton → Regent of Scotland → Scottish nobleman → human →
accusedOf	complicity in the murder of Lord Darnley →
activeIn	Scottish politics →
associatedWith	Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley → James VI of Scotland → Mary, Queen of Scots → Scottish Reformation →
birthYear	c. 1525 →
causeOfDeath	beheading →
charge	treason →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland →
deathDate	1581-06-02 →
deathPlace	Edinburgh, Scotland →
era	16th century →
executedBy	Kingdom of Scotland →
executionDevice	Scottish Maiden (guillotine-like device) →
familyName	Douglas →
givenName	James →
governmentTypeLed	regency council →
heldTitle	4th Earl of Morton → Lord of Dalkeith →
mannerOfDeath	execution →
memberOf	House of Douglas →
monarchServed	James VI of Scotland →
nobleTitle	Earl of Morton →
notableEvent	resignation of the regency in 1578 →
notableFor	association with the murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley → involvement in the politics following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots → leadership of the Scottish regency government → role in the minority government of James VI →
opposedMonarch	Mary, Queen of Scots →
ordinalInTitle	4th Earl of Morton →
participatedIn	Scottish Reformation politics → civil conflicts in Scotland after 1567 →
placeOfBurial	Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh →
politicalAlignment	supporter of the Protestant Lords of the Congregation →
positionHeld	Lord Chancellor of Scotland → Regent of Scotland →
reasonForExecution	complicity in the murder of Lord Darnley →
regencyEnd	1578 →
regencyFor	James VI of Scotland →
regencyStart	1572 →
religion	Presbyterianism → Protestantism →
spouse	Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Morton →
supportedMonarch	James VI of Scotland →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Earl of Morton → Earl of Morton ("James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton") →	titleHolder
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ("4th Earl of Morton") →	heldTitle
Clan Douglas →	notableMember
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ("4th Earl of Morton") →	ordinalInTitle