Hepburn family
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The Hepburn family is a Scottish noble lineage historically prominent in the Lowlands, best known for producing James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, the controversial third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | political turmoil following the murder of Lord Darnley ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Scottish Reformation era politics ⓘ |
| category |
Scottish Lowland families
ⓘ
Scottish noble houses ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | features a chevron and three martlets (in various branches) ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection | connected to the Stewart monarchy through marriage alliances ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| feudalBarony | Barony of Hailes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Bothwell in Lanarkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands in East Lothian ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Hepburns of Bothwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hepburns of Hailes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryStatus | hereditary peers in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | prominent in Lowland Scottish politics ⓘ |
| involvedIn | power struggles during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
Earl of Bothwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Bothwell (Peerage of Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Hailes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | marital alliance with Mary, Queen of Scots through James Hepburn ⓘ |
| notableMember | James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
East Lothian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hailes, East Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Crown of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluencePeak | 16th century ⓘ |
| politicalRole | landed magnates in the Scottish Lowlands ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| surname | Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleExtinction | Earldom of Bothwell eventually forfeited ⓘ |
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