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Personal data James Hepburn 

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  • He was born about 1535.Source 1
  • Title: 4th Earl of BothwellSource 1
  • (Created) on May 12, 1567: Duke of Orkney and Earl of Shetland.Source 1
  • (Titles & Estates Declared Forfeit) on December 20, 1567: His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 20 December, 1567..Source 1
  • He died on April 14, 1578 in Prison, Dragsholm Castle, Denmark.Source 1
  • He is buried in Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, Denmark.Source 1
  • A child of Patrick Hepburn

Household of James Hepburn

(1) He is married to Queen of Scots Mary.

They got married on May 15, 1567 at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1


(2) He is married to Jean Gordon.

They got married on February 24, 1566.Source 1

The marriage has been declared void May 7, 1567.

The couple were divorced from May 3, 1567 at Protestant Commissary Court of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1


Notes about James Hepburn

He was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and he
was born in c.1535. He succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Bothwell in September, 1556. He married firstly Jean, daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, on 24 February, 1566; they were divorced on 3 May, 1567, in the Protestant Commissary Court of Edinburgh, on grounds of his adultery, the marriage was also annulled on 7 May, 1567, on grounds of consanguinity. James was created Duke of Orkney and Earl of Shetland on 12 May, 1567. His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 20 December, 1567. He died on 14 April, 1578, in prison at Dragsholm Castle, Denmark, and was buried in Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, Denmark. Issue of marriage: 2 & 3 Stillborn twins They were born between 18 and 24 July, 1568, at Lochleven Castle.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Hepburn

James Hepburn
± 1535-1578

(1) 1567

Queen of Scots Mary
1542-1587

(2) 1566

Jean Gordon
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  1. Publication, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (Paperback) Alison Weir
    Fascinating and authoritative of Britain's royal families from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria, by leading popular historian Alison Weir

    'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot. If George III did make such a marriage...then his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot...'

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Day of marriage February 24, 1566

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1566: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
    • April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.

Day of death April 14, 1578

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1578: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.
    • April 27 » Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
    • May 31 » King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
    • August 4 » Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
    • September 29 » Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.


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