James Hepburn | |
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Duke of Orkney Marquess of Fife Earl of Bothwell | |
Consort of the Scottish monarch | |
Tenure | 15 May 1567 – 24 July 1567 |
Born | c. 1534 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 14 April 1578 Dragsholm Castle, Denmark | (aged 44)
Burial | Fårevejle Church, Odsherred, Denmark |
Spouse | |
Father | Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell |
Mother | Agnes Sinclair |
James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell (c. 1534 – 14 April 1578), better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was accused of the murder of Mary's second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, a charge of which he was acquitted. His marriage to Mary was controversial and divided the country; when he fled the growing rebellion to Norway, he was arrested and lived the rest of his life imprisoned in Denmark.