James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray

The Bonnie Earl of Moray, the anonymous "vendetta portrait" of the murdered earl, 1592

James Stewart, 2nd Lord Doune, jure uxoris 2nd Earl of Moray (c. 1565 – 7 February 1592),[1] was a Scottish nobleman. He was murdered by George Gordon, Earl of Huntly as the culmination of a vendetta. Known as the Bonnie Earl for his good looks, he became the subject of a popular ballad, "The Bonnie Earl of Moray".

  1. ^ Charles Mosley, ed, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, 2003), volume 2, p. 2012.