Lady Jean Gordon | |
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Countess of Bothwell Countess of Sutherland | |
Born | 1546 Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Died | 14 May 1629 Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland | (aged 82–83)
Buried | Dornoch, Scotland |
Noble family | Gordon |
Spouse(s) | James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland Alexander Ogilvy of Boyne |
Issue | Jane Gordon John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland Sir Robert Gordon Mary Gordon Sir Alexander Gordon |
Father | George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly |
Mother | Elizabeth Keith |
Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell (1546 – 14 May 1629) was a wealthy Scottish noblewoman and the second wife of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. He became, after his divorce from Lady Jean, the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Lady Jean herself had a total of three husbands. Upon her second marriage, she became the Countess of Sutherland.