James HEPBURN (4th Earl of Bothwell 1st and last Duke of Orkney)

ABT 1534 - 14 APR 1578

• TITLE: 4th Earl of Bothwell 1st and last Duke of Orkney
  
• BIRTH: ABT 1534, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• CHRISTENING: 1536, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• DEATH: 14 APR 1578, Dragsholm, Fårevejle, Holbæk, Denmark
• BURIAL: APR 1578, Dragsholm, Denmark
• EVENT: One of several accused-but eventully acquited
  Accused+of+having+murdered++Mary+Queen+of+Scots+consort+%22Lord+Darnely%22 : FEB 1567
• EVENT: Charged and Aquitted of the murder of Henry Stuart%2C second husband of Mary Stuart : APR 1567, Scotland, United Kingdom
• EVENT: 1st Duke of Orkney
  Title of Nobility : 12 MAY 1567, Orkney, Scotland
• EVENT: 4th Earl of Bothwell
  Title of Nobility : Scotland
• EVENT: Marquess of Fife
  Title of Nobility :
• EVENT: Lord High Admiral of Scotland
  Military Service :

• MARRIAGE: ABT 1559, Kobenhaven, Denmark

1.  William HEPBURN

• MARRIAGE: 9 FEB 1565, Canongate Kirk Session, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

• MARRIAGE: 9 FEB 1565, Canongate Kirk Session, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

1.  James HEPBURNE
2.  William HEPBURNE
3.  James HEPBURNE
4. +Jean HEPBURN

• MARRIAGE: 15 MAY 1567, Holyrood, Midlothian, Scotland

1.  Stillborn TWIN
2.  Stillborn TWIN

1.  William RUSTUN

1. +James HEPBURN

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|--James HEPBURN 
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                      |_Margaret DE HEPBURN __|
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