KLDeWitt Genealogy Research Project
Our Family's Journey Through Time from Europe and Canada to the US
Abt 1534 - 1578 (44 years)| Name | James Hepburn | |
| Suffix | 1st Duke of Orkney 4th Earl of Bothwell Lord Hailes | |
| Birth | Abt 1534 | Edinburgh, Scotland  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Name | James Duke of Orkney Hepburn 1st Duke of Orkney 4th Earl of Bothwell Lord Hailes [1] | |
| Reference Number | 11638 | |
| Death | 14 Apr 1578 | Dragsholm Castle, Denmark |
| Person ID | I11638 | KLD Genealogy |
| Last Modified | 18 May 2026 | |
| Father | Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, b. 1512, Scotland d. Sep 1556, Dumfries, Scotland (Age 44 years) | |
| Relationship | bio | |
| Mother | Agnes Sinclair, Countess of Bothwell Lady Morham d. 1572 | |
| Relationship | bio | |
| Family ID | F5618 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Jane Gordon | |
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1565 | Canongate Kirk Session, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1, 2] |
| Family ID | F4248 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 18 May 2026 | |
| Family 2 | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, b. 8 Dec 1542, Linlithgow Palace, Scotland d. 8 Feb 1587, Fotheringhay Castle, England (Age 44 years) | |
| Marriage | 1567 | |
| Family ID | F4247 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 18 May 2026 | |
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| Photos | | James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1566 portrait) By Unknown (Scottish) - iQFMpXROf6j7Ig at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21865933 |
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