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James Hepburn 1535–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 April 1578

Death Location: Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden

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Spouse(s): Mary Scotland

Children(s): James VI

In 1535, James Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Earl Of Bothwell Hepburn And Agnes Sinclair. James Hepburn married Jane Gordon, Mary Queen Of Scotland, and had children including James Vi. James Hepburn passed away in 1578 in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden.

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Biography

  • In 1535, James Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Earl Of Bothwell Hepburn And Agnes Sinclair.
  • James Hepburn married Jane Gordon, Mary Queen Of Scotland, and had children including James Vi.
  • James Hepburn passed away in 1578 in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden.

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James Hepburn
1535–1578
Birth Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Hepburn's Descendants

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James Hepburn (1535–14 April 1578) m. Mary (Queen of) Scotland (7 December 1542–8 February 1587)
  1. 1. James VI 1566–1625

James Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of James Hepburn in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1578
14 April 1578
Age 43
Death of James Hepburn in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden
Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1578
    Event Place: Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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