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James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland 1536–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Apr 1578

Death Location: Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark

Father: Patrick Bothwell

Mother: Agnes Sinclair

Spouse(s): Mary Catholic

Children(s): Stillborn Hepburn

James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland was born in 1536 in Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Ii Fair Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Sinclair. James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland married Mary I Stuart Queen Of Scots Queen Consort Of France Until Dec 1560 Catholic, and had children including Stillborn Twin Hepburn. James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland passed away in 1578 in Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark.

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Biography

  • James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland was born in 1536 in Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Ii Fair Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Sinclair.
  • James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland married Mary I Stuart Queen Of Scots Queen Consort Of France Until Dec 1560 Catholic, and had children including Stillborn Twin Hepburn.
  • James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland passed away in 1578 in Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark.

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James Shetland's Ancestors

Self
James Shetland
1536–1578
Birth Place: Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick II 'Fair Earl' Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell
1512–1556
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Sinclair
1498–1574
Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
Grandparents
Adam (Hepburn, 2nd Earl Bothwell, Lord High Admiral) Scotland
1492–1513
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Stewart, Lady of) Rawkerayne
1495–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Capt (Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord St Clair, Justicar of Orkney and Shetland, Earl of Caithness, Baron of) Roslin
1459–1513
Wick, Caithness, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
Margaret (Baroness of Hailes) Hepburn
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bothwell
1451–1508
Lady Somerville
1461–1490
James Auchterhouse
1439–1499
Margaret (mistress)
1446–1486
William Clair
1430–1487
Christian Leslie
1432–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1435–1479
Lady Home
1436–1480
James Lorn
1399–1451
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Patrick Tullibardine
1422–1476
Katherine Balfour
1425–1446
William Orkney
1404–1480
Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451

James Shetland's Descendants

1.
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James (Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney &) Shetland (1536–14 Apr 1578) m. Mary (I Stuart, Queen of Scots, Queen Consort of France until Dec 1560,) Catholic (8 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. Stillborn (Twin) Hepburn 1568–1568

James Shetland's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland in Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1578
14 Apr 1578
Age 42
Death of James Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney & Shetland in Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark
Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Spynie Castle, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1578
    Event Place: Dragsholm Castle, Zeeland, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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