James Hepburn, fourth earl of Bothwell

(1534 c.-1578)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bothwell, James Hepburn, Earl of, 1536?-1578 DNB: Hepburn, James, fourth earl of Bothwell and duke of Orkney (1534/5-1578), magnate and third consort of Mary, queen of Scots LBT ID: LdBothw4 VIAF ID: 72444302 LOC ID: n50042109	B/BAP: 1534 DIED: 1578-04-14
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Scottish nobleman who after being acquitted for his part in the murder of Darnley married Mary Queen of Scots in 1567; he was pursued and imprisoned following her abdication.
REFERENCES TO James Hepburn, fourth earl of Bothwell: Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter IV 1814 Found 1: ¶ 28 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1860) Chapter 1 Found 1: ¶ 15