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Paternal Family Tree: Hepburn
Maternal Family Tree: Helen Home Lady Hailes 1427-1513
1558 Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Francis Dauphin of France
1567 Marriage of Mary "Queen of Scots" and Lord Bothwell
1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Assassinated by Firearm
On 8th February 1587 [his future wife] Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in the Great Hall at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent, Richard Knightley and Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton witnessed her execution.
There are a number of extant primary sources, eye-witness accounts, describing Mary's execution:
Letter of Robert Wingfield to William Cecil, 08 Feb 1587.
The manner of the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
The manner of the Scottish Queen's execution
Warrender Papers 167. Anonymous.
Warrender Papers 168. Anonymous. Based on the Narration of Richard Wingfield
Ashmole MS. 830, F. 18, in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Jebb's De vita et rebus gestis serenissimæ principis Mariæ Scotorum Reginæ published in French, attributed to her physician Dominique Bourgoin.
letter-books of Sir Amias Poulet, Keeper of Mary Queen of Scots,
the Calendar of State Papers, Spain (known as the Simancas), Volume 4, 1587-1603
Beale's sketch of the execution.
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Around 1534 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney was born to Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 22) and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%.
In 1534 [his father] Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. He the son of [his grandfather] Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell and [his grandmother] Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 65). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In September 1556 [his father] Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 44) died. His son James (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Bothwell.
On 24th April 1558 Dauphin of France (age 14) and [his future wife] Mary Queen of Scots (age 15) were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 42). He the son of King Henry II of France (age 39) and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 39). They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 29th July 1565 Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart (age 19) and [his future wife] Mary Queen of Scots (age 22) were married at Holyrood Palace, Holyrood. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox (age 48) and Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox (age 49). They were half first cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In February 1566 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 32) and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley. He the son of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 7th May 1567 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 21) were divorced.
On 12th May 1567 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) was created 1st Duke Orkney, 1st Marquess Fife.
On 15th May 1567 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) and Mary Queen of Scots (age 24) were married in the Great Hall Holyrood House. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 29th July 1567 [his step-son] King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 1) was crowned VI King Scotland.
John Graham 6th Earl Menteith was present.
Around 1568 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 34) was imprisoned at Denmark.
On 13th May 1568 the army of [his wife] Mary Queen of Scots (age 25) commanded by Archibald Campbell 5th Earl Argyll (age 34) was defeated by the army of the Regent her illegitimate half-brother [his illegitimate brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 37).
John Campbell was killed.
William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig and Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton (age 15) fought.
Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley (age 21) and George Seton 7th Lord Seton (age 37) fought for the Queen.
John Graham 6th Earl Menteith fought for the Earl of Moray.
On 23rd January 1570 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of [his wife] Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
In 1571 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Lennox (age 13) was created 1st Earl Lennox by older brother [his step-son] King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 4) who had inherited the Earl Lennox when he became King.
On 4th September 1571 supporters of [his wife] Mary Queen of Scots (age 28) led by [his former brother-in-law] George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley attacked Stirling Castle [Map].
Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox (age 54)was shot. His son Charles (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Lennox.
Alexander Stewart (age 39) was killed
On 13th December 1573 Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland (age 21) and [his former wife] Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 27) were married at Huntly Castle, Huntly. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley. He the son of John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland and Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll and Sutherland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 19th October 1576 [his former brother-in-law] George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley died. His son George (age 14) succeeded 6th Earl Huntley.
In April 1578 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 44) died at Dragsholm Castle. His nephew Francis (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Bothwell at Great Hall Stirling Castle.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th December 1599 Alexander Ogilvy and [his former wife] Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 53) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley.
On 14th May 1629 [his former wife] Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 83) died at Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn of Hailes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Hepburn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Borthwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn 1st Lord Hailes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Wallace
Great x 1 Grandfather: Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Home of Home and Dunglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Home 1st Lord Home
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Home Lady Hailes
GrandFather: Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Seton 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Lord Crichton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Gordon Countess Bothwell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Stewart of Innermeath
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart of Innermeath 3rd of Lorn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holkettle
Great x 2 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Macdougall
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Nithsdale" Douglas
Great x 3 Grandmother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Egidia Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sinclair 2nd Lord Sinclair 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Douglas Countess Buchan and Orkney 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert III of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Duchess Touraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland
GrandFather: Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Leslie 1st Earl Rothes
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Leslie Lady Sinclair
Mother: Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick "Younger" of Hailes Hepburn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn of Hailes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Hepburn
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Elder" Borthwick
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Borthwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn 1st Lord Hailes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ellen Wallace
GrandMother: Margaret Hepburn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Home of Home
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Home of Home and Dunglas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Home 1st Lord Home
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Home Lady Hailes