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Hepburn, James (1535 - 1578)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1535
Death Date: 1578-05-14

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Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Stuart, Mary (1542 - 1586/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1567-5-15
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • 4th Earl of Bothwell
  • 5th Baron Hailes
  • 1st Duke of Orkney
  • 1st Marquess of Fife

Titles

  • 4th Earl of Bothwell
    Assumed: 1556-10
    Vacated: 1567-12-29
  • 5th Baron Hailes
    Assumed: 1556-10
    Vacated: 1567-12-29
  • 1st Duke of Orkney
    Assumed: 1567-05-12
    Vacated: 1567-12-29
  • 1st Marquess of Fife
    Assumed: 1567-05-12
    Vacated: 1567-12-29

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Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.