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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

1st Duke of Orkney and third and final husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (lived 1534-1578)

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Also known as James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney, James Hepburn Bothwell

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Occupation: aristocrat, consort
Position held: Member of the Parliament of Scotland, Warden of the Scottish Western March, Warden of the Scottish Middle March
Citizenship: Kingdom of Scotland, United Kingdom
Born: 1534, 1534
Died: April 14, 1578

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James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell, better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was accused of the murder of Mary's second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, a charge of which he was acquitted. His marriage to Mary was controversial and divided the country; when he fled the growing rebellion to Norway, he was arrested and lived the rest of his life imprisoned in Denmark.

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