Earl of Bothwell
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The title Earl of Bothwell has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was first created for Patrick Hepburn
in 1488, and was forfeited in 1567. It was then created for Francis Stewart in 1587. The second creation was forfeited in 1612.
The title Duke of Orkney was created in the Peerage of Scotland
in 1567 for James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Fife. All titles were declared forfeit in 1567.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. It was first created for Patrick Hepburn
Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell
Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell was Lord High Admiral of Scotland. Under his territorial designation of Sir Patrick Hepburne of Dunsyre, Knt., he was Sheriff of Berwickshire, 15 June 1480...
in 1488, and was forfeited in 1567. It was then created for Francis Stewart in 1587. The second creation was forfeited in 1612.
The title Duke of Orkney was created in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1567 for James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney , better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was hereditary Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He is best known for his association with and subsequent marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third husband...
, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Fife. All titles were declared forfeit in 1567.
Earls of Bothwell, first creation (1488)
- Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of BothwellPatrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of BothwellPatrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell was Lord High Admiral of Scotland. Under his territorial designation of Sir Patrick Hepburne of Dunsyre, Knt., he was Sheriff of Berwickshire, 15 June 1480...
(d. 1508) - Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of BothwellAdam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of BothwellAdam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell was a Scottish nobleman, who succeeded his father Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell in 1508...
(1492–1513) - Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of BothwellPatrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of BothwellPatrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell , was the son of Adam Hepburn, Lord Hailes, who died at the Battle of Flodden the year after Patrick's birth.Hepburn was known as the Fair Earl...
(d. 1556) - James Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney , better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was hereditary Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He is best known for his association with and subsequent marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third husband...
(1535–1578) became Duke of Orkney in 1567
Duke of Orkney (1567)
- James Hepburn, 1st Duke of OrkneyJames Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney , better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was hereditary Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He is best known for his association with and subsequent marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third husband...
(1535–1578) (forfeit all titles 1567)
Earls of Bothwell, second creation (1587)
- Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell (1563–1612)