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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

1534 - 1578

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James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell (c. 1534 – 14 April 1578), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell is the 3,480th most popular politician (up from 4,137th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 844th in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Politician.

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was a Scottish nobleman who was the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He is most famous for his involvement in the murder of Mary's second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 3,480 out of 19,576. Before him are Nyuserre Ini, Paul Deschanel, Nexhmije Hoxha, Vicente Fox, Charles III of Navarre, and Emperor Ming of Han. After him are Vuk Branković, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Ptolemy of Mauretania, Guy III of Spoleto, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Sancho Ramírez.

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Among people born in 1534, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 6. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Orlande de Lassus, Frederick II of Denmark, Myeongjong of Joseon, and Joseph of Anchieta. After him are Isaac Luria, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lautaro, Guru Ram Das, Giovanni de' Bardi, and Robert Garnier. Among people deceased in 1578, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 8. Before him are Sebastian of Portugal, John of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, and Margaret Douglas. After him are Sebastiano Venier, Pierre Lescot, Giovanni Battista Moroni, Giulio Clovio, Piali Pasha, and Pietro Andrea Mattioli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 839 out of 8,785. Before him are Denis Law (1940), Oliver Heaviside (1850), Chris Norman (1950), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Mary Quant (1930), and Brian Cox (1946). After him are Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Eleanor Marx (1855), Wilkie Collins (1824), John Newlands (1837), Cynegils (575), and Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 171. Before him are Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Asma al-Assad (1975), and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850). After him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Eadwig (940), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), and James Macpherson (1736).

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