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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray

1531 - 1570

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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. At times a supporter of his half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, he was the regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570. He was the first head of government to be assassinated with a firearm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray is the 8,165th most popular politician (up from 11,006th in 2019), the 1,813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,280th in 2019) and the 306th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ranks 8,165 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Eremburga of Maine, Alexandros Zaimis, Fang Xuanling, Nikolay Shvernik, and Clarice de' Medici. After him are Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Harold Holt, Zu Jia, Heinz Jost, Anote Tong, and Eurybiades.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1531, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ranks 7. Before him are Şehzade Cihangir, Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Mohammad Khodabanda, António, Prior of Crato, Anna d'Este, and Alonso Sánchez Coello. After him are Bernardo Buontalenti, and Vespasiano I Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1570, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ranks 9. Before him are Francesco Melzi, Yi Hwang, Philibert de l'Orme, Paris Bordone, João de Barros, and Frans Floris. After him are Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Daniele Barbaro, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Tielman Susato, Diego Ortiz, and Johann Walter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ranks 1,813 out of 8,785. Before him are John Bowring (1792), William Boyce (1711), George MacDonald (1824), Kate Sheppard (1848), Nehemiah Grew (1641), and Samuel Bellamy (1689). After him are Terry Cooper (1944), Brian Clough (1935), Frederick Marryat (1792), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Dominic Purcell (1970), and Donovan (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ranks 306. Before him are Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), Jeffrey Archer (1940), William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), and John Bowring (1792). After him are Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Ælle of Sussex (500), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884).

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