James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

James Hepburn
Duke of Orkney Marquess of Fife Earl of Bothwell
Lord Bothwell in 1566
Consort of the Scottish monarch
Tenure	15 May 1567 – 24 July 1567
Born	c. 1534 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	14 April 1578(1578-04-14) (aged 44) Dragsholm Castle, Denmark
Burial	Fårevejle Church, Odsherred, Denmark
Spouse	Anna Throndsen Lady Jean Gordon ​ ​ (m. 1566; div. 1567)​ Mary, Queen of Scots ​ ​ (m. 1567)​
Father	Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell
Mother	Agnes Sinclair

James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell (c. 1534 – 14 April 1578), better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman. He was known for his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third and final husband. 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.