Biography of Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland 1546-1629

Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton

On 21 Jan 1524 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley died at Perth [Map]. His grandson [her father] George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Huntley.

In 1546 Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland was born to George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 32).

In Sep 1556 Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 44) died. His son [her future husband] James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Bothwell.

On 28 Oct 1562 [her father] George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 48) died. His son [her brother] George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley succeeded 5th Earl Huntley. Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley (age 27) by marriage Countess Huntley.

In Feb 1566 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 32) and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley. He the son of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 1567 John Sinclair and [her sister-in-law] Jean Hepburn were married. She the daughter of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. He the son of George Sinclair 4th Earl Caithness and Elizabeth Graham Countess Caithness (age 46). They were half third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 07 May 1567 James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 21) were divorced.

On 12 May 1567 [her former husband] James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) was created 1st Duke Orkney, 1st Marquess Fife.

Marriage of Mary "Queen of Scots" and Lord Bothwell

On 15 May 1567 [her former husband] James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 33) and Mary Queen of Scots (age 24) were married in the Great Hall Holyrood House. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 23 Jun 1567 John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland (age 42) died at Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin. His son [her future husband] Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland (age 15) succeeded 12th Earl Sutherland. Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 21) by marriage Countess Sutherland.

On 13 Dec 1573 Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland (age 21) and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 27) were married at Huntly Castle, Huntly. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley. He the son of John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland and Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll and Sutherland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In Apr 1578 [her former husband] James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney (age 44) died at Dragsholm Castle. His nephew Francis Stewart 5th Earl Bothwell (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Bothwell at Great Hall Stirling Castle.

In 1594 [her husband] Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland (age 42) died. His son John Gordon 13th Earl Sutherland (age 18) succeeded 13th Earl Sutherland.

Before 27 Jul 1599 [her former sister-in-law] Jean Hepburn died at Caithness.

On 10 Dec 1599 Alexander Ogilvy and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 53) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley.

On 14 May 1629 Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 83) died at Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin.

John "Lord Darnley" Stewart and Jean Hepburn were married. She the daughter of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. He the illegitmate son of King James V of Scotland and Elizabeth Carmichael. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Royal Ancestors of Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland 1546-1629

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland 1546-1629

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Seton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Lord Crichton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: John Gordon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Macdougall

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jean Stewart Countess Huntley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness

Father: George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of Scotland 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James II of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James III of Scotland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Oldenburg Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

GrandMother: Margaret Stewart 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Drummond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Lindsay 3rd Earl Crawford 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Tiger Earl 4th Earl Crawford 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lindsay Lady Drummond 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunbar 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dunbar Countess Crawford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England