Biography of Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell 1512-1556

In Aug 1511 [his father] Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell and [his mother] Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 42) were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan. He the son of [his grandfather] Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell and [his grandmother] Margaret Gordon Countess Bothwell. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1512 Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell was born to Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 43).

Around Dec 1513 Alexander Home 3rd Lord Home and [his mother] Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 44) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1523 [his step-father] Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell (age 30) and [his mother] Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 54) were married. She by marriage Lord Maxwell. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1534 [his son] James "Lord Bothwell" Hepburn 1st Duke Orkney was born to Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 22) and [his wife] Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%.

In 1534 Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 22) and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. He the son of Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell (age 65). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 16 Oct 1543 Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 31) divorced [his wife] Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell.

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

Tudor Tracts Chapter 3. In the meantime, word was brought by a Herald of ours — whom the Lord Lieutenant had sent to summon the Castle — that the Earl Bothwell and the Lord Hume with the number of 2,000 horsemen were entered the town, and were determined to the defence thereof. Upon which knowledge, the Lord Lieutenant sent with diligence to the Vanward, that they should march towards the town. And Sir Christopher Morice, Lieutenant of the Ordnance, was commanded to approach the gate called the Cany gate [Canongate] [Map], with certain battery pieces: which gate lay so, that the ordnance must be brought up a broad street of the suburbs, directly against the said Cany gate; which was the occasion of the loss of certain of our gunners. And before that any battery could be made by the said ordnance, divers of the captains of the Vanward — the better to comfort their soldiers — assailed the said gate with such courage, that they repulsed the Scottish gunners from the loupes [embrasures'] of the same, and there slew and hurt sundry of their gunners, and by force drew one piece of artillery out of one of the said loupes.

Cuthbert Ramsay and [his mother] Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Chronicle of Scotland by Robert Lindesay Volume 2 Book 1 Chapter 4. The gowernour and cardinall beand aggreit in this maner the governour commitit him all haill to the cardinall and that he sould remane at his counsall. And to that effectt delywerit him his eldest sone in pladge and was put in Sanctandrois in his castell in keiping. Schone eftir this the lordis convenit at Stiruiling the xx [20th] day of August in the zeir of god I^m v^c xliij [1543] zeiris and thair convenit the zoung quein with gret solempnitie, trieumphe, playis, phrassis and bankating and great danceing befor the quene with greit lordis and frinche ladyis. And schone eftir this thair was ane parliament hauldin at Edinburgh the xxviij [28th] of August the zeir of god foirsaid¹ quhair thair the contractt of pace and mariaige maid betuix ingland and scotland was dissolweit in plane parliament aganes money of the hairtis of Scotland except allennerlie the quein and cardinall and thair factioun for it maid meikill weir heirschip and slauchter in scotland as ze sall heir heireftir. This beand done the quein returned agane to stirvilling with hir in cumpanie the erle of lennox² and the erle bothwell³ with mony vther lordis and gentillmen and speciallie thame that war owaris⁴ and lowearis for hir court was than lyk wenus and cupido in the tyme of fresche maij for thair was sic dansing singing playing and merines into the court at that tyme that no man wald haue tyred thairin bot at this tyme the erle of lennox persawing the governour and cardinall to be aggreit and so tender and familiar togidder that he dreidit no les nor he was dissawit and frustrat of his purpois.

Note 1. This Parliament of 28th August 1543 is not recorded,

Note 2. Matthew, fourth Earl of Lennox, father of Darnley.

Note 3. Patrick, third Earl of Bothwell, father of [his son] James, fourth Earl of Bothwell, husband of Queen Mary.

Note 4. "Owaris"? See Glossary.

[his daughter] Jean Hepburn was born to Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair Countess Bothwell at Crichton Castle. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%.