1534 - 1578
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 and briefly King consort of Scotland in 1567. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell has received more than 2,930,132 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell is the 3,202nd most popular politician (down from 1,700th in 2019), the 728th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 418th in 2019) and the 130th 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, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 3,202 out of 15,577. Before him are Simeon of Moscow, Mariano Rajoy, Shalmaneser V, Roman the Great, Michelle Obama, and Tokugawa Hidetada. After him are Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Ivan Ribar, Alexander II of Macedon, Harvey Milk, Robert III of Scotland, and Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal.
1316 - 1353
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,196
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,197
790 BC - 722 BC
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3,198
1150 - 1205
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 3,199
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,200
1579 - 1632
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,201
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,202
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,203
1881 - 1968
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 3,204
350 BC - 368 BC
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,205
1930 - 1978
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,206
1330 - 1406
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,207
1857 - 1943
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 3,208
Among people born in 1534, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 7. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Orlande de Lassus, Frederick II of Denmark, Myeongjong of Joseon, Isaac Luria, and Joseph of Anchieta. After him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lautaro, Guru Ram Das, Giovanni de' Bardi, Robert Garnier, and Setthathirath. Among people deceased in 1578, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 6. Before him are Mihrimah Sultan, John of Austria, Sebastian of Portugal, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, and Uesugi Kenshin. After him are Piali Pasha, Pierre Lescot, Sebastiano Venier, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 1
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 2
1534 - 1588
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
1534 - 1567
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 5
1534 - 1597
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 6
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 7
1534 - 1594
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 8
1534 - 1557
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 9
1534 - 1581
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 10
1534 - 1612
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 11
1534 - 1590
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 12
1534 - 1571
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 13
1522 - 1578
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 1
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 2
1554 - 1578
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 3
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 4
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 5
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 6
1515 - 1578
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
1515 - 1578
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 8
1496 - 1578
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 9
1547 - 1578
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 11
1571 - 1578
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 728 out of 7,765. Before him are Ian Paice (1948), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Wilkie Collins (1824), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Thomas Mun (1571), and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757). After him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Gordon Brown (1951), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), H. L. A. Hart (1907), and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519).
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 722
1680 - 1719
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 723
1824 - 1889
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 724
1905 - 1996
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 725
1571 - 1641
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 726
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 727
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 728
1330 - 1406
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 729
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 730
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 731
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 732
1907 - 1992
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 733
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 734
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 130. Before him are Clementine Churchill (1885), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Norman Angell (1872), Margaret of York (1446), and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924). After him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Gordon Brown (1951), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and John Balliol (1249).
1885 - 1977
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 124
1209 - 1272
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 125
1853 - 1884
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 126
1872 - 1967
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 127
1446 - 1503
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 128
1924 - 1992
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 129
1534 - 1578
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 130
1330 - 1406
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 131
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 132
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 133
1443 - 1509
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 134
1430 - 1456
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 135
1249 - 1314
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 136