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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

1534 - 1578

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell has received more than 2,973,450 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell is the 4,137th most popular politician (down from 3,193rd in 2019), the 843rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 728th in 2019) and the 140th 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

Among politicians, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 4,137 out of 19,576. Before him are Sumu-la-El, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Francesco Foscari, Einar Gerhardsen, Sebastiano Venier, and Roger Ducos. After him are Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Ramiro I of Aragon, Achila II, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, and Wegaf.

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Contemporaries

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, Joseph of Anchieta, and Isaac Luria. After him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Guru Ram Das, Lautaro, Abtai Sain Khan, Giovanni de' Bardi, and Hans Bol. Among people deceased in 1578, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 9. Before him are John of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, and Sebastiano Venier. After him are Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Giulio Clovio, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 843 out of 8,785. Before him are John William Polidori (1795), Alan Parsons (1948), Bernard Cornwell (1944), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Imelda Staunton (1956). After him are Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), Charles George Gordon (1833), Rex Harrison (1908), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ranks 140. Before him are William Ewart Gladstone (1809), David Cameron (1966), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), and Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831). After him are Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), George Canning (1770), and Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443).

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