1512 - 1556 (44 years)
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Name |
Patrick (3rd Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn |
Birth |
1512 |
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Sep 1556 |
Person ID |
I125309 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
13 May 2014 |
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Notes |
- He was a child when his father died . On 26th April 1531 he was appointed a Lord of the Articles but in December of that years he entered into treasonable correspondence with Henry VIII which upon being discovered he was imprisoned in Edinburgh castle. He was still there in July 1533. At the end of 1540 he was banished from the Kingdom. Following the death of King James V he returned and on 14th December 1542 he commenced proceedings which resulted in him regaining properties forfeited previously. It was rumoured that he was interested in marrying Mary of Lorraine, the Queen-Dowager, and doubtless in the hope of this union he procured a divorce from his wife before October 1543. His expectation was disappointed.
He again intrigued with the English, traitorously corresponded with the Earl of Hertford during the latter?us invasion of Scotland in 1544 and was summoned for treason in Parliament in November of that year. He nevertheless had a remission the following month. One of the charges against him was the acceptance of great gifts and money from Henry VIII. He was said to be heavily in debt at the time and this may account for his actions. Notwithstanding his remission he again underwent a term as State prisoner and was only released after the battle of Pinkie, which took place on 10th September 1547. He was subsequently deprived of his castle of Hailes and Earl Patrick promptly renounced his allegiance and adhered to England. Although again arraigned for treason he appears again to have been rehabilitated, as he died at Dumfries in September 1556 '?tLieutenant in the honourable service of the realm.?u
He married circa 1533 Agnes, daughter of Henry Lord Sinclair and his wife Margaret Hepburne, daughter of Adam Hepburn Master of Hailes. (see above). This lady, as already noted, was divorced by Earl Patrick before 16th October 1543, whereupon he settled on her a charter of the lands of Morham in Haddingtonshire. She was subsequently styled ?uThe Lady of Morham?u for the rest of her life. She died in 1572.
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