Patrick (3rd Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn^[1]

1512 - 1556  (44 years)

• Name	Patrick (3rd Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn
  Birth	1512	Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Sep 1556
  Person ID	I125309	First tree
  Last Modified	13 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Adam (2nd Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn   d. 9 Sep 1513, Battle Of Flodden
  Mother	Agnes (Countess of Bothwell) Stewart   d. Feb 1556-1557
  Marriage	1511
  Family ID	F4907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Sinclair   d. Abt 1574
  Marriage	Abt 1534
  Children	1. James (4th Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn,   b. Abt 1536   d. 14 Apr 1578, Cragsholm Castle, Denmark (Age 42 years)   2. Jean Hepburn   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jane Hepburn   d. Bef 1597
  Family ID	F13545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• 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 latterÙus 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 'ÙtLieutenant in the honourable service of the realm.Ùu 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 ÙuThe Lady of MorhamÙu for the rest of her life. She died in 1572.

  
  

• Sources

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