Hepburn family

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The Hepburn family is a Scottish noble lineage historically prominent in the Lowlands, best known for producing James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, the controversial third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Hepburn family canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family ⓘ
associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
associatedWithConflict political turmoil following the murder of Lord Darnley ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Scottish Reformation era politics ⓘ
category Scottish Lowland families ⓘ
Scottish noble houses ⓘ
coatOfArms features a chevron and three martlets (in various branches) ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dynasticConnection connected to the Stewart monarchy through marriage alliances ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Scottish ⓘ
feudalBarony Barony of Hailes ⓘ
governedTerritory Bothwell in Lanarkshire ⓘ
lands in East Lothian ⓘ
hasCadetBranch Hepburns of Bothwell ⓘ
Hepburns of Hailes ⓘ
hasMember Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
hereditaryStatus hereditary peers in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance prominent in Lowland Scottish politics ⓘ
involvedIn power struggles during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
laterReligion Presbyterianism ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
Earl of Bothwell (Peerage of Scotland) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Bothwell

Lord Hailes ⓘ
notableFor marital alliance with Mary, Queen of Scots through James Hepburn ⓘ
notableMember James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell ⓘ
originatesFrom East Lothian ⓘ
Hailes, East Lothian ⓘ
politicalAlignment Crown of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: crown of Scotland
politicalInfluencePeak 16th century ⓘ
politicalRole landed magnates in the Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
region Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
religionHistorically Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
surname Hepburn ⓘ
titleExtinction Earldom of Bothwell eventually forfeited ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord of Bothwell → associatedWithFamily → Hepburn family ⓘ
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell → nobleFamily → Hepburn family ⓘ
subject linked to: Hepburn