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Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell (c. December 1562 – November 1612), was Commendator of Kelso Abbey and Coldingham Priory, a Privy Counsellor and Lord High Admiral of Scotland.
Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th earl of Bothwell , was a nephew of the 4th earl. By his dissolute and proud behaviour, he caused King James VI of Scotland (afterward James I of Great Britain) to gradually consider him a rival and a threat to the Scottish crown and was made an outlaw.
24 de ago. de 2022 · Francis STEWART-HEPBURN 5th Earl of Bothwell. Birth: 1562. Death: 1624, Naples Italy in extreme poverty. Res: 16 Jun 1581, created earl of Bothwell by King james VI. Attempted to claim the title as fifth Earl of Bothwell but all the titles ceased. Ref. "Mary, Queen of Scots" by Angus Hamilton. Death Year per Gwen Hepburn's chart.
Francis Stewart, fifth earl Bothwell, was the grandson of king James V, nephew of Mary, queen of Scots and cousin of James VI. In the late 1570's, he acquired the earldom of Bothwell and, with it, a national and local position to rival his royal heritage.
13 de may. de 2023 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Francis (Stewart) Stewart Fifth Earl of Bothwell born abt. 1562 Scotland died 1612 Napoli, Campania, Italy including ancestors + descendants + 3 genealogist comments + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
14 de nov. de 2018 · In April 1591 the Earl of Bothwell was summoned to Edinburgh to answer charges. James believed that Francis wanted his throne and what better way of achieving it than by bumping off the current incumbent by witchcraft?
When Francis Hepburn Stewart 5th Earl of Bothwell was born in December 1562, in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Stewart, was 31 and his mother, Lady Jean Hepburn of bothwell, was 20. He had at least 4 sons and 7 daughters with Margaret Douglas.
