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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. At times a supporter of his half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots , he was the regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI , from 1567 until his assassination in 1570.
James Stewart, Earl of Moray (c. 1500–1544) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat. He was the illegitimate son of James IV of Scotland and his mistress Janet Kennedy. He became Earl of Moray in 1501.
James Stewart, 1st earl of Moray (born c. 1531—died January 21, 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland) was the half brother of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who became regent of Scotland after her abdication.
Mar 25, 2024 · James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570)[1] a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V by Margaret Erskine. [1] [2] was Regent of Scotland for his nephew, the infant King James VI of Scotland, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570.
Aug 19, 2023 · James (Stewart) First Earl of Moray is a member of Clan Stewart. James was the illegitimate son of James IV of Scotland and his mistress Janet Kennedy. [1] 1501: created Earl of Moray. James had a varied relationship with his half-brother James V, and was imprisoned for a time.
Mar 2, 2021 · James Stewart, Earl of Moray. To understand the importance of Scotland, and especially the unique role played by Moray, we must first outline the Catholic and Reformed strategies in 1559. Rome hoped to exert pressure on England by the return of Scotland to the Roman fold.
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray ruled Scotland as a very effective Regent for James VI until 23 January 1570. During a visit to Linlithgow he was assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary.
The illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland & his favourite mistress, Margaret Erskine, Lord James Stewart was the half-brother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Moray was born in about 1531, the most notable of the many illegitimate children of King James V of Scotland. His mother was the King's favourite mistress, Lady Margaret Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, and wife of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven.
Perhaps the most well-known Earl of Moray was James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, the husband of Elizabeth Stewart, 2nd Countess of Moray, who held the earldom jure uxoris (by right of his wife), as he was the subject of a famous ballad, "The Bonny Earl O'Moray".
