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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) [1] 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.
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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.
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Apr 14, 2024 · James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 11 January 1570)[1], a member of the House of Stewart, was Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his assassination in 1570. Moray was the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland and Lady Margaret Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine.
- Scotland
- circa 1531
- Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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.
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.
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- Agnes Anna (Keith) Keith Countess of Argyll
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.
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".
