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James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney


The Duke of Orkney

James Hepburn was the 4th Earl of Bothwell and 1st Duke of Orkney. He had a liaison with Mary I of Scotland in 1566, and became her third husband. The next year his titles and estates were forfeit for treason.

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New Creation |width="40%" align="center"|Duke of Orkney |width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2"|Followed by:
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Patrick Hepburn |width="40%" align="center"|Earl of Bothwell |}