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Peerage Record – 10827

Lady Janet Douglas1

Female, Registry Number #108261, d. before 1490

Last Edited=12 Sep 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.15%
     Lady Janet Douglas was the daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan Stewart.1 She married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell, son of Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes and Helen Home, before 1 February 1480/81.1 She died before 1490, without male issue.1
     She was also known as Joanna.2 From before 1 February 1480/81, her married name became Hepburn.1 After her marriage, Lady Janet Douglas was styled as Countess of Bothwell on 17 October 1488.

Child of Lady Janet Douglas and Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 238. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 572. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell1

Male, Registry Number #108262, b. circa 1452, d. 18 October 1508

Last Edited=9 Nov 2015
     Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell was born circa 1452.2 He was the son of Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes and Helen Home.3 He married, firstly, Lady Janet Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan Stewart, before 1 February 1480/81.4 He married by contract, secondly, Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella Stewart, on 21 February 1490/91.4 He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella Stewart, circa 21 February 1490/91.5 He died on 18 October 1508.4
     He held the office of Sheriff of Berwick on 15 June 1480.6 He was appointed Knight before February 1480/81.3 He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Hailes [S., 1453] circa 1483.3 On 20 September 1484 he was a conservator of a truce with England.7,6 He held the office of Master of the Household in 1488.3 He held the office of Keeper of the Castle of Edinburgh in 1488.3 He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488, where he led the vanguard against King James III of Scotland.3 He held the office of Sheriff Principal of Edinburgh on 26 June 1488.3 He held the office of High Admiral [Scotland] on 10 September 1488.3 He was created 1st Earl of Bothwell [Scotland] on 17 October 1488, granted to him by the new King James IV following Hepburn’s prominent part in the victory of Sauchieburn over King James III.3 He held the office of Steward of Kirkcudbright on 5 November 1488.6 He held the office of Warden of the West and Middle Marches on 14 July 1489.3 On 6 March 1491/92 he received, in exchange for the Lordship of Bothwell, the great Lordship of Liddisdale with the Castle of Hermitage, from the family of Douglas, Earl of Angus.3 On 20 June 1493 his grants from the King were excepted from the general reversal of the King’s grants made during his minority.4 He held the office of Captain of Dunbarton Castle on 1 April 1495.4 In October 1501 he was one of the Embassy who concluded the marriage of Kings James IV of Scotland to Margaret, daughter of King Henry VII.4

Child of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell and Lady Janet Douglas

Children of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell and Lady Margaret Gordon

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 231. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 237. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 238.
  5. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 572. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  6. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume II, page 151. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  7. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 102. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  8. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 157.
  9. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume II, page 154.
  10. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume II, page 155.
  11. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

James Douglas1

Male, Registry Number #108263, d. after 1480

Last Edited=7 Apr 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.15%
     James Douglas was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan Stewart.1 He died after 1480.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 231. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Lady Elizabeth Douglas1

Female, Registry Number #108264, d. after 1479

Last Edited=7 Apr 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.15%
     Lady Elizabeth Douglas was the daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan Stewart.1 She died after 1479.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 231. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Wolfert VI van Borselen, Heer van Veere, Comte de Grandpré1,2

Male, Registry Number #108265, b. 1430, d. 29 April 1487

Last Edited=5 Oct 2013
     Wolfert VI van Borselen, Heer van Veere, Comte de Grandpré was born in 1430.3 He was the son of Hendrik II van Borselen, Heer van Veere en Zandenburg, Comte de Grandpré and Johanna van Halewyn, Vrouwe van Hemsrode.2 He married, firstly, Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan, daughter of James I Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort, in 1444 at ter Veere, Zeeland, The NetherlandsG.2 He married, secondly, Charlotte de Bourbon, daughter of Louis I de Bourbon, Comte de Montpensier and Gabrielle de la Tour d‘Auvergne, circa 17 June 1468.2 He died on 29 April 1487 at Ghent, BelgiumG, without surviving male issue.2 He was buried at Sandenburg, ter Veere, Zeeland, The NetherlandsG.2
     He gained the title of Lord of Campveere.1 He gained the rank of Marshal of France between 1464 and 1466.2 He held the office of Admiral of the Low Countries between 1466 and 1485.3 He succeeded as the Comte de Grandpré on 17 February 1474.1 He held the office of Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland between 1477 and 1480.2 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Golden Fleece on 1 May 1478 at Brugge, BelgiumG.2 In 1487 he sold the Count of Grandpré.2

Children of Wolfert VI van Borselen, Heer van Veere, Comte de Grandpré and Charlotte de Bourbon

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 232. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 378. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S3268] Hans Harmsen, “re: Chester Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Chester Family.”

Luigi Conte di Savoia1

Male, Registry Number #108266, b. 5 June 1436, d. August 1482

Last Edited=10 Aug 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.54%
     Luigi Conte di Savoia was born on 5 June 1436. He was the son of Ludovico I Duca di Savoia and Anne de Lusignan, Princess of Cyprus. He married Annabella Stewart, daughter of James I Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort, on 14 December 1447 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.1 He and Annabella Stewart were divorced in 1458.1 He died in August 1482 at age 46.1
     He gained the title of Comte de Geneve. He gained the title of Conte di Savoia. He gained the title of King Louis of Cyprus.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 232. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly1

Male, Registry Number #108267, d. 8 June 1501

Last Edited=25 Apr 2011
     George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly was the son of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Crichton.2 He married by contract, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter of James Dunbar, 4th Earl of Moray and Janet Seton, on 20 May 1445.3 He and Lady Elizabeth Dunbar were divorced from 1446 to 10 March 1459/60.3 He married, secondly, Annabella Stewart, daughter of James I Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort, before 10 March 1459/60.1 He and Annabella Stewart were divorced on 24 July 1471 on the grounds of consanguinity.1 He married, thirdly, Lady Elizabeth Hay, daughter of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll and Lady Beatrix Douglas, in August 1471.3 He died on 8 June 1501 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1449/50.3 On 8 January 1449/50 his father made him heir by charter, to the exclusion of his elder half-brother, Alexander.3 He was appointed Knight circa 1455.3 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Huntly [S., 1445] on 15 July 1470.3 He was granted by the Crown the lands of Schivas, Aberdeenshire and Aboyne, Enzie and Netherdale, Banffshire.3 He held the office of Chancellor of Scotland between 1498 and 1501.3

Children of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella Stewart

Children of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Lady Elizabeth Hay

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 232. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3397. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 238. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 513.
  6. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume IV, page 531. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Lady Isabella Gordon1

Female, Registry Number #108268, d. before 1485

Last Edited=25 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.03%
     Lady Isabella Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella Stewart.1 She married William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll, son of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll and Lady Beatrix Douglas.2 She died before 1485.1
     After her marriage, Lady Isabella Gordon was styled as Countess of Erroll. Her married name became Hay.2

Children of Lady Isabella Gordon and William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 232. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1336. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hippolyta von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst-Weikersheim1

Female, Registry Number #108269, d. 1524

Last Edited=7 Jun 2004
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
     Hippolyta von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst-Weikersheim was the daughter of Johann von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst-Weikersheim and Elisabeth von Leuchtenberg.1 She married Heinrich Graf Schlick von Passaun und Weiskirchen in 1520.1 She died in 1524.1
     She was a member of the House of Hohenlohe.1
Citations:
  1. [S13] Detlev Schwennicke, editor, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschicht der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge: Band XVII (Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998), tafel 4. Hereinafter cited as Europäische Stammtafeln: Band XVII.

Adolf I Graf von der Mark Herzog von Kleve und Graf van Ravensberg1

Male, Registry Number #108270, b. 2 August 1373, d. 23 September 1448

Last Edited=2 Nov 2013
Consanguinity Index=1.22%
     Adolf I Graf von der Mark Herzog von Kleve und Graf van Ravensberg was born on 2 August 1373 at Kleve, Germany.2 He was the son of Adolf III Graf von der Mark Graf von Kleve und Kurfürst von Köln and Margareta von Jülich-Berg. He married, firstly, Agnes prinzessin von der Pfalz, daughter of Rupprecht III von der Pfalz, Holy Roman Emperor and Elisabeth von Hohenzollern, in 1400. He married, secondly, Marie de Valois-Bourgogne, daughter of Jean I de Valois, Duc de Bourgogne and Marguerite von Bayern-Straubing, in 1406.3 He died on 23 September 1448 at age 75 at Kleve, Germany.2
     He gained the title of Herzog von Kleve.4

Children of Adolf I Graf von der Mark Herzog von Kleve und Graf van Ravensberg and Marie de Valois-Bourgogne

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 233. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S3268] Hans Harmsen, “re: Chester Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Chester Family.”
  3. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 75. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  4. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 48.
  5. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 67.

 

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