Patrick (Hepburn) Hepburn of Dunsyre First Earl of Bothwell (abt. 1450 - 1508)

Born about 1450 in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

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Died 18 Oct 1508 at about age 58 in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

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Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell was Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He rose to political prominence after supporting James IV against his father, and was proxy at the King's marriage.pburn,_1st_Earl_of_Bothwell.

Patrick was the son of Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, and succeeded his grandfather also Patrick Hepburn Wikipedia:Lordship_and_Barony_of_Hailes 1st Lord Hailes as the 2nd Lord Hailes in (1482/1483). He or his grandfather held Berwick Castle against an English army lead by Richard, Duke of Gloucester until the capture of Berwick last week of August 1482, after which Berwick upon Tweed became a possession of England.

Under his territorial designation of "Patrick Hepburn of Dunsyre," he was made Sheriff of Berwickshire on 15 June 1480. Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hailes, was one of the Conservators of a truce with England on 20 September 1484. He was one of the leaders of the Confederate Lords who rebelled against King James III of Scotland, and he led the vanguard against the Royal array at the battle of Sauchieburn, 11 July 1488. Robert Birrel, a 16th-century writer, believed that he was one of those responsible for the murder of the king after the battle.

In the reign of James IV he rose to great power and held many offices including: Master of the King's Household, custodian of Edinburgh Castle, and Sheriff Principal of Edinburgh and Haddington. His son and heir Adam Hepburn of Craggis was made Master of the Royal Stables. Patrick Hepburn was appointed Lord High Admiral of Scotland on 10 September 1488.

In September 1491, Bothwell went on a diplomatic mission to France to renew the Auld Alliance. He left from North Berwick aboard the Katherine. His fellow ambassadors were Robert Blackadder, Archbishop of Glasgow and the Dean of Glasgow.^[1] On 13 October 1488, he had a Crown charter of the feudal lordships of Crichton Castle and Bothwell, which were in the King's hands following the forfeiture of John Ramsay, Lord Bothwell. On 17 October the lordship of Bothwell was erected into an Earldom in his favour, and he was belted Earl of Bothwell in full Parliament.

On 6 March 1492, he had a charter of the lands and lordship of Liddesdale, with Hermitage Castle, and more, upon the resignation of the same by Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, the latter getting the lordship of Bothwell but not the Earldom which Patrick in turn resigned.

Patrick was appointed Captain of Dumbarton Castle on 1 April 1495. He was one of the diplomats sent to conclude the treaty for the marriage of James IV with Princess Margaret Tudor of England in October 1501, and he stood proxy for the King at the ceremony of betrothal on 25 January 1502.

Family

He married twice:

• Janet or Joanna Douglas, before February 1481, (d. before 21 February 1491), daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton by his spouse, Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton Princess Joanna Stewart. They had one daughter:
  • Joanna Hepburn, (d. 1558), married to George Seton, 5th Lord Seton, who fell at Flodden.

• Margaret Gordon, by contract dated 21 February 1491, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly. They had four sons and a daughter:
  • Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell, whom succeeded him.
  • Patrick Hepburn of Bolton
  • William Hepburn of Rollandston
  • John Hepburn, Bishop of Brechin
  • Margaret Mary Hepburn, married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus

Patrick Hepburn 2nd Lord Hailes, 1st Earl of Bothwell was appointed Great Admiral of the Kingdom for his life on 10 September 1488. On 13th October in the same year he had a Crown charter of the lordships of Crichtoun and Bothwell, in the King's hands by reason of the forfeiture of John Ramsay, formerly Lord Bothwell. On the 17th of the same month the lordship of Bothwell was erected into an earldom in his favour, and he was belted Earl of Bothwell in full Parliament.

Patrick Hepburn, of Dunsyre, knight, was Sheriff of Berwick at age 20 on 15th June 1480. he succeeded his grandfather as Second Lord Hailes shortly after December 1482. He was one of the Conservators of a truce with England on 20th september 1484. He was one of the leaders of the Confederate Lords who rebelled against King James III and he led the van against the royal array at the battle of Sauchieburn on 14th June 1488. Robert Birrel (1532-1605) writing in his diary which was printed in Dalyell's "Fragments of Scottish History", seems to have believed that he was one of those responsible for the murder of King James after that battle. Under the new reign he rose to great power and held many offices. He became master of the King's household, custodian of Edinburgh castle and Sheriff-principal of Edinburgh and Haddington. He was appointed Great Admiral of the Kingdom for life on the 10th September 1488. On 17th October he was belted earl of Bothwell in full Parliament, following the forfeiture of John Ramsay; this was created in recognition of his services at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1485.

He also held many other appointments. He was one of the plenipotentiaries sent to conclude the treaty for the marriage of King James IV with Princess Margaret Tudor of England in October 1501 and he stood proxy for the King at the ceremony of betrothal on 25th January 1502. He died on 18th October 1508. He married twice.

Sources

1. ↑ Macdougall, Norman, James IV, Tuckwell (1997), 87; Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 1, 179; Calendar State Papers Milan, vol. 1 (1912), 279-283.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell

• Wikidata: Item Q7146716, en:Wikipedia

• Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage, 1904-14 : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. Sir Patrick Hepburne of Dunsyre, Earl of Bothwell, Vol II, pps 151-6

• The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants, &c., by Messrs, John and John Bernard Burke, London, volume 1 (1848) pedigree CXXXIX, and vol.2 (1851) pedigree CLXXXVI.

• Calendar of the Laing Charters, AD854-1837 edited by the Rev.John Anderson, Edinburgh, 1889, number 140.