Agnes (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Bothwell (abt. 1498 - 1572)

Born about 1498 in Caithnesshire, Scotland

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Died 1572 at about age 74 in Caithnesshire, Scotland

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Biography

Agnes (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Bothwell was born in Scotland.

Agnes was the daughter of Henry Sinclair and Margaret Hepburn. She married her cousin Patrick Hepburn, third Earl of Bothwell, in 1533 or 1534. They were divorced before 16 October 1543. ^[1] Her will as Dame Agnes Sinclair, Countess of Bothwell, dated 21 March 1572, was probated at Edinburgh 22 February 1574/5.^[2] Agnes left all her goods to William Hepburn, natural (illegitimate) son of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : 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", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 572
2. ↑ Cokayne, George E., et al. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom : Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. London : The St. Catherine Press, ltd., 1910. Vol. ii, page 239.

See also:

• Clan MacFarlane: Agnes Sinclair
• The Peerage: Agnes Sinclair