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Francis Stewart was a son of John Stewart, Prior of Coldingham (d. 1563), who was an illegitimate child of James V of Scotland by his mistress Elizabeth Carmichael. Francis' mother was Jane Hepburn, Mistress of Caithness, Lady Morham (d. 1599), sister of James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell.
The Raid of Holyrood was an attack on Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh on 27 December 1591 by Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell in order to gain the favour of King James VI of Scotland. Bothwell subsequently staged a raid at Falkland Palace, and in July 1593 made another attempt at Holyrood. [1]
Coat of arms of the 4th Earl of Bothwell. Earl of Bothwell was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. It was first created for Patrick Hepburn in 1488, and was forfeited in 1567. Subsequently, the earldom was re-created for the 4th Earl's nephew and heir of line, Francis Stewart, whose father was an illegitimate son of James ...
The King's kinsman, Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell came into suspicion. The Chancellor of Scotland John Maitland of Thirlestane, thought to be Bothwell's enemy, was lampooned in a poem Rob Stene's Dream, [1] and Anne of Denmark made Maitland her enemy. [2] Historians continue to investigate these events. [3] [4]
Helen Stewart, who married John Macfarlane of that Ilk. Jean Stewart, who married Robert Elliot of Redheugh. Margaret Stewart, who married Alan Cathcart, 5th Lord Cathcart. Bothwell and Margaret had dealings with the goldsmith George Heriot over a ring with counterfeit diamonds and a necklace with 80 gold "jerbes" or beads. [20]
Wauchope participated in the attack on Holyrood Palace organised by Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell on 27 December 1591. He was shot and injured in the thigh and hand by John Schaw, master of the king's stable. Schaw was killed by the raiders. [8] For this act he was forfeited and declared a traitor. [9]
Anne Stewart, who married in 1604, Andrew Stewart, 2nd Baron Castle Stuart; Two sons died in infancy. On 24 July 1593 she helped Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, enter Holyrood Palace in disguise. The Countess of Atholl had access to a back gate of the palace which led to her mother, Dorothea Stewart, Countess of Gowrie House. [3]
Later in 1592 Logie helped Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell who was a rebel against the king. [11] Colonel William Stewart gave information to Sir James Sandilands that led to his arrest. A "Lady Patfaran" also revealed information. She was Isobel Hepburn, Lady Pitfarran, William Stewart's wife. [12]