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Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell (1546 – 14 May 1629) was a wealthy Scottish noblewoman and the second wife of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. He became, after his divorce from Lady Jean, the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Lady Jean herself had a total of three husbands.
24 de mar. de 2023 · Lady Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell, 1544 – 1629. By an unknown artist. Purchased 1917, National Galleries of Scotland. Huntly Castle. Exploring the sites associated with Jean Gordon was one way into her life. Huntly Castle gave me an insight into the scale of where she lived. It is a massive stronghold, showcasing the power of her family.
Lady Jean Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith. She married, firstly, James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney, son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair, on 24 February 1565/66.
About this artwork. Lady Jean Gordon was born at Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire. This miniature, the size of a large coin, forms a pair to that of her husband, James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, and is dated 1566, the year of their marriage. This was a political alliance, encouraged by Mary, Queen of Scots and urged on by Lady Jean Gordon's family ...
When Lady Jean Gordon was born in 1546, in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Keith, was 35. She married James Hepburn 4th Earl of Bothwell on 12 February 1566. She died on 14 May 1629, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the age of 83, and was buried in ...
Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell and later Countess of Sutherland, lived from 1545 to 14 May 1629. She was a noblewoman who found herself close to the centre of Scottish politics during an especially turbulent period. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
2 de mar. de 2023 · Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland: the most powerful woman in the north.
