STEWART, Agnes Countess of Bothwell ^{1 2 4 5}

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Agnes had a relationship with James IV STEWART King of Scots, son of James III STEWART King of Scots and Margaret.¹ (James IV STEWART King of Scots was born 17 March 1472(1473) ¹ and died on 9 September 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"King James IV. had several illegitimate children ......

5. Janet Stewart (daughter of Isabella Stewart, daughter of James, Earl of Buchan)."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)

referring to Scots Peerage, volume 1:
"p. 22, 1. 3 from foot, for 'Isabella' read ' Agnes.' "
"p. 22, 1. 2 from foot, after 'Buchan,' add 'afterwards Countess of Bothwell (see charter cited in Geneaologist, N.S., viii. 185, 186).' "

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda) ^{1 5}

Agnes next married Adam HEPBURN 2nd Earl of Bothwell, son of Sir Patrick HEPBURN of Dunsyre, 2nd Lord Hailes, 1st Earl of Bothwell and Margaret GORDON, 28 August 1511 or soon after.² (Adam HEPBURN 2nd Earl of Bothwell was born about 1492 ² and died on 9 September 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"On 27 August 1511 he had a Crown charter of grant and confirmation of vast estates in the shires of Edinburgh, Berwick, Roxburgh, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Lanark, and of the offices of Sheriff of Edinburgh, antl of Edinburgh within the Constabulary of Haddington, and of Berwick ; Bailie of Lauderdale, and Admiral of Scotland ; all which had been held by his father. On the day following the King granted the barony and Castle of Crichton and others, on the resignation of Adam, Earl of Bothwell, to Agnes Stewart, (daughter of the deceased James, Earl of Buchan), whom he married, doubtless immediately afterwards."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)




"He (Robert Maxwell) married, secondly, between 1520 and 15 November 1525, Agnes, natural daughter of James (Stewart), Earl of Buchan, and widow of Adam, second Earl of Bothwell ..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ^{2 4}

Agnes next married Alexander HOME 3rd Lord Home, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, son of Alexander HOME 2nd Lord Home and Nichola KER, before February 1514.^{3 4} (Alexander HOME 3rd Lord Home, Great Chamberlain of Scotland was born about 1487 and died on 8 October 1516 ³.). The cause of his death was execution for high treason.

  Marriage Notes:

"Lord Home married, before February 1514, Agnes Stewart, widow of Patrick, second Earl of Bothwell, who was killed at Flodden 9 September 1513...By her Lord Home had issue, an only child : Janet"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)



"He (Robert Maxwell) married, secondly, between 1520 and 15 November 1525,
Agnes, natural daughter of James (Stewart), Earl of Buchan, and widow of Adam, second Earl of Bothwell, and of Alexander, third Lord Home. "

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ⁴

Agnes next married Robert MAXWELL 5th Lord Maxwell, son of John MAXWELL 4th Lord Maxwell and Agnes STEWART, between 1520 and 15 November 1525.⁴ (Robert MAXWELL 5th Lord Maxwell was born about 1492 and died on 9 July 1546 in Logan, Wigtownshire, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Robert Maxwell) married, secondly, between 1520 and 15 November 1525,
Agnes, natural daughter of James (Stewart), Earl of Buchan, and widow of Adam, second Earl of Bothwell, and of Alexander, third Lord Home. By her, who was married, fourthly, to Cuthbert Ramsay, and died February 1557, Maxwell had 'no succession,' but by Janet Douglas he had issue ... "

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ⁴

Agnes next married Cuthbert RAMSAY before 13 December 1549.^{2 4} (Cuthbert RAMSAY was born about 1480.)

  Marriage Notes:

"She (Agnes Stewart) was married, fourthly, before 13 December 1549, to Cuthbert Ramsay, brother-german to George Ramsay of Dalhousie, who is designate Captain of Crichton, and styled burgess of Edinburgh in the testament of Jonet Fleming his relict spouse, confirmed 3 October 1570."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)



"By her (Agnes Stewart), who was married, fourthly, to Cuthbert Ramsay, and died February 1557, Maxwell had 'no succession'..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ^{2 4}