William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton
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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland.
Mary, Queen of Scots was a prisoner in the Glassin Tower at Lochleven Castle
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. At times a supporter of his half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, he was the regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570. He was the first head of government to be assassinated with a firearm.
The Earl of Moray, a detail from a wedding portrait by Hans Eworth
Statue of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
James Stewart (c. 1531–1570), 1st Earl of Moray (1562), Regent of Scotland (1567–1570), 1568
Assassination of the Regent Moray. Victorian stained-glass window in St Giles' Kirk, Edinburgh