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Assassination in Linlithgow
- When
- 23 January 1570
- Where
- Linlithgow
Moray was killed by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh in Linlithgow on 23 January 1570.
The Regent was assassinated in Linlithgow on 23 January 1570. The perpetrator was James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, identified as a supporter of Moray's half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots. This act ended Moray's regency.
Sources
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
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