James Stewart, Earl of Moray

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 –  January 23, 1570) was Regent of Scotland from 1567 till his assassination in 1570.Moray was the illegitimate son of James V of Scotland and Lady Margaret Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 4th Earl of Mar. After the return of his half-sister Queen Mary in 1561, he became her chief adviser, and was created earl of Moray by her the following year. In 1562 he defeated a rebellion by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, at the Battle of Corrichie near Aberdeen. About this time Moray married Anne (d. 1583), daughter of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal.
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