Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell (c. December 1562 – November 1612), was Commendator of
Kelso Abbey and
Coldingham Priory, a
Privy Counsellor and
Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He was a notorious conspirator who led several uprisings against his first cousin,
King James VI (they were both grandsons of
King James V of Scotland), all of which ultimately failed, and he died in poverty in Italy after being banished from Scotland. Francis's maternal uncle,
the 4th Earl of Bothwell (by the first creation), was the chief suspect in the murder of James VI's father,
Lord Darnley.
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