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James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Mar

Regent of Scotland

b. 1531 CE – d. 1570 CE World The Atlantic Lands

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 11 January 1570), a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V, is Regent of Scotland for his nephew, the infant King James VI of Scotland from 1567 until his assassination in 1570.

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Moran, J. (2017). James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Mar. History Atlas. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/james-stewart-earl-of-moray-and-mar/

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