James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh

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James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh was a Scottish assassin best known for murdering James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, in 1570 in what is often cited as the first recorded assassination by firearm.

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James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray → killedBy → James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Moray
Scottish Confederate Lords → notableMember → James Douglas, Earl of Bothwellhaugh ⓘ
linked to: James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh
Lord James Stewart → killedBy → James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh ⓘ