1 April 1495. He was one of the diplomats sent to conclude the treaty for the marriage of James IV with Princess Margaret Tudor of England in October 1501, and he stood proxy for the King at the ceremony of betrothal on 25 January 1502 at Richmond Palace. He played golf with James IV in Edinburgh in February 1504. Family He married twice: Janet or Joanna Douglas, before February 1481, (d. before 21 February 1491), daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton by his spouse, Princess Joanna Stewart. They had one daughter: Joanna Hepburn, (d. 1558), married to George Seton, 5th Lord Seton, who fell at Flodden. Margaret Gordon, by contract dated 21 February 1491, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly. They had four sons and a daughter: Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell, who succeeded him. Patrick Hepburn of Bolton William Hepburn of Rollandston John Hepburn, Bishop of Brechin Margaret Hepburn, married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus References The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants, &c., by Messrs, John and John Bernard Burke, London, volume 1 (1848) pedigree CXXXIX, and vol.2 (1851) pedigree CLXXXVI. Calendar of the Laing Charters, AD 854-1837 edited by the Rev.John Anderson, Edinburgh, 1889, number 140. The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, 'Bothwell' p. 151/2. 15th-century births 1508 deaths Scottish soldiers Medieval Scottish diplomats Earls of Bothwell Lord High Admirals of Scotland People from East Lothian Court of James IV of Scotland 16th-century Scottish people 15th-century Scottish people 15th-century diplomats 15th-century Scottish military personnel