parliament and had him declared a traitor. Murray was assassinated on 23 January 1570 while Châtellerault was still in prison. Nevertheless, Châtellerault was rumoured to have been an accomplice in the regent's murder. Châtellerault was released from prison on 20 April 1570. In 1573 he gave up his support for Mary and recognised Mary's infant son James VI as king. Châtellerault died at Hamilton on 22 January 1575. He was succeeded by his eldest son James as the 3rd Earl of Arran. However, as James was insane, John his younger brother stood in for him. Timeline Genealogical chart Notes and references Notes Citations Sources – 1547 to 1563 – 1543 to 1590 (for the letter, dated the 4 September 1543, from Ralph Sadler to Suffolk and Tunstall) – for Walter FitzGilbert – Scotland and Ireland – (for timeline) – Fife to Hyndford (for Duke of Hamilton) Attribution Further reading Franklin, David Byrd (1995). The Scottish Regency of the Earl of Arran: A Study in the Failure of Anglo-Scottish Relations. Edwin Mellen Press. Melanie Schuessler Bond, Dressing the Scottish Court: 1543-1553 (The Boydell Press: Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019). 1510s births 1575 deaths 16th-century Scottish peers 16th-century Scottish landowners 16th-century viceregal rulers Court of James V of Scotland 501 Earls of Arran James Hamilton James Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland Privy Council of Mary, Queen of Scots Regents of Scotland Scottish people of the Rough Wooing Scottish Protestants Scottish Reformation Scottish Roman Catholics Year of birth uncertain Non-inheriting heirs presumptive