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Scottish nobleman John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, was killed during what was most likely a failed attempt to kidnap King James VI.
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John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
16th-century Scottish nobleman
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie was a Scottish nobleman who died in mysterious circumstances, referred to as the "Gowrie Conspiracy", in which he and/or his brother Alexander were attempting to kill or kidnap King James VI of Scotland for unknown purposes. The king's retinue…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James VI and I
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. Though he long attempted to get both countries to adopt a closer political…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)