Earls of Bothwell, Second Creation (1587)
- Francis Stewart, 1st (or 5th) Earl of Bothwell (1563–1612)
- Francis Stewart, but for the attainder 2nd (or 6th) Earl of Bothwell (c. 1584–1640)
- Charles Stewart, but for the attainder 3rd (or 7th) Earl of Bothwell (c. 1617–1651)
- Robert Stewart, but for the attainder 4th (or 8th) Earl of Bothwell (fl. 1656)
The next heir appears to have been Captain Francis Stewart of Coldingham, a cavalry officer who commanded the royalist left wing at the Battle of Bothwell Brig in 1679, and who seems to have died around 1683; the male line has not been traced beyond this point.
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