| David Rizzio | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born: | 1533 |
| Age: | 32 |
| Height: | 5'10 |
| Gender: | Male 
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| Status: | Deceased (stabbed to death) |
| Religion: | Protestant |
| Originally From: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Affiliations: | Kingdom of Italy |
| Relationship Information | |
| Parents: | Patrick Hepburn † (Father) Agnes Sinclair † (Mother) |
| Wife: | Lady Jean Gordon † |
| Interests: | Mary Stuart |
| Character Information | |
| First Appearance: | Unchartered Waters |
| Portrayed By: | Andrew Shaver |
| GALLERY | |
- "Quote!"
- —David Rizzio
Lord Bothwell is a prominent Scottish nobleman, with an infatuation for Mary Stuart.
It is revealed in Coup de Grace that David is a homosexual, and used this as a leverage for Mary. However, his threat to Lord Ruthven was proved to be deadly, as Ruthven desperately wanted to seal the secret about his sexuality that he accused David of adultery and ordered his execution in front of Mary.
Early life
David Rizzio was traveling from the Kingdom of Italy to the Kingdom of Scotland, after his cart broke he was captured by druids. Among them was Sebastian who forced him to deliver a message to Mary Stuart.
Season 4
Notes
Trivia
Historical Notes
- In real life, David Rizzio was an Italian courtier, born close to Turin, a descendant of an ancient and noble family still living in Piedmont
Appearances
| Season Four | ||||||||||
| With Friends Like These | A Grain of Deception | Leaps of Faith | Playing With Fire | Highland Games | Love & Death | Hanging Swords | Uncharted Waters | |||
| Pulling Strings | A Better Man | Dead of Night | The Shakedown | Coup de Grace | A Bride. A Box. A Body. | Blood in the Water | All It Cost Her | |||