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Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus 1489–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1557

Death Location: Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom

Father: Sir ARBUTHNOTT

Mother: Mariota Scrymgeour

Spouse(s): Margaret Sct

Children(s): Margaret Lochleven, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Angus), Elizabeth stewart, Margaret Stuart, Alexander Stuart, Catherine Stuart, Margaret Stewart, Jane Stewart, Mary Stewart\Stuart, James STEWART, John Scotland, James Stewart, Arthur Stewart, Lady Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Stuart, Mary Stewart, Alexander Stuart, Jane Stewart, Catherine Stuart, Margaret Douglas, Elizabeth stewart, James Stewart, Lady Douglas, Arthur Stewart, King Stewart, Margaret Stewart, John Scotland, Jane Stewart, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Stewart, John Scotland, Arthur Stewart, Elizabeth stewart, Margaret Stuart, Alexander Stuart, Mary Stewart, Margaret Douglas, James Stewart, Catherine Stuart, King Stewart, Lady Douglas

In 1489, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus entered the world in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert 12Th Laird Arbuthnott And Mariota Marion Scrymgeour. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus married Margaret Mary Tudor Princess Eng Queen Sct, and had children including Alexander Stuart, Archibald Douglas, Arthur Stewart, Catherine Stuart, Elizabeth Stewart, George Douglas, James Stewart, Jane Stewart, John Stewart Scotland, King James V Stewart, Lady Janet Baroness Of Ruthven Douglas, Margaret Douglas Of Lochleven, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Jane Stuart, Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Lennox Douglas Dr Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her 2Nd H Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus, Margaret Stewart, Mary Ann Stewart Stuart, Mary Stewart. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1489, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus entered the world in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert 12Th Laird Arbuthnott And Mariota Marion Scrymgeour.
  • Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus married Margaret Mary Tudor Princess Eng Queen Sct, and had children including Alexander Stuart, Archibald Douglas, Arthur Stewart, Catherine Stuart, Elizabeth Stewart, George Douglas, James Stewart, Jane Stewart, John Stewart Scotland, King James V Stewart, Lady Janet Baroness Of Ruthven Douglas, Margaret Douglas Of Lochleven, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Jane Stuart, Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Lennox Douglas Dr Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her 2Nd H Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus, Margaret Stewart, Mary Ann Stewart Stuart, Mary Stewart.
  • Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom.

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Archibald Angus's Ancestors

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Archibald Angus
1489–1557
Birth Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert 12th Laird ARBUTHNOTT
1451–1505
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Mariota (Marion) Scrymgeour
1503–1518
Glassary, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (II Sir Scrymgeour van) Dudhope
1455–1504
Dudhope Castle, Dundee, forfarshire, Scotland
Isobel Gray
1472–1550
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Angus's Descendants

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Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus (1489–22 Jan 1557) m. Margaret ((Mary) Tudor Princess Eng Queen) Sct (28 November 1489–18 October 1541)
  1. 1. Margaret (Douglas of) Lochleven 1503–1535 m. James (Maitland of) Auchinbresk 1501–1599
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Cusing 1530–1620 m. Janet ((Jonet) Livingston (Levingstoun)) Dame 1535–1600 m. Agnes Gordon\Andersone 1529–
      1. 1. Janet (Cushing) Lady 1550–1650 m. John (Sharp or) Scharpe 1555–1597
        1. 1. Sir (Knight John) Sharp 1578–1616 m. Agnes (Wilsone (Wilsoune,) Sharpe) 1572–1597 m. Elizabeth (Hunter) Lady 1589–1616 m. Marion Hunter 1582–
        2. 2. Bessie ((Sharp)) Hunter 1578–1631
        3. 3. Agnes (May Lady) Sharpe 1582–1635
        4. 4. Marie Sharpe 1579–1637
        5. 5. Sir (John) Sharpe 1575–1606
        6. 6. John (Jr. Sharp) Jr 1585–1606
        7. 7. Patrick Sharp 1680–
        8. 8. John SHARP 1585–1616
        9. 9. Bessie Sharp 1578–1631
        10. 10. Elisabeth Sharp 1674–1711
        11. 11. Agnes Sharp 1681–
        12. 12. Grizel Sharp 1684–
        13. 13. Elizabeth Sharp 1686–
        14. 14. John Sharp 1670–
        15. 15. Elizabeth Sharp 1672–1731
        16. 16. Elizabeth Sharp 1678–
        17. 17. Richard Sharp –1733
      2. 2. Robert (Maitland of) Eccles 1551–1597
      3. 3. John (Duke of Lauderdale) Maitland 1545–1595
      4. 4. Andrew Maitland 1550–1640
      5. 5. John (Maitland 1st Lord of) Thurlestane 1545–1595
    2. 2. Robert Maitland 1527–1551
    3. 3. Robert Maitland 1530–1551
    4. 4. Sir (Robert) Cusing 1530–1620
    5. 5. Robert Maitland 1530–1551
    6. 6. John Maitland 1530–1620
    7. 7. Dame (Janet\Jonet Livingston\Levingstoun (Cushing)) (Bruce) 1535–1599
  2. 2. Archibald Douglas 1490–1557
  3. 3. Margaret (Margaretha Douglas, Countess Lennox Douglas (dr. of Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her 2nd h. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus) 1515–1578 m. Matthew (Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of) Lennox 1516–1571
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 2nd Countess Gravin of Moray Stewart) Stuart 1565–1591
    2. 2. Claud (Lord Van Paisley) Hamilton 1543–1621
    3. 3. Lord (Esmé Lennox) Stewart 1542–1583
    4. 4. Sir (Robert) Howard 1537–1598
    5. 5. Charles (Stuart) Lennox 1531–1576
    6. 6. Henry (Duke of Albany\ lord Darnley) Stuart 1536–1578
    7. 7. Charles Lennox 1555–1576
    8. 8. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
    9. 9. James (VI of Scotland and I of England 1st Earl of Moray) Stewart\Stuart 1531–1570
    10. 10. James (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of) Shetland 1531–1569
    11. 11. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625
    12. 12. Infant (Edward Henry Darnley) Stuart 1566–1566
    13. 13. Charles (Stewart, 1st\5th Earl of Lennox (New) Creation) 1557–1576
    14. 14. Henry, (Lord Darnley Stuart King Consort of Scotland, Duke of) Albany 1545–1567
    15. 15. Frances (Laugharne) Stuart 1547–1576
    16. 16. Infant (Henry) Stewart 1544–1545
    17. 17. Lady (Arabella) Stuart 1575–1615
    18. 18. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
    19. 19. James Stewart 1531–1570
    20. 20. Anne (Countess of Pembroke) Clifford 1551–1619
    21. 21. Charles ((5th Earl of Lennox)) Stuart 1555–1576
    22. 22. Elizabeth (Cavendish, Countess of) Lennox 1555–1588
    23. 23. Margaret McDowell 1552–1627
    24. 24. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567
    25. 25. Margaret STEWART 1497–1528
    26. 26. Henry Stuart 1545–1567
    27. 27. Henry ("Duke of Albany" "Lord Darnley" "5th Earl of Lennox" Stewart Stuart, King James I of England and Ireland, (1603 upon Queen Elizabeth's death) also Duke of) Roths 1545–1566
    28. 28. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
    29. 29. Henry (Duke of Albany, Lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567
    30. 30. Mary (Stuart\ Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    31. 31. Lord (Charles James Stuart 3rd Earl of Moray\Lord St Colme OR James) Stewart 1565–1615
  4. 4. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Stuart 1493–1550
  6. 6. Alexander Stuart 1493–1513
  7. 7. Catherine Stuart 1495–1554
  8. 8. Margaret Stewart 1497–1517 m. Lord (Thomas) Howard 1511–1537
    1. 1. Robert Howard 1537–
  9. 9. Jane Stewart 1497–1560
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Stewart\Stuart 1500–1572
  11. 11. James STEWART 1501–1545
  12. 12. John (Stewart) Scotland 1505–1536
  13. 13. James Stewart 1507–1508
  14. 14. Arthur Stewart 1509–1510
  15. 15. Lady (Janet Baroness of Ruthven) Douglas 1530–1552
  16. 16. Archibald Douglas 1517–
  17. 17. Margaret (Jane) Stuart 1493–1550
  18. 18. Mary Stewart 1500–
  19. 19. Alexander Stuart 1493–1513
  20. 20. Jane Stewart 1497–1528
  21. 21. Catherine Stuart 1495–1554
  22. 22. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
  23. 23. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
  24. 24. James Stewart 1507–1508
  25. 25. Lady (Janet Baroness of Ruthven) Douglas 1530–1552
  26. 26. Arthur Stewart 1509–1510
  27. 27. King (James V) Stewart 1501–1545
  28. 28. Margaret Stewart 1497–1517
  29. 29. John (Stewart) Scotland 1505–1536
  30. 30. Jane Stewart 1497–1528
  31. 31. Archibald Douglas 1517–
  32. 32. Margaret Stewart 1497–1517
  33. 33. John (Stewart) Scotland 1505–1536
  34. 34. Arthur Stewart 1509–1510
  35. 35. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
  36. 36. Margaret (Jane) Stuart 1493–1550
  37. 37. Alexander Stuart 1493–1513
  38. 38. Mary Stewart 1500–
  39. 39. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
  40. 40. James Stewart 1507–1508
  41. 41. Catherine Stuart 1495–1554
  42. 42. King (James V) Stewart 1501–1545
  43. 43. Lady (Janet Baroness of Ruthven) Douglas 1530–1552

Archibald Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1557
22 Jan 1557
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom
Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, United Kingdom
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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