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Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton 1502 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1502

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jul 1554

Death Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Margaret Tudor\Plantagenet\Lancaster

Spouse(s): James Morton

Children(s): Lady Hamilton

In 1502, Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James IV King of Scots and Margaret Queen of Scotland, Princess of England, Tudor\Plantagenet\Lancaster. Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton married James Douglas Earl van Morton, and had children including Lady Margaret Livingston (Stuart) Douglas Duchess Hamilton. Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton passed away in 1554 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James IV King of Scots and Margaret Queen of Scotland, Princess of England, Tudor\Plantagenet\Lancaster.
  • Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton married James Douglas Earl van Morton, and had children including Lady Margaret Livingston (Stuart) Douglas Duchess Hamilton.
  • Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton passed away in 1554 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Catherine Morton's Ancestors

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Catherine Morton
1502 – 1554
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV King of Scots
1473 – 1513
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret (Queen of Scotland, Princess of England,) Tudor\Plantagenet\Lancaster
1490 – 1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
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Catherine Morton's Descendants

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Catherine (Stewart* Countess of) Morton (17 Jul 1502 – 5 Jul 1554) m. James (Douglas Earl van) Morton (January 1487 – 22 DEC 1548)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Livingston (Stuart) Douglas Duchess) Hamilton (11 January 1511 – 24 May 1579) m. James (Duke of Chatellerault 2nd Earl of Arran) Hamilton (15 January 1515 – 22 January 1575)
    1. 1. Lord (Claud Hamilton, Knight of Paisley, Scottish Politician, Privy Councillor, 1st Lord of Paisley, Baron of) Hamilton (9 June 1543 – 15 Jan 1622) m. (Baroness) (Lady Margaret Montgomerie (Margaretha) Douglas Seton, Baroness) Paisley (1 Jan 1550 – 10 Feb 1616)
      1. 1. James (Hamilton Earl van Abercorn, The Right Honourable The Earl of Abercorn PC Member of the Scottish Parliament for) Linlithgow (12 August 1575 – 23 Mar 1618) m. Lady (Marion\ Mary Wallace Boyd (Countess of) Abercorn) (1583 – 26 August 1632)
        1. 1. Sarah Hambleton (Jan 1616 – 5 Feb 1690) m. Richard (Ferris (Ferrar) Fariss) (1596 – 1642)

Catherine Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1502
17 Jul 1502
Birth of Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1554
5 Jul 1554
Age 52
Death of Catherine Stewart* Countess of Morton in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1502
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1554
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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