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Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Maxwell

Mother: Baroness Herries

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In 1548, Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Earl John Maxwell And Baroness Lady Agnes Of Terregles Herries. Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Earl John Maxwell And Baroness Lady Agnes Of Terregles Herries.
  • Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Dame Lothian's Ancestors

Self
Dame Lothian
1548–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Earl John Maxwell
1512–1582
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baroness (Lady Agnes of Terregles) Herries
1534–1594
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshr, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1502–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lord (Andrew Robert) Herries
1477–1513
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Nichola) Home
1483–1529
Dunglass, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1450–1513
Lady Bothwell
1475–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Lothian's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1617
8 January 1617
Age 69
Death of Dame Margaret Maxwell, Countess Lothian in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1617
    Event Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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