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Dorothea Stuart 1550–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 January 1627

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Methven

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Willem Gowrie

Children(s): Lady Montrose

The story of Dorothea Stuart began in 1550 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dorothea Stuart married Willem Ruthven Earl Van Gowrie, and had children including Lady Lydia Margaretha Ruthven Lady Countess Of Montrose. Dorothea Stuart passed away in 1627 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothea Stuart began in 1550 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Dorothea Stuart married Willem Ruthven Earl Van Gowrie, and had children including Lady Lydia Margaretha Ruthven Lady Countess Of Montrose.
  • Dorothea Stuart passed away in 1627 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Dorothea Stuart's Ancestors

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Dorothea Stuart
1550–1627
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Stewart - 1st Lord Methven
1500–1555
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Queen of Scotland) Tudor
1489–1541
Richmond Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord of) Avondale
1470–1513
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Kennedy, Lady Stewart Countess of) Castle
1472–1543
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Stuart's Descendants

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Dorothea Stuart (1550–1 January 1627) m. Willem (Ruthven Earl van) Gowrie (1548–2 May 1584)
  1. 1. Lady (Lydia Margaretha Ruthven Lady Countess of) Montrose 1575–1618 m. John (Graham "Grayham" II, Sir, Earl of Montrose Chief of Graham Lord President of the Privy Council of) Scotland3rd 1573–1626
    1. 1. James (Graham "5th Marquis of) Montrose" 1612–1650 m. Magdalena Carnegie 1610–1650 m. Magdalena Carnegie 1610–1650
      1. 1. Barthelemi Montarras 1638–1674 m. MARGUERITE BODAT 1640–1674
        1. 1. Pierre Montras 1660–1703 m. Marguerite David-Pontife 1661–1706

Dorothea Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Dorothea Stuart in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1627
1 January 1627
Age 77
Death of Dorothea Stuart in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1627
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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