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Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell 1451–1490 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1490

Death Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Morton

Mother: Lady Dalkeith

Spouse(s): Thomas Buchanan

Children(s): Robert Buchanan

In 1451, Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Douglas Earl Of Morton And Lady Joan The Mute Lady Of Dalkeith Stuart Princess Of Scotland Countess Morton Lady Of Dalkeith. Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell married Thomas Buchanan, and had children including Agnes Buchanan, George Buchanan, Robert Buchanan. Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1490 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1451, Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Douglas Earl Of Morton And Lady Joan The Mute Lady Of Dalkeith Stuart Princess Of Scotland Countess Morton Lady Of Dalkeith.
  • Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell married Thomas Buchanan, and had children including Agnes Buchanan, George Buchanan, Robert Buchanan.
  • Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1490 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Morton
1431–1493
Birth Location: Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lady Dalkeith
1428–1486
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Thomas Buchanan
1448–1493
Birth Location: Carbeth, Buchanan, Sterling, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Buchanan
1462–1518
Birth Location: Carbeth Isle Buchanan, Sterlingshire, Scotland, Scotland
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Janet Bothwell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Bothwell
1451–1490
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas, Earl of Morton
1431–1493
Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith
1428–1486
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Morton
1395–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1392–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
James (I Stewart, King of) Scots
1394–1437
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Dalkeith
1370–1441
1337–1421
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
John fleet
1371–1410
Margaret Somerset
1385–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald son
1325–1400
Jean Strathern
1350–1409
1316–1390
Elizabeth Stathearn
1320–1355
Sir Drummond
1318–1373
Lady Glenurchy
1328–1357
Sir Lancaster
1340–1398
Catherine Lancaster
1350–1403
Thomas Kent
1348–1408
Alice Kent
1352–1415

Janet Bothwell's Descendants

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Janet (Douglas, Countess of) Bothwell (1451–21 Feb 1490) m. Thomas Buchanan (1448–1493)
  1. 1. Robert Buchanan 1462–1518

Janet Bothwell's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1490
21 Feb 1490
Age 39
Death of Janet Douglas, Countess of Bothwell in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1451
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1490
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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