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Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven 1536–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 January 1586

Death Location: Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE)

Father: Sir Lochleven

Mother: Margaret Mar

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Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven was born in 1536 in Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven And Margaret Erskine Mistress To James V Countess Of Lennox Lady Of Mar. Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven passed away in 1586 in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE).

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Biography

  • Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven was born in 1536 in Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven And Margaret Erskine Mistress To James V Countess Of Lennox Lady Of Mar.
  • Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven passed away in 1586 in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lochleven
1510–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Mar
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Lady Lochleven's Ancestors

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Lady Lochleven
1536–1586
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven
1510–1547
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of) Mar
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Moncrief HAY Campbell Baroness of) Agyll
1485–1555
castle glenorchy, lorn, argyllshire, scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Argyll
1465–1513
Elizabeth Argyle
1465–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Coileáin Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Campbell
1439–1510

Lady Lochleven's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven in Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1586
7 January 1586
Age 50
Death of Lady Janet DOUGLAS of Lochleven in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE)
Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1586
    Event Place: Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland of (murdered by Alan MacCOULE)
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