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Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1515

Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Mar

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): James Scots, Robert Douglas

Children(s): JAMES Moray, Sir Douglas, Lady Douglas, Lord Buchan

In 1515, Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland entered the world in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Lord John Erskine 17Th Earl Van Mar And Lady Margaret Of Argyll Campbell. Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland married James V King Stewart King Of Scots, Robert 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including James The Bonny Earl Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, Lady Euphemia Douglas, Lord Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iv Earl Of Buchan, Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas. Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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  • In 1515, Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland entered the world in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Lord John Erskine 17Th Earl Van Mar And Lady Margaret Of Argyll Campbell.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland married James V King Stewart King Of Scots, Robert 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven Douglas, and had children including James The Bonny Earl Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, Lady Euphemia Douglas, Lord Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iv Earl Of Buchan, Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas.
  • Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Lady Scotland's Ancestors

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Lady Scotland
1515–1572
Birth Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord John Erskine 17th Earl van Mar
1487–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret of Argyll) Campbell
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Lady Scotland's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of) Scotland (8 Oct 1515–5 May 1572) m. James (V King Stewart King of) Scots (10 Apr 1512–14 Dec 1542) m. Robert ((3rd Lord of Lochleven)) Douglas (1515–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. JAMES ("the Bonny Earl" STEWART 1st Earl of) Moray 1533–1570 m. Lady (Agnes Keith, Countess of) Moray 1530–1588
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart, 2nd Countess of) Moray 1565–1591
    2. 2. King (James Stewart,) Earl 1568–1591
  2. 2. Sir (William 6th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1540–1606
  3. 3. Lady (Euphemia) Douglas 1533–1580
  4. 4. Lord (Robert Douglas Laird van Lochleven IV Earl of) Buchan 1543–1580

Lady Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of Scotland in North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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