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Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland 1505–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1505

Birth Location: Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 May 1566

Death Location: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Atholl

Mother: Dame E

Spouse(s): James Scotland

Children(s): Beatrice Gordon-Sutherland, Janet Gordon, William Gordon-Sutherland, Alexander Gordon, Beatrice Gordon, Bridget Fleming, Lady Gowrie

In 1505, Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland entered the world in Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Atholl And Dame Jane Jean Janet Countess Atholl Moir Campbell E. Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland married James Stewart Iv Hrh Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Alexander Kennedy, Beatrice Gordon, Beatrice Gordon Sutherland, Bridget Fleming, Janet Gordon, Lady Margaret Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess Gowrie, William Gordon Sutherland. Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland passed away in 1566 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1505, Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland entered the world in Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Atholl And Dame Jane Jean Janet Countess Atholl Moir Campbell E.
  • Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland married James Stewart Iv Hrh Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Alexander Kennedy, Beatrice Gordon, Beatrice Gordon Sutherland, Bridget Fleming, Janet Gordon, Lady Margaret Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess Gowrie, William Gordon Sutherland.
  • Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland passed away in 1566 in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Lady Sutherland's Ancestors

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Lady Sutherland
1505–1566
Birth Place: Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Stewart 2nd Earl of Atholl
1475–1513
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dame (Jane (Jean) "Janet", Countess Atholl, Moir Campbell,) E
1484–1543
Lochowe, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Lady Sutherland's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of) Sutherland (17 Jul 1505–13 May 1566) m. James (Stewart IV HRH of) Scotland (17 Mar 1472–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Beatrice Gordon-Sutherland 1523–1529
  2. 2. Janet Gordon 1527–1577
  3. 3. William Gordon-Sutherland 1529–1567
  4. 4. Alexander Gordon 1529–1552
  5. 5. Beatrice Gordon 1529–1552
  6. 6. Bridget Fleming 1530–1544
  7. 7. Lady (Margaret Dorothea Stewart, Baroness Ruthven, Countess) Gowrie 1544–1627

Lady Sutherland's Timeline

6 Records

1425
1425
Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland was married in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1505
17 Jul 1505
Birth of Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland in Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1520
16 June 1520
Age 15
Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland was married in Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1557
9 April 1557
Age 52
Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
10 MAY 1562
Age 57
Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1566
13 May 1566
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Dowager Stewart Countess of Sutherland in Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1505
    Event Place: Atholl Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 June 1520
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 April 1557
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1562
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: ** Married by Papal Dispensation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glanderstoune-dyke, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1566
    Event Place: Athol, Perthshire, Scotland

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