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Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

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

Father: Lord Scotland

Mother: Elizabeth Aberdeenshire

Spouse(s): King Carrick,, Matthew Stuart, Robert Lochleven, Charles Murray

Children(s): Sir Scotland, Robert Albany, James Stewart, John Darnley, Robert Stuart, Prince Scotland, Jean Campbell, HENRY Stuart, Margaret Stewart, James Stewart, Henry Stewart, Adam Stewart, Sir Morton

In 1515, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V entered the world in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Elphinstone Archbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotlandchbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland And Elizabeth Barlow Lady Aberdeenshire. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married Charles Murray, King James V Of Scotland Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Thistle Baron Of Renfrew Earl Of Carrick, Matthew Stuart, Robert Douglas Of Lochleven, and had children including Adam Stewart, Henry Bruce Stewart, Henry Stuart, James Lord Doune Stuart Stewart, James Stewart, Jean Stuart Stewart Campbell, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Margaret Stuart Stewart, Prince Archibald Adam Stuart Stewart Of Scotland, Robert Stuart Stewart Hertog Van Albany, Robert Stuart, Sir Willam Douglas Earl Of Morton, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven Vi Earl Of Morton Northumberland Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V entered the world in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Elphinstone Archbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotlandchbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland And Elizabeth Barlow Lady Aberdeenshire.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married Charles Murray, King James V Of Scotland Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Thistle Baron Of Renfrew Earl Of Carrick, Matthew Stuart, Robert Douglas Of Lochleven, and had children including Adam Stewart, Henry Bruce Stewart, Henry Stuart, James Lord Doune Stuart Stewart, James Stewart, Jean Stuart Stewart Campbell, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Margaret Stuart Stewart, Prince Archibald Adam Stuart Stewart Of Scotland, Robert Stuart Stewart Hertog Van Albany, Robert Stuart, Sir Willam Douglas Earl Of Morton, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven Vi Earl Of Morton Northumberland Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Scotland
1480–1513
Birth Location: Elphinstone Tower, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LS
Elizabeth Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
EA

Spouses(s)

King Carrick,
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom
KC
Matthew Stuart
–1571
Birth Location: –
MS
Robert Lochleven
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
RL
Charles Murray
1520–1583
Birth Location: Scotland
CM

Children(s)

Sir Scotland
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SS
Robert Albany
1541–1541
Birth Location: Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
RA
James Stewart
1529–1570
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, , Scotland
JS
John Darnley
1531–1563
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Robert Stuart
1533–1580
Birth Location: Cultmalindie, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
RS
Prince Scotland
1528–1606
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
PS
Jean Campbell
1537–1588
Birth Location: Scotland
JC
HENRY Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: –
HS
Margaret Stewart
1528–1542
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MS
James Stewart
1531–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Henry Stewart
1530–1602
Birth Location: Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HS
Adam Stewart
1528–1606
Birth Location: –
AS
Sir Morton
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Scotland
SM

Lady V's Ancestors

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Lady V
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander Elphinstone Archbishop of St. Andrews, Lord high chancellor of Scotlandchbishop of St. Andrews, Lord high chancellor of Scotland
1480–1513
Elphinstone Tower, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Barlow Lady) Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady V's Descendants

1.
LV
Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V (8 Oct 1515–5 May 1572) m. King (James V of Scotland Stewart Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of) Carrick, (10 Apr 1512–14 Dec 1542) m. Matthew Stuart (–1571) m. Robert (Douglas of) Lochleven (7 Nov 1515–10 Sep 1547) m. Charles Murray (1520–11 Jul 1583)
  1. 1. Sir (William DOUGLAS of Lochleven VI Earl of Morton, Northumberland Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland 1540–1606 m. Lady (Agnes Leslie Countess) Morton 1540–1606 m. Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie Countess of) Morton 1540–1606
    1. 1. (Sir) (George Kirkness) Douglas 1548–1609
    2. 2. Lady (Anne Agnes Douglas Countess of) Argyll 1574–1607 m. Archibald campbell 1574–1638 m. Sir (JAMES Richardson Knight of) Smeaton 1558–1632
      1. 1. Lady (Annabella) Campbell 1594–1652 m. Marquis (George Huntley 2nd) Gordon 1592–1649
        1. 1. Marquis (Lewis 3rd Huntly) Gordon 1615–1653
        2. 2. Anna Gordon 1613–1656
        3. 3. Karel (Lord Gordon van Strathaven en Glenlivet Earl van) Aboyne 1630–1681
        4. 4. Catharina Gordon 1635–1689
      2. 2. Archibald,First (Marquess of Argyll) Campbell 1607–1661 m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678
        1. 1. Archibald (Campbell 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685 m. Mary (Stewart) Campbell 1629–1668 m. Lady (Anne Campbell Mackenzie Countess of) Balcarres 1627–1707
        2. 2. Jean Campbell 1659–1700
    3. 3. Agnes Douglas 1574–1607
    4. 4. James (Lord Melrose) Douglas 1562–1769
    5. 5. Christian Douglas 1552–1591
    6. 6. Violette Douglas 1560–1584
    7. 7. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1556–1624
    8. 8. Sir (James, 8th Baron Drumlanrig,) Douglas 1559–1615
    9. 9. William (Douglas 1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig 1582–1640
    10. 10. Mary (Douglas Of) Morton 1561–1607
    11. 11. Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton 1562–1584 m. Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon 1562–1610
      1. 1. Earl (Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of) Morton 1582–1648 m. Agnes Keith 1539–1648
        1. 1. Anne Douglas 1604–1667 m. Sir (George Hay 2nd Earl of) Kinnoull 1595–1644
        2. 2. Robert (Douglas 8th Earl of) Morton 1605–1649
        3. 3. Sir (James Thomas Douglas Knight of the Garter, 10th Earl of) Morton 1632–1686 m. Anne (Hay) Douglas 1636–1700
        4. 4. Lady (Isabella Douglas) Graham 1620–1672
        5. 5. Nicholas Douglas –1686
        6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald,First (Marquess of Argyll) Campbell 1607–1661
    12. 12. ** (Lady Eupham Morton) Douglas 1551–1586
    13. 13. Sir (Archibald Kilmour) Douglas 1560–1649
    14. 14. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas Hay) Richardson 1573–1631 m. Sir (James Richardson Knight of) Smeaton 1558–1632 m. Frans (Hay Earl van) Erroll 1564–1631
      1. 1. William (Hay 10th Earl of) Errol 1590–1636 m. Anne (Lyon) Hay 1598–1637
        1. 1. Margaret Hay 1615–1657 m. John (Kennedy 6th Earl) Cassillis 1602–1668
        2. 2. Gilbert (Earl Erroll) Hay 1631–1674
      2. 2. Sir (Robert) Richardson 1589–1635
      3. 3. Elizabeth"of (Erroll Lady Semple Castle") Haye 1597–1656
      4. 4. Maria Hay 1595–
  2. 2. Robert (Stuart Stewart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
  3. 3. James (Lord Doune Stuart) Stewart 1529–1570
  4. 4. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  5. 5. Robert Stuart 1533–1580 m. Jean (Janet) Kennedy 1537–1598
    1. 1. John (Stuart Stewart 1st Earl of) Carrick 1574–1646
    2. 2. Patrick (Stuart Stewart 2nd Earl of) Orkney 1568–1615 m. Margaret (Livingstone Countess of) Orkney –1622
    3. 3. Henry (Stuart Stewart Master of) Orkney 1566–1590
    4. 4. Sir (James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie) Earl 1560–1591 m. Mariorie (Anderson Stuart) Stewart –1612 m. Elizabeth (Stewart Countess of) Moray 1565–1591
      1. 1. John (Stewart Earl of) Traquair –1659
    5. 5. Jean (Stuart) Stewart 1563–1642
    6. 6. Katharine (Stuart) Stewart 1562–1631
    7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart Stewart Sinclair of Murkle in) Caithness 1575–1642
    8. 8. Lady (Mary Marie Stuart Stewart of) Orkney 1562–1644
    9. 9. Sir (Robert Stuart Stewart of) Middleton 1570–1593
  6. 6. Prince (Archibald Adam Stuart Stewart of) Scotland 1528–1606
  7. 7. Jean (Stuart Stewart) Campbell 1537–1588
  8. 8. HENRY Stuart 1545–1567
  9. 9. Margaret (Stuart) Stewart 1528–1542
  10. 10. James Stewart 1531–1570 m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith Countess of Moray and) Argyll 1530–1588
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart Countess of) Moray 1565–1591 m. Sir (James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie) Earl 1560–1591
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Stuart Stewart) II 1570–1585 m. George Willert 1550–1615 m. Frans (Hay Earl van) Erroll 1564–1631
      1. 1. George Willheit 1580–1623
    3. 3. John (Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of) Castlemilk 1543–1598
    4. 4. Sir (Walter) Stewart 1564–1617
    5. 5. Anne (Stewart of) Atholl 1564–
    6. 6. Annabel Stuart 1558–1584
    7. 7. Grizell (Stewart de Meldrum) Lady 1560–1629
    8. 8. 9TH (EARL WILLIAM DOUGLAS OF ANGUS) * 1533–1591
  11. 11. Henry (Bruce) Stewart 1530–1602
  12. 12. Adam Stewart 1528–1606
  13. 13. Sir (Willam Douglas Earl of) Morton 1540–1606

Lady V's Timeline

6 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
1515
1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V
None
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1344467
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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