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

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1572

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

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret **

Spouse(s): James Scots

Children(s): Arthur Albany, ROBERT, DOUGLAS-Stuart, James Rothesay, John Darnley, Robert Orkney, James Moray, Mary Scotland, Sir Gleneagles, Marjorie None, Charles Lowrie, Euphemia Lindsay

The story of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V began in 1515 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married James V King Of Scots, and had children including Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Euphemia Lindsay, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Marjorie, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Robert 4Th Earl Of Buchan Douglas Stuart, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Sir John Haldane Royal Blood 7Th Laird Of Gleneagles. 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

  • The story of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V began in 1515 in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married James V King Of Scots, and had children including Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Euphemia Lindsay, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Marjorie, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Robert 4Th Earl Of Buchan Douglas Stuart, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Sir John Haldane Royal Blood 7Th Laird Of Gleneagles.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lady V's Ancestors

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Lady V
1515–1572
Birth Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Margaret **
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady V's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V (1515–5 May 1572) m. James (V King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542)
  1. 1. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
  2. 2. ROBERT, (4th Earl of Buchan,) DOUGLAS-Stuart 1537–1580
  3. 3. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1540–1541
  4. 4. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  5. 5. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592
  6. 6. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569
  7. 7. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
  8. 8. Sir (John Haldane (Royal Blood) 7th Laird of) Gleneagles 1538–1588
  9. 9. Marjorie 1591–1639
  10. 10. Charles (Stuart) Lowrie –1916
  11. 11. Euphemia Lindsay 1525–1580

Lady V's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
Death of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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