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Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V 1515–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 7 March 1578

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

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): James Scotland, Matthew Lennox

Children(s): Robert, V", Henry Scotland, Charles Lennox

The story of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V began in 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married James V Stewart King Of Scotland, Matthew Stewart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Lennox, Charles Stewart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley King Consort Of Scotland, Robert Prior Of Whithorn Stewart Natural Son Of James V. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1578 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 Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V married James V Stewart King Of Scotland, Matthew Stewart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Lennox, Charles Stewart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley King Consort Of Scotland, Robert Prior Of Whithorn Stewart Natural Son Of James V.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1578 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Lady V's Ancestors

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Lady V
1515–1578
Birth Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady V's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V (18 Oct 1515–7 March 1578) m. James (V Stewart King of) Scotland (10 Apr 1513–14 December 1542) m. Matthew (Stewart, 4th Earl Of) Lennox (–1571)
  1. 1. Robert, (Prior of Whithorn, Stewart"Natural son of James) V" 1541–1581
  2. 2. Henry (Stuart, Lord Darnley, King Consort Of) Scotland 1536–1578
  3. 3. Charles Lennox 1555–1576

Lady V's Timeline

2 Records

1515
18 Oct 1515
Birth of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
1578
7 March 1578
Age 63
Death of Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1578
    Event Place: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: 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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