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

Birth Date: 18 October 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 7 March 1578

Death Location: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): James Scots), Matthew Lennox

Children(s): James Stewart\Stuart, James Shetland, Charles Stuart

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 Scots, Matthew Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, James Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray 1St Earl Od Orkney And Lord Of Shetland, James Vi Of Scotland And I Of England Illegitimate 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart. Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1578 in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, 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 Scots, Matthew Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, James Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray 1St Earl Od Orkney And Lord Of Shetland, James Vi Of Scotland And I Of England Illegitimate 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart.
  • Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V passed away in 1578 in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, 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 Angus Douglas
1489–1555
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor) Tudor
1489–1541
Richmond Palace, London, England
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Lady V's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V (18 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. James (V Stewart (King of) Scots) (15 Apr 1512–15 May 1547) m. Matthew (Stuart, 4th Earl of) Lennox (21 Sept 1516–4 Sept 1571)
  1. 1. James (VI of Scotland and I of England "Illegitimate" 1st Earl of Moray) Stewart\Stuart 1531–1570
  2. 2. James (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of) Shetland 1531–1569
  3. 3. Charles (5Th Earl of Lennox) Stuart 1531–1576 m. Elizabetha (E. Countess of Lennox Cavendish Comitissa) Lynox 1555–1582
    1. 1. Susanna (Susana S. Lady of Darnley Stuart Stewart) Lennox 1574–1590
    2. 2. Arabelle Stewart 1575–1615

Lady V's Timeline

2 Records

1515
18 October 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 October 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England

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

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