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Margaret Douglas 1515–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England

Death Date: 09 Mar 1578

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Margaret Scots

Spouse(s): 4th Howard, Mungo, Lockhart, Matthew Stuart, James Hamilton

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Karel Lennox, Robert Howard

In 1515, Margaret Douglas entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England, born to Archibald Douglas And Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scots. Margaret Douglas married 4Th Duke Of Norfolk Thomas Howard, James Hamilton, Matthew Stuart, Mungo 5Th Earl Of Cleghorn Lockhart, and had children including Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Robert Howard. Margaret Douglas passed away in 1578 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Margaret Douglas entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England, born to Archibald Douglas And Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scots.
  • Margaret Douglas married 4Th Duke Of Norfolk Thomas Howard, James Hamilton, Matthew Stuart, Mungo 5Th Earl Of Cleghorn Lockhart, and had children including Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Robert Howard.
  • Margaret Douglas passed away in 1578 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AD
Margaret Scots
1489–1541
Birth Location: England
MS

Spouses(s)

4th Howard
1513–1537
Birth Location: Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk
4H
Mungo, Lockhart
1521–1580
Birth Location: Cleghorn, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ML
Matthew Stuart
1524–1571
Birth Location: Castle, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
MS
James Hamilton
1515–1575
Birth Location: Firth Clyde, Bute, , Scotland
JH

Children(s)

Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Yorkshire,England
HD
Karel Lennox
1555–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire
KL
Robert Howard
1536–1598
Birth Location: Syon House, London, Middlesex, England
RH

Margaret Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots
1489–1541
England
Grandparents
George Douglas
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Drummond
1471–1514
Cumbernauld, Lankarshire, Scotland
Henry (VII) Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Tudor
1421–1471
Margaret Anjou
1429–1482
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Queen Groby
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cicely Neville
–1495

Margaret Douglas's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Douglas (8 October 1515–09 Mar 1578) m. 4th (Duke of Norfolk Thomas) Howard (1513–31 OCT 1537) m. Mungo, (5th Earl of Cleghorn,) Lockhart (1521–1580) m. Matthew Stuart (1524–1571) m. James Hamilton (1515–22 January 1575)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart\ Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. HRH (Mary Queen of Scots) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. Charles (I England) Stuart 1600–1649 m. Henrietta-Maria (Royal France Del Bourbon) Stuart 1609–1669 m. Marie DeMedici 1573–1642
      1. 1. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Barbara Villiers 1640–1709 m. Catherine Pegge 1638–1705 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Louise (Renee de Penancoet de Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734 m. Elizabeth Killigrew 1622–1680 m. Mary (Moll) Davies 1648–1687 m. Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn 1650–1687 m. Catherine ("Mistress" Countess of Dorcester) Sedley 1657–1717 m. Eleanor Needham 1629–1663 m. Hortense (Duchess of Mazarin) Mancini 1646–1699
        1. 1. Charlotte FitzRoy 1664–1718 m. Edward (Henry) Lee 1663–1716
  2. 2. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  3. 3. Robert Howard 1536–1598 m. Phillipa Howard 1539–1603 m. Jane Kinge –1609
    1. 1. John HOWARD 1578–1642 m. Lady (Ann Philipson) (Howard) 1560–1637 m. Elizabeth LOCKE 1576–1612
      1. 1. Elizabeth Boleyn 1494–1558 m. Henry Radclyffe 1506–1557 m. Edward Bush 1508–1569 m. Thomas (1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount Rochford KG) Boleyn 1477–1539 m. Thomas (II Howard Hertog van) Norfolk 1473–1534
        1. 1. Thomas Radclyffe 1525–1583
        2. 2. Henry Radclyffe 1530–1593
        3. 3. Henry Howard 1517–1547 m. Frances (van) Vere 1517–1577
        4. 4. Mary FitzRoy 1519–1557
        5. 5. Thomas Howard 1497–1508
        6. 6. Thomas Howard 1520–1582 m. Gertrude Lyte 1530–1576
        7. 7. John Howard –1503
        8. 8. Henry Howard –1502
        9. 9. Radcliffe Dykes 1545–1582
        10. 10. Frances Ratcliffe 1551–1602
        11. 11. Robert Radclyffe 1532–1578
        12. 12. Maud Radclyffe 1529–
        13. 13. Elizabeth Bush 1534–1556
        14. 14. Henry Boleyn 1510–
        15. 15. Sybilla Boleyn 1499–1500
        16. 16. Mary Stafford 1501–1543 m. King (Henry VIII of England) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Sir (William) Carey 1498–1528 m. William Stafford 1511–1556
        17. 17. Thomas Boleyn 1480–1539
        18. 18. George (Viscount Boleyn) Rochford 1506–1536
        19. 19. Lady (Anne Boleyn VISCOUNTESS ROCHFORD MARQUESS CONSORT) ENGLAND 1501–1557 m. King (Henry VIII of England) Tudor 1491–1547
      2. 2. Arundel (Thomas) Howard 1601–1686
      3. 3. Matthew Howard 1609–1659
      4. 4. Grace Howard 1614–1637
      5. 5. Anne Arundell 1615–1649 m. Leonard Calvert 1626–1647
        1. 1. Charles Calvert 1637–1714 m. Jane (Lowe) Sewall 1628–1701 m. Mary (Banks) Thorpe 1680–1709 m. Mary Darnall 1619–1661 m. Henrietta Fitzjames 1667–1730 m. Margaret Charleton 1666–1731
        2. 2. Elizabeth Calvert –1712
        3. 3. Winifred (Calvert) Seybourne 1620–1656
        4. 4. Mary Calvert 1630–1663
        5. 5. George Calvert 1634–1636
        6. 6. Cecil Calvert 1632–
        7. 7. Philip (Calvert, Esq., Governor, and Chancellor of) Maryland 1626–1683
      6. 6. Robert Howard 1608–1704
      7. 7. Francis (James) HOWARD 1586–1623
      8. 8. Arundel (Thomas) Howard 1598–1599
      9. 9. Mary Arundel 1608–1630
      10. 10. Thomas Arundell 1616–1643
      11. 11. Martha (Ann) Howard 1619–1694
      12. 12. Henry Howard 1620–1684
      13. 13. Daniel Howard 1610–1682
      14. 14. John Howard 1628–1703
      15. 15. John Howard 1612–1692
      16. 16. Samuel Howard 1626–
      17. 17. Phillip Howard 1622–
      18. 18. Catherine Howard 1600–
      19. 19. Frances Howard 1614–1652
      20. 20. Henry (Frederick) Howard 1608–1652
    2. 2. Thomas (Arundel) Howard 1574–1639
    3. 3. Thomas Howard –1623
    4. 4. Robert Howard 1575–1640 m. Grace Barton 1579–
    5. 5. Joan Howard 1576–
    6. 6. Phillip Howard 1585–
    7. 7. Charles Howard 1587–1588
    8. 8. Ann Howard 1579–
    9. 9. Bridget Howard 1580–
    10. 10. Edward Howard 1582–
    11. 11. Robert Howard 1586–
    12. 12. Sarah Howard 1587–
    13. 13. Elizabeth Howard 1579–
    14. 14. Anne Howard –1668

Margaret Douglas's Timeline

8 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas in Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England
1515
10/8(18)/1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England
1577
3/9/1577(1578)
Age 62
Death of Margaret Douglas in Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
1578
7 March 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret Douglas in Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
1578
7 Mar 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret Douglas in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1578
09 Mar 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret Douglas in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 920
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 356
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [8] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 108(18)1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1578
    Event Place: Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 920
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 356
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [8] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 391577(1578)
    Event Place: Hackney, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1578
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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