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Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England 1496 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 October 1541

Death Location: Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland

Father: Henry Tudor

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Henry Stuart, Archibald Scotland,, James Scots

Children(s): Margaret Douglas, James Stewart, Daughter Scotland, Arthur Scotland, King Scotland, Daughter Scotland, Alexander Scotland

The story of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England began in 1496 in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland. Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England married Henry Stuart, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490-1557)Lord Chancellor of Scotland,, James IV Iron Belt Stewart King of Scots, and had children including Margaret Douglas, James Stewart, Daughter Scotland, Arthur of Scotland, King James V Scotland, Daughter Scotland, Alexander Duke of Ross Scotland. Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England passed away in 1541 in Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England began in 1496 in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England married Henry Stuart, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490-1557)Lord Chancellor of Scotland,, James IV Iron Belt Stewart King of Scots, and had children including Margaret Douglas, James Stewart, Daughter Scotland, Arthur of Scotland, King James V Scotland, Daughter Scotland, Alexander Duke of Ross Scotland.
  • Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England passed away in 1541 in Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Tudor
1457 – 1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Elizabeth York
1465 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Middlesex Co., England
EY

Spouses(s)

Henry Stuart
Birth Location: –
HS
Archibald Scotland,
1489 – 1557
Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AS
James Scots
1473 – 1513
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Margaret Douglas
1507 – 1517
Birth Location: Harbotte Castle, Northumberland, England
MD
James Stewart
1507 – 1508
Birth Location: Holyrood Palace
JS
Daughter Scotland
1508 – 1508
Birth Location: –
DS
Arthur Scotland
1509 – 1510
Birth Location: Hollyrood Palace, Scotland
AS
King Scotland
1512 – 1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
KS
Daughter Scotland
1512 – 1512
Birth Location: premature
DS
Alexander Scotland
1514 – 1515
Birth Location: –
AS

Margaret England's Ancestors

Self
Margaret England
1496 – 1541
Birth Place: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry VII King of England Lord of Ireland Tudor
1457 – 1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York Queen Consort of England) York
1465 – 1503
Westminster Palace, Middlesex Co., England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret England's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England (1496 – 18 October 1541) m. Henry Stuart m. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490-1557)Lord Chancellor of) Scotland, (1489 – 22 Jan 1557) m. James (IV Iron Belt Stewart King of) Scots (17 Mar 1473 – 09 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Margaret Douglas (1507 – 1517) m. Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart
    1. 1. Henry (Duke of Albany) Stuart
  2. 2. James Stewart (21 Feb 1507 – 27 Feb 1508)
  3. 3. Daughter Scotland (15/07/1508 – 15 Jul 1508)
  4. 4. Arthur (of) Scotland (20 Oct 1509 – 14 July 1510)
  5. 5. King (James V) Scotland (15 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542)
  6. 6. Daughter Scotland (Nov 1512 – Nov 1512)
  7. 7. Alexander (Duke of Ross) Scotland (30 Apr 1514 – 18 Dec 1515)

Margaret England's Timeline

10 Records

1489
29 Nov 1489
Birth of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
1489
28 Nov 1489
Birth of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Westminster, England
Westminster, England
1489
28 Nov 1489
Birth of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1489
28 November 1489
Birth of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Richmond Palace, London, England
Richmond Palace, London, England
1496
1496
Birth of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1541
18 November 1541
Age 45
Death of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1541
18 October 1541
Age 45
Death of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1541
18 Oct 1541
Age 45
Death of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1541
18 Oct 1541
Age 45
Death of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Methven Castle, Pertshire, Scotland
Methven Castle, Pertshire, Scotland
1541
18 October 1541
Age 45
Death of Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England in Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland
Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 12; Page: 1035
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Westminster, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1489
    Event Place: Richmond Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: Findagrave, Margaret Tudor 18 Oct 1541

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1541
    Event Place: Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1541
    Event Place: Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 12; Page: 1035
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Methven Castle, Pertshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1541
    Event Place: Methven Castle, Perth,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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