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Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox 1515–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 March 1578

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Archibald Angus

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Matthew Lennox

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Charles Lennox

Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox was born in 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus And Margaret Tudor. Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Stewart Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley. Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox passed away in 1578 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox was born in 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus And Margaret Tudor.
  • Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Stewart Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley.
  • Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox passed away in 1578 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Margaret Lennox's Ancestors

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Margaret Lennox
1515–1578
Birth Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus
1489–1557
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lennox's Descendants

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Margaret (Douglas Countess of) Lennox (8 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. Matthew (Stewart (Stuart) 4th Earl of) Lennox (21 Dec 1516–4 Sep 1571)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (Stewart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (Charles VI and I Stuart) (Stewart) 1566–1625 m. Anne (Oldenburg Princess of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Princess (Margaret Stuart, Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
      2. 2. Robert (Bruce Stuart Duke of) Kintyre 1602–1602
      3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart Duke of Rothesay, Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
      4. 4. Princess (Mary Filia Jacobi) Stuart 1605–1607
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann Stuart (Stewart) Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V of the Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophia (of Hanover) Palatine-Simmern 1630–1714
        2. 2. Henry (Frederick Palatine-Simmern Hereditary Prince of the) Palatinate 1614–1629
        3. 3. Elisabeth (of the Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1618–1680
        4. 4. Edward (Palatine-Simmern Count Palatine of) Simmern 1625–1663
        5. 5. Rupert (Palatine-Simmern Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
        6. 6. Charles (I Louis Elector Palatine) Palatine-Simmern 1617–1680
        7. 7. Maurice (of the Palatinat) Palatine-Simmerne 1620–1652
        8. 8. Louise (Hollandine of The) Palatinate 1622–1709
        9. 9. Gustavus (Adolphus of The Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1632–1641
        10. 10. Henriette (Marie of The Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1626–1651
        11. 11. John (Philip Palatine-Simmern Frederick of The) Palatinate 1627–1650
        12. 12. Charlotte (of The Palatinate) Palatinate-Simmern 1628–1631
      6. 6. Charles (I Stuart King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria of France) Bourbon 1609–1669
        1. 1. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Catherine Braganza 1638–1705
        2. 2. Mary (Stuart Princess Royal and Princess of) Orange 1631–1660
        3. 3. James (II & VII) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Mary (of) Modena 1658–1718
        4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
        5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
        6. 6. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
        7. 7. Charles (James Stuart Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
        8. 8. Henry (Stuart Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
        9. 9. Henrietta (Anne of England) Stuart 1644–1670 m. Philippe (I Bourbon (by birth) Founder of Orleans Duke of) Orleans 1640–1701
      7. 7. Princess (Sophia) Stuart 1606–1606
  2. 2. Charles (Stewart (Stuart) 1st Earl of) Lennox 1557–1576 m. Elizabeth (Cavendish Countess of) Lennox 1555–1582
    1. 1. Lady (Arbella Stewart) (Stuart) 1575–1615 m. William (Seymour 2nd Duke of) Somerset 1588–1660

Margaret Lennox's Timeline

4 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox in Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1578
7 Mar 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox in London, England
London, England
1578
7 March 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox 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: 8 Oct 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] 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
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1578
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1578
    Event Place: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] 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
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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