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Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox 1515–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1515

Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 7 March 1578

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

Father: Archibald Angus

Mother: Margaret TUDOR

Spouse(s): Matthew Lennox, Thomas Norfolk

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Robert HOWARD

In 1515, Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox entered the world in Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England, born to Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus And Margaret Tudor. Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stewart Of Darnley 4Th Earl Of Lennox, Thomas Howard 3Rd Duke Of Norfolk, and had children including Henry Stewart Lord Darnley, Robert Howard. Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox passed away in 1578 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox entered the world in Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England, born to Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus And Margaret Tudor.
  • Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stewart Of Darnley 4Th Earl Of Lennox, Thomas Howard 3Rd Duke Of Norfolk, and had children including Henry Stewart Lord Darnley, Robert Howard.
  • Margaret TUDOR 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, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Parents
Archibald DOUGLAS, 6th Earl of Angus
1489–1522
Margaret TUDOR
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Robert (12th Laird of) ARBUTHNOTT
1451–1505
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Mariota (Marion) Scrymgeour
1453–1518
Glassary, Argyllshire, Scotland
Henry (VII TUDOR King of) England
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York) PLANTAGENET
1466–1503
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund TUDOR
1430–1456
Margaret BEAUFORT
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483
Elisabeth England
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen TUDOR
1385–1461
Catherine VALOIS
1401–1437
John BEAUFORT
1404–1444
Margaret BEAUCHAMP
1410–1482
Richard York
1411–1460
Cecily NEVILLE
1415–1495
Richard Rivers
1405–1469
Jacquette )
1416–1472

Margaret Lennox's Descendants

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Margaret (TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of) Lennox (8 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. Matthew (STEWART of Darnley 4th Earl of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Thomas (HOWARD 3rd Duke of) Norfolk (1511–31 Oct 1537)
  1. 1. Henry (STEWART, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (STEWART Queen of Scots Queen of) France 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI and I STEWART King of Scotland \ England and) Ireland 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Charles (I STEWART Stuart King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria de) Bourbon 1609–1669
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
        2. 2. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Catherine (de Braganca Princess of) Portugal 1638–1705 m. (mistress) (Elizabeth KILLGREW) (Boyle) 1622–1679 m. (mistress) (Catherine) PEGGE 1635–1676 m. (mistress) (Barbara VILLIERS Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of) Castlemaine 1640–1709 m. (mistress)Eleanor (Nell GWYNNE) Gwyn 1649–1687 m. (mistress) (Louise Renee de Penancoet de Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734 m. (mistress) (Mary Moll) DAVIS 1648–1708 m. (mistress) (Lucy WALTER aka Mrs) Barlow 1630–1658 m. (mistress) (Hortense MANCINI Duchess of) Mazarin 1646–1699
        3. 3. Mary (Henrietta of) England 1631–1660 m. William (II of Nassau Prince of) Orange 1626–1650
        4. 4. Charles (James Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
        5. 5. Henry (STEWART Stuart Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
        6. 6. Henrietta (Anne STEWART Stuart Duchess of) Orleans 1644–1670 m. Philippe (I Duke of) Orleans 1640–1701
        7. 7. James (II \ James VII STEWART Stuart Duke of York, King of) England 1633–1701 m. Anne (HYDE Duchess of York, Duchess of) Albany 1638–1671 m. Mary (Beatrice d'Este of Modena aka Mary of) Modena 1658–1718 m. Arabella (CHURCHILL (Waldegrave) (mistress to James) II) 1648–1730 m. Catherine (SEDLEY Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (mistress to James II) (wife of David) Colyear) 1657–1717 m. Goditha (PRICE (mistress of James) II) 1637–1693
      2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      4. 4. Robert (Bruce STEWART) Stuart 1602–1602
      5. 5. Margaret (STEWART) Stuart 1598–1600
      6. 6. Elizabeth (STUART Stewart Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V Elector Palatine King of) Bohemia 1596–1632
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick STEWART Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
  2. 2. Robert HOWARD 1537–1598 m. Phillipa (BUXTON) Lady 1539–1603
    1. 1. Thomas (ARUNDEL 1st Lord Arundel of) Wardour 1560–1639
    2. 2. William ARUNDELL 1560–1592

Margaret Lennox's Timeline

3 Records

1515
8 Oct 1515
Birth of Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox in Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1515
8 October 1515
Birth of Margaret TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of Lennox in Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1578
7 March 1578
Age 63
Death of Margaret TUDOR 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 Unitary Authority, Northumberland, 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
    [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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1515
    Event Place: Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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