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Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1513

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 05 May 1572

Death Location: North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Erskine

Mother: Lady Agyll

Spouse(s): James Scots, Sir Lochleven

Children(s): Janet Douglas, James Moray, Arthur Stuart, Mary France, James, Stewart, Euphame Bruce, Adam Stewart, Robert Stuart, Johanna Stuart, Archibald Stewart, JOHNNE McCEROW, Francois Orleans, Henry Stewart, ARTHUR Orkney, Lady (illigitmate), 1st Stewart, Jean Stewart, (Sir) Scotland, Sir Lochleven, Margaret Douglas, Lady Lochleven, Catherine Douglas, Lord Locheven, Lady Leslie, James Rothesay, James Stewart, Henry Bruce, Margaret Stewart, Adam Stewart, James Kelso, Adam Stuart, Robert Bruce, James Stewart, Sir DOUGLAS

Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, the child of Sir John Erskine And Lady Margaret Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll. Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar married James V Stewart King Of Scots, Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven, and had children including 1St Lord Darnley John Stewart, Adam Prior Charterhouse Stuart, Adam Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Robert Stuart, Catherine Douglas, Euphame Bruce, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Bruce, Henry Stewart, James 1St Earl Moray Duke Of Rothesay Stewart, James I Stewart, James Ii Stewart 1St Lord Doune 1St Earl Of Moray, James Of Rothesay, James Stewart, James Stuart Melrose Abbot Kelso, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, Johanna Stuart, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Agnes Of Rothes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Lady Janet Douglas Of Lochleven, Lady Jean Stewart Illigitmate, Lord Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Buchan Laird Locheven, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Stuart Reign 14 Dec 1542 24 Jul 1567 Queen Consort Of France, Robert Bruce, Robert Stuart, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven 6Th Earl Of Morton Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland, Sir George Douglas, Sir Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Of Buchan 4Th Lord Lochleven. Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar passed away in 1572 in North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, the child of Sir John Erskine And Lady Margaret Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll.
  • Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar married James V Stewart King Of Scots, Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven, and had children including 1St Lord Darnley John Stewart, Adam Prior Charterhouse Stuart, Adam Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Robert Stuart, Catherine Douglas, Euphame Bruce, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Bruce, Henry Stewart, James 1St Earl Moray Duke Of Rothesay Stewart, James I Stewart, James Ii Stewart 1St Lord Doune 1St Earl Of Moray, James Of Rothesay, James Stewart, James Stuart Melrose Abbot Kelso, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, Johanna Stuart, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Agnes Of Rothes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Lady Janet Douglas Of Lochleven, Lady Jean Stewart Illigitmate, Lord Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Buchan Laird Locheven, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Stuart Reign 14 Dec 1542 24 Jul 1567 Queen Consort Of France, Robert Bruce, Robert Stuart, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven 6Th Earl Of Morton Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland, Sir George Douglas, Sir Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Of Buchan 4Th Lord Lochleven.
  • Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar passed away in 1572 in North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
SE
Lady Agyll
1485–1555
Birth Location: castle glenorchy, lorn, argyllshire, scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

James Scots
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JS
Sir Lochleven
1510–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SL

Children(s)

Janet Douglas
1536–1613
Birth Location: Tilquhillie Castle, Kicardine-shire, Scotland
JD
James Moray
1531–1570
Birth Location: Moray, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JM
Arthur Stuart
1541–1541
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
AS
Mary France
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgow West Lothian Scotland
MF
James, Stewart
1540–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Euphame Bruce
1540–1580
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
EB
Adam Stewart
1530–1575
Birth Location: Edinburgh
AS
Robert Stuart
1537–1580
Birth Location: Edinburgh
RS
Johanna Stuart
1538–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JS
Archibald Stewart
1530–
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
AS
JOHNNE McCEROW
1530–1608
Birth Location: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
JM
Francois Orleans
1537–1537
Birth Location: Longueville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
FO
Henry Stewart
1532–1570
Birth Location: Drumin, Banffshire, Scotland
HS
ARTHUR Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
AO
Lady (illigitmate)
1537–1587
Birth Location: Edinburgh (Schotland) Gb
L(
1st Stewart
1531–1563
Birth Location: Edinburgh
1S
Jean Stewart
1537–1588
Birth Location: Calder Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
JS
(Sir) Scotland
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
(S
Sir Lochleven
1543–1580
Birth Location: Castle Lochleven, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SL
Margaret Douglas
1540–1596
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MD
Lady Lochleven
1536–1586
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle (Kinross-Shire), Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LL
Catherine Douglas
1530–1596
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
CD
Lord Locheven
1537–1580
Birth Location: Castle Lochleven, Dumfries, Scotland
LL
Lady Leslie
1539–1594
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
LL
James Rothesay
1540–1541
Birth Location: St Andrews, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
JR
James Stewart
1528–1557
Birth Location: –
JS
Henry Bruce
1530–
Birth Location: –
HB
Margaret Stewart
1528–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
MS
Adam Stewart
1528–1606
Birth Location: of, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
AS
James Kelso
1529–1558
Birth Location: –
JK
Adam Stuart
1536–1606
Birth Location: Of, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
AS
Robert Bruce
1535–
Birth Location: –
RB
James Stewart
1530–1557
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Sir DOUGLAS
1544–1625
Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
SD

Margaret Mar's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mar
1513–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
Sir John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Moncrief HAY Campbell Baroness of) Agyll
1485–1555
castle glenorchy, lorn, argyllshire, scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (Campbell, 2nd Earl of) Argyll
1465–1513
Skipness, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart, Countess of) Argyle
1465–1514
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Coileáin Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Campbell
1439–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Mar's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of) Mar (13 Aug 1513–05 May 1572) m. James (V Stewart King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Sir (Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of) Lochleven (1510–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Janet Douglas 1536–1613 m. John (CHARTERIS, of) Amisfield 1535–1577
    1. 1. Sir (John "Sandye boy") Charteris 1557–1616 m. Lady (Agnes 'of Terregles' (Herries)) Maxwell 1546–1593
      1. 1. John (Charteris) III 1568–1639 m. Margaret Fleming 1592–1622
        1. 1. Elizabeth Charteris 1594–1680 m. John Jardine 1592–1623
      2. 2. Agnes (Charteris) Dame 1581–1662
      3. 3. Robert (Kelwood) Charteris 1568–
      4. 4. Janet Charters 1588–1675
    2. 2. Robert CHARTERIS 1554–1579
    3. 3. Archibald CHARTERIS 1556–1606
    4. 4. Nicolas Charteris 1562–
    5. 5. Agnes CHARTERIS 1564–
    6. 6. Isabel CHARTERIS 1566–
    7. 7. James Charteris 1553–1574
    8. 8. Margaret CHARTERIS 1553–1591
    9. 9. Margaret Charteris 1573–1649
    10. 10. John (10th of Amisfield) Charteris 1557–1616
  2. 2. James (II Stewart 1st Lord Doune, 1st Earl of) Moray 1531–1570
  3. 3. Arthur (Robert) Stuart 1541–1541
  4. 4. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of) France 1542–1587
  5. 5. James, (1st Earl Moray Duke Of Rothesay) Stewart 1540–1570
  6. 6. Euphame Bruce 1540–1580
  7. 7. Adam Stewart 1530–1575
  8. 8. Robert Stuart 1537–1580
  9. 9. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
  10. 10. Archibald Stewart 1530–
  11. 11. JOHNNE McCEROW 1530–1608
  12. 12. Francois (De Longuevile) Orleans 1537–1537
  13. 13. Henry Stewart 1532–1570
  14. 14. ARTHUR (ROBERT STEWART Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  15. 15. Lady (Jean Stewart) (illigitmate) 1537–1587
  16. 16. 1st (Lord Darnley John) Stewart 1531–1563
  17. 17. Jean Stewart 1537–1588
  18. 18. (Sir) (William Douglas, of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland 1540–1606
  19. 19. Sir (Robert Douglas, 4th Earl of Buchan, 4th Lord) Lochleven 1543–1580
  20. 20. Margaret Douglas 1540–1596
  21. 21. Lady (Janet DOUGLAS of) Lochleven 1536–1586
  22. 22. Catherine Douglas 1530–1596
  23. 23. Lord (Robert Douglas, 4th Earl Buchan, Laird) Locheven 1537–1580
  24. 24. Lady (Agnes of Rothes Countess of Morton) Leslie 1539–1594
  25. 25. James (of) Rothesay 1540–1541
  26. 26. James Stewart 1528–1557
  27. 27. Henry Bruce 1530–
  28. 28. Margaret Stewart 1528–
  29. 29. Adam Stewart 1528–1606
  30. 30. James (Stuart Melrose Abbot) Kelso 1529–1558
  31. 31. Adam (Prior Charterhouse) Stuart 1536–1606
  32. 32. Robert Bruce 1535–
  33. 33. James (I) Stewart 1530–1557
  34. 34. Sir (George) DOUGLAS 1544–1625

Margaret Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1513
13 Aug 1513
Birth of Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
1572
05 May 1572
Age 59
Death of Margaret Erskine (Mistress to James V) Countess of Lennox Lady of Mar in North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1513
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Scotland
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