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Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) 1497–1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1497

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 December 1537

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: King Stewart

Mother: Margaret Drummond

Spouse(s): Admiral Terpersie)

Children(s): Lord Gordon

In 1497, Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to King James Iv Of Scotland Stewart And Margaret Drummond. Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) married Admiral James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie, and had children including Lord George 4Th Earl Of Huntly High Chancellor And Regent Of Scotland Gordon. Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) passed away in 1537 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1497, Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to King James Iv Of Scotland Stewart And Margaret Drummond.
  • Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) married Admiral James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie, and had children including Lord George 4Th Earl Of Huntly High Chancellor And Regent Of Scotland Gordon.
  • Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) passed away in 1537 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Margaret Scotland)'s Ancestors

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Margaret Scotland)
1497–1537
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
King James IV of Scotland Stewart
1473–1513
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1472–1557
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Scotland)'s Descendants

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Margaret (Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of) Scotland) (15 July 1497–5 December 1537) m. Admiral (James Gordon (1st Laird of) Terpersie) (1500–Jun 6, 1558)
  1. 1. Lord (George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon 1513–1562 m. Elizabeth (Beatrice Keith Countess) Huntly 1511–1562 m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes 1510–1587
    1. 1. Haufie (of Corbethouse) Ker 1545–1620 m. William (Rutherford, of) Littleheuch' 1545–1620
      1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Rutherford 1560–1660 m. Johnne Nicolsone 1560–
        1. 1. Isobell Nicolsone 1590–1672 m. Adam Nisbet 1585–1649
    2. 2. Alexander (Gordon (of) Lesmoir) 1532–1609
    3. 3. Earl Gordon 1540–1557
    4. 4. Alexander Gordon 1549–1580
    5. 5. James (Gordon (of Methlick and) Haddo) 1555–1642
    6. 6. Janet (Elizabeth) GORDON 1530–1577
    7. 7. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha)) Gordon-Douglas 1540–1610

Margaret Scotland)'s Timeline

2 Records

1497
15 July 1497
Birth of Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
5 December 1537
Age 40
Death of Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of Scotland, (illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland) in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1497
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1537
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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