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Margaretha Erskine 1513–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 05 May 1572

Death Location: North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Earl MacC-vanErskine

Mother: Lady Agyll

Spouse(s): James V, Matthew Stuart

Children(s): Mary Stuart

Margaretha Erskine was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Earl John Ii Macc Vanerskine And Lady Margaret Baroness Of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll. Margaretha Erskine married James V Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Matthew Stuart, and had children including Mary I Queen Stuart. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaretha Erskine was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Earl John Ii Macc Vanerskine And Lady Margaret Baroness Of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll.
  • Margaretha Erskine married James V Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Matthew Stuart, and had children including Mary I Queen Stuart.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earl MacC-vanErskine
1484–1548
Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Lady Agyll
1500–1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

James V
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow Scotland
JV
Matthew Stuart
–1571
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Stuart
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Earl John II MacC-vanErskine
1484–1548
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness of) Agyll
1500–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Margaretha Erskine (1513–05 May 1572) m. James (V Stuart Koning van Schotland) V (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Matthew Stuart (–1571)
  1. 1. Mary (I Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Thomas (Burchard) Tynsley 1540–1611 m. henery (tutor) 8th 1545–1567 m. James Hepburn 1535–1578
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Tynsley 1560–1620 m. Helena Peters 1563–1625
      1. 1. John (TINSLEY Married) 1606 1584–1655
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas John) Tinsley 1618–1702 m. Elizabeth Randolph 1613–1702
    2. 2. James I 1566–1625

Margaretha Erskine's Timeline

8 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1513
1513
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1515
22 Nov 1515
Age 2
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
1527
11 July 1527
Age 14
Margaretha Erskine was married in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
1 January 1537
Age 24
Margaretha Erskine was married in Notre Dame, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Notre Dame, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1560
10 Jun 1560
Age 47
Death of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1572
05 May 1572
Age 59
Death of Margaretha Erskine in North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
05 May 1572
Age 59
Death of Margaretha Erskine in North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1515
    Event Place: Bar-le-Duc, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1527
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1537
    Event Place: Notre Dame, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1560
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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