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Margaretha Erskine 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh

Death Date: 5 May 1572

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): James Scotland, James Scotland

Children(s): Robert Orkney, Mary Stuart, James Moray, James Rothesay, Robert Stuart, Arthur Albany, Adam Stuart, John Darnley, Johanna Stuart, James Kelso, James Moray

The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh. Margaretha Erskine married James V King Of Scotland, James V Of Scotland, and had children including Adam Stuart, Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, James Stuart Kelso Melrose Abbot Kelso, Johanna Stuart, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Mary I Queen Stuart, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stuart. Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Erskine began in 1515 in Edinburgh.
  • Margaretha Erskine married James V King Of Scotland, James V Of Scotland, and had children including Adam Stuart, Arthur Stuart Hertog Van Albany, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, James Stuart Kelso Melrose Abbot Kelso, Johanna Stuart, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Mary I Queen Stuart, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stuart.
  • Margaretha Erskine passed away in 1572 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Margaretha Erskine's Ancestors

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Margaretha Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Place: Edinburgh
Parents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaretha Erskine's Descendants

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Margaretha Erskine (1515–5 May 1572) m. James (V of) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. James (V King of) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592 m. Johanna Kennedy 1540–1598
    1. 1. Jean ((of Orkney and Shetland) Stewart 1570–1642 m. Patrick Leslie 1550–1608
      1. 1. Margaret Leslie 1593–1668 m. John Drummond 1584–1647
      2. 2. Andrew (Lord) Grey 1585–1663
  2. 2. Mary (I Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. King (François II de) VALOIS-ANGOULÈME 1544–1560 m. Henry (Duke of Albany) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Henry STUART 1545–1567
    1. 1. James (I of England IV of Scotland Stuart King of England) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anna (Sophie van) DENEMARKEN 1574–1619
      1. 1. Charles (I Stuart I of Great Britain and) Ireland 1600–1649 m. Henriette-Marie (Henrietta Maria Queen of England Bourbon of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1609–1669
        1. 1. King (Charles Charles II The Merry Monarch) Stuart 1630–1685
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
        3. 3. Henry (Duke of Gloucester) Stuart 1640–1660
        4. 4. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
        5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
        6. 6. Charles (James) Stuart 1629–1629
        7. 7. Madame (Henrietta Anne Duchesse d'Orléans STUART d'ANGLETERRE, of) ENGLAND 1644–1670
        8. 8. James (II King of England and Scotland) Stuart 1633–1701
        9. 9. Mary (Henrietta Maria Stuart Princess Royal, Prinses Van) Oranj 1631–1660 m. Willem (II van) Oranje 1626–1650
      2. 2. Elisabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      3. 3. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      5. 5. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      6. 6. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
    2. 2. King (James I Stuart Koning van Schotland Koning van) Engeland 1566–1627 m. Anne 1574–1619 m. Esmé (Stewart Hertog van) Lennox 1542–1583
      1. 1. Karel (I Stuart Koning van) Engeland 1600–1649
      2. 2. Elisabeth (Stuart Prinses van) Groot-Brittanië 1596–1662
  3. 3. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569
  4. 4. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1540–1541
  5. 5. Robert Stuart 1537–1580
  6. 6. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
  7. 7. Adam Stuart 1535–1575
  8. 8. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  9. 9. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
  10. 10. James (Stuart Kelso Melrose Abbot) Kelso 1529–1558
  11. 11. James (II Stuart Earl Van) Moray 1531–1570

Margaretha Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Margaretha Erskine in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1572
5 May 1572
Age 57
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: 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1572
    Event Place: North Middleton, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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