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Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark 1545–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1545

Birth Location: Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Death Date: AFT 1565

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: King Denmark

Mother: Dorothea Brandenburg

Spouse(s): James Fordell

Children(s): King Stewart, Queen Scotsland

The story of Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark began in 1545 in Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark married James Stewart Henderson Van Fordell, and had children including King James Iv Stewart, Queen Mary Of Scotsland. Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark passed away in 1565 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark began in 1545 in Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark.
  • Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark married James Stewart Henderson Van Fordell, and had children including King James Iv Stewart, Queen Mary Of Scotsland.
  • Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark passed away in 1565 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Queen Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Queen Denmark
1545–1565
Birth Place: Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Parents
King Christian I of Denmark Christian I of Denmark
1525–1545
Oldenburg, Stadt Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Dorothea (of Brandenburg Dorothea of) Brandenburg
1525–1545
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Grandparents
Dietrich ("The Lucky") Oldenburg
1500–
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Queen (Consort Christinechristina Of Denmark-Sweden-Norway, Princess Von Saxony-Wettin Christine Of Denmark Duchess Of Lorraine and) Milan
1521–1590
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Christian Oldenburg
1480–
King x
1481–1559
Isabella Austria
1501–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, x
1545–1622
Philip Castile
1478–1506
Joanna Aragon
1479–1555

Queen Denmark's Descendants

1.
QD
Queen (Margaret of Denmark Margaret of) Denmark (ABT 1545–AFT 1565) m. James (Stewart Henderson van) Fordell (1450–09 SEP 1513)
  1. 1. King (James IV) Stewart 1450–1513 m. Queen (of England Helen) Beattie 1476–1519 m. Lady (Agnes Isabella "Isabel") Stewart 1475–1557 m. Margaret (Douglas Tudor of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Louis (I de) Orléans-Longueville 1480–1543 m. Elizabeth (Tud Princess Stewart Princess of) England 1473–1531
    1. 1. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St Andrews and lord high chancellor of) Scotland 1459–1513 m. Lady (Agnes Isabella) Stewart 1475–1557 m. Princess (Margaret Tudor) Douglas 1429–1541 m. Louis (I de) Orléans-Longueville 1480–1543 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Kennedy 1470–1573
      1. 1. Sir (John Stewart) Rattray 1459–1513 m. Jane Campbell 1498–1546 m. Margaret (Abercrombie) 17ggm 1480– m. Lady (Elizabeth) Kennedy 1473–1573 m. Marion (Boyd (Mistress of King)) x 1450–1513
        1. 1. Alexander ((of Greenan) Stewart (Archbishop of St.) Andrews 1481–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Kennedy 1470–1573 m. Jane Campbell 1498–1546 m. Margaret (Abercrombie) 17ggm 1480–
      2. 2. Lady (Janet Stewart) Fleming 1510–1563
      3. 3. Patrick (II Hepburn Earl van) Bothwell 1512–1556
      4. 4. Jeanette (Canmore Lady Home van) Samuelston 1515–
      5. 5. Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III 1510–1547
      6. 6. Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III 1510–1547
      7. 7. James (V King of) Scots 1512–1542
      8. 8. Mary Stewart 1513–1570
      9. 9. Lady (Mary Stuartel) (Stewart) 1513–1570
    2. 2. Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III 1510–1547
    3. 3. Catherine Stewart 1484–1554
    4. 4. Sir (John III Lennox) Stewart 1495–1526
    5. 5. John (Of Darnley) Stewart 1500–1526
    6. 6. Agnes Stewart 1501–1570
    7. 7. James ? 1512–1542
  2. 2. Queen (Mary Of) Scotsland 1493–1513

Queen Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1545
ABT 1545
Birth of Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark in Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
1565
AFT 1565
Age 20
Death of Queen Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1545
    Event Place: Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1565
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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