Lady Margaret Douglas

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Lady Margaret Douglas was a prominent 16th-century Scottish noblewoman and Tudor court figure, granddaughter of Henry VII and a key dynastic link in the succession claims that shaped British royal politics.

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Lady Margaret Douglas canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century noble
Scottish noblewoman
Tudor courtier
betrothedTo Lord Thomas Howard
birthDate 1515-10-08
birthPlace Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
linked to: Harbottle Castle
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
child Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox
Elizabeth Stewart
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Margaret Stewart
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1578-03-07
deathPlace London, England
dynasticHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas

House of Stewart
linked to: House of Stuart

House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
era Tudor period
familyName Douglas
father Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
fullName Lady Margaret Douglas
givenName Margaret
grandchild James VI and I
grandfather Henry VII of England
grandmother Elizabeth of York
halfBrother James V of Scotland
imprisonedAt Tower of London
imprisonedBy Henry VIII of England
language Early Modern English
Middle Scots
linked to: Scots
mother Margaret Tudor
nobleTitle Countess of Lennox
notableFor being a granddaughter of Henry VII of England
being a key dynastic link in Tudor and Stuart succession
grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England
mother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
politicalRole participant in Tudor court factional politics
supporter of Catholic and conservative interests at court
positionHeld Lady of the Bedchamber to Mary I of England
Lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII
Lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn
Lady-in-waiting to Catherine Howard
reasonForImprisonment romantic involvement with Lord Thomas Howard without royal consent
relative Elizabeth I of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
Mary, Queen of Scots
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley mother Lady Margaret Douglas
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox spouse Lady Margaret Douglas
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox motherOfChild Lady Margaret Douglas
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley mother Lady Margaret Douglas
subject linked to: Henry Stuart
Lady Margaret Douglas fullName Lady Margaret Douglas
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley mother Lady Margaret Douglas
subject linked to: King Henry of Scotland