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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of Henry VII of England. She was the grandmother of James VI and I .
March 7, 1578 (aged 62) Margaret Douglas, countess of Lennox (born Oct. 8, 1515, Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, Eng.—died March 7, 1578) was a prominent intriguer in England during the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Lady Margaret Douglas was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor (daughter of King Henry ...
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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was buried, at the expense of Elizabeth I, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey, in the same grave as her son Charles. She was born on 8th October 1515 at Harbottle Castle in Northumberland.
1 Comment. Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was born on 8th October 1515. Margaret was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland and sister of Henry VIII, and Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. She was born at Harbottle Castle in Northumberland, home of Thomas, 2nd Lord Dacre, because her mother went into labour as ...
Dec 6, 2018 · "Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578) was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland.
MARGARET DOUGLAS, COUNTESS OF LENNOX. BORN: 1515. DIED: 1578. "The Lennox Jewel" made for Margaret in the 1570s with emblems and symbolism showing her hopes that her grandson James VI would succeed to the English thone. The Royal Collection. Daughter of Margaret Tudor of Scotland from her second marriage.
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Jan 1, 2021 · She was born, on 7 October 1515, as her mother fled from enemies, in a castle with a leaking roof. Margaret, named after her mother, was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and widow of James IV of Scotland killed in the battle of Flodden in 1413.
