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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 .
- 8 October 1515, Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
- Roman Catholicism
- 7 March 1578 (aged 62), London, England
May 12, 2020 · Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was a prominent and important figure in the Tudor age, and yet today she is largely forgotten. Her story deserves to be better known. Margaret’s mother was Henry VIII’s sister, Margaret Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VII and widow of James IV of Scots.
Mar 21, 2024 · 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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Dec 18, 2015 · Margaret Douglas, Henry VIII’s once beloved niece, is a somewhat shadowy and mysterious character in Tudor history who ended up taking stage in the bitter struggle for power during Henry’s reign. She was born in a state of emergency in a Border keep where rain dripped from the roof and wind whistled through cracks in the stone.
A biography of Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Margaret Tudor and Archibald Douglas, who was Henry VIII's niece and Anne Boleyn's lady-in-waiting. Learn about her life, love, marriage, children, and death in the Tudor era.
Mar 13, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Margaret Douglas, the niece of Henry VIII and the grandmother of James I. She was a controversial figure in Tudor and Stuart history, involved in plots, affairs, and marriages.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Margaret Douglas, a Tudor princess and a Scottish queen, who was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1578. See her alabaster effigy, inscription and monument, and her family connections to kings and queens.
