Person:Margaret Douglas (9)
Margaret Douglas
b.1445 Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
d.Bet 21 Jan 1473 and 1475 Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1425
  1. William Douglas, 6th Earl of DouglasAbt 1424 - 1440
  2. David Douglas1427 - 1440
  3. Elizabeth Douglas1436 -
  4. Margaret Douglas1445 - Bet 1473 & 1475
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m. 1453
Spouse and Children
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m. Mar 1460
  1. Janet Stewart1461 - 1510
  2. Elizabeth Stewart1465 - 1529
  3. Catherine Stewart
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Facts and Events
Name Margaret Douglas
Gender Female
Alt Birth? 1430 Eddleston, Peeblesshire, ScotlandFalahill
Birth? 1445 Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Marriage to William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
Marriage 1453 to James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
Divorce Bef 1459 from James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
Marriage Mar 1460 Perth, Perthshire, Scotlandto John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl
Death[1] Bet 21 Jan 1473 and 1475 Eddleston, Peeblesshire, ScotlandFalahill
Reference Number? Q1783503?
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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Douglas (died c. 1474), known as the Fair Maid of Galloway, was a Scottish noblewoman, a member of the Black Douglas family towards the end of the family's position as a major force in Scotland.

She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, and Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn.

She acquired Galloway when her two brothers (one of whom was William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas) were murdered at the Black Dinner in Edinburgh Castle.

She married her cousin William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas. When he was assassinated she obtained permission to marry his brother, James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, but it is not entirely clear that the marriage ever happened, if it did it must have ended in divorce since they both married again. She then married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl.

She had no children by the Earls of Douglas, but two daughters by the Earl of Atholl. These were Janet, wife of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth, wife of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray. They both had issue by their respective husbands.

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References
  1. ↑ MARGARET Douglas "the Fair Maid of Galloway" (-[21 Jan 1473/early 1475]), in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  2.   Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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