Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark1

F, #102111, b. 23 June 1456, d. 14 July 1486
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.27%
     Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark was born on 23 June 1456. She was the daughter of Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern. She married James III Stewart, King of Scotland, son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre, on 13 July 1469 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.2 She died on 14 July 1486 at age 30 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.3 She was buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.3
     She gained the title of Princess Margaret of Denmark.1 From 13 July 1469, her married name became Stewart.2

Children of Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark and James III Stewart, King of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 14. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 237. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  4. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 21.

Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany1

M, #102112, b. circa 1454, d. 7 August 1485
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.32%
     Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany was born circa 1454.2 He was the son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre.2 He married, firstly, Catherine Sinclair, daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland, before 1477.1 He and Catherine Sinclair were divorced on 2 March 1477/78 on the grounds of 'propinquity of blood' (consanguinity.)2 He married, secondly, Anne de la Tour, daughter of Bernard VI de la Tour, Comte d'Auvergne and Louise de la Trémoille, between 16 January 1479 and 4 December 1479 at FranceG.2 He married by contract, secondly, Anne de la Tour, daughter of Bernard VI de la Tour, Comte d'Auvergne and Louise de la Trémoille, on 16 January 1478/79.2 He died on 7 August 1485 at Paris, FranceG, accidentally killed at a jousting tournament.3 He was buried at Church of the Celestines, Paris, FranceG.1
     He was styled as Earl of March before 4 August 1455.2 He was styled as Lord of Annandale before 4 August 1455.1 He was created 1st Duke of Albany [Scotland] between 4 August 1455 and 3 July 1458.3 In 1479 he was arrested by his bother, King James III, on suspicion of conspiracy, but the Duke escaped to France.2 On 4 October 1479 his estates and titles were declared forfeit.1 In 1482 he (styling himself as King of Scotland) made a treaty with King Edward IV of England, but soon afterwards reconciled himself with his brother, King James III.2 Between June 1482 and December 1482 he was restored in blood to his estates and titles.1 He was created Earl of Garioch circa January 1482/83.2 He was created Earl of Mar circa January 1482/83.2 On 27 June 1483 his estates and titles were again declared forfeit, after he renewed is treaty with the English.1 In 1484 he invaded Scotland.2 He fought in the Battle of Lochmaben on 22 July 1484, where his forces were routed, and he fled again to France.2

Child of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Catherine Sinclair

Child of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Anne de la Tour

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 234. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 79. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 80.

John Stewart, Earl of Mar and Garioch1

M, #102113, b. between 1456 and 1459, d. 9 July 1479
Last Edited=24 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.32%
     John Stewart, Earl of Mar and Garioch was born between 1456 and 1459.1 He was the son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre.2 He died on 9 July 1479 at Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG, possibly murdered on the orders of his brother, King James III, unmarried.1
     He gained the title of Earl of Garioch between 21 June 1458 and 25 June 1459.1 He gained the title of Earl of Mar between 21 June 1458 and 25 June 1459.1 Between 1479 and 1480 he forfeited all of his estates.1

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 236. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland1

F, #102114, b. before 16 May 1452, d. circa May 1488
Last Edited=22 Jun 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.32%
     Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland was born before 16 May 1452.2 She was the daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre.3 She married, firstly, Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran, son of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Mariot Maxwell, before 26 April 1467.4 She married, secondly, James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.5 She died circa May 1488.6
     She gained the title of Princess Mary of Scotland. After her marriage, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland was styled as Countess of Arran before 26 April 1467. From before 26 April 1467, her married name became Boyd. Her marriage to Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran was annulled before 26 April 1467.6 From before April 1474, her married name became Lady Hamilton.

Children of Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland and Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran

Children of Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland and James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 233. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 256. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 219.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 255.
  6. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 220.
  7. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 260.
  8. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 234.

James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock1

M, #102115, b. circa 1469, d. 1484
Last Edited=22 Jun 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.03%
     James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock was born circa 1469.2 He was the son of Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland.1 He died in 1484, killed in a feud with Hugh Montgomery of Eglintoun, unmarried.1
     He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock [S., c. 1454] circa 1482.1 On 14 October 1482 he was restored to the honours and estates of the family.2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 260. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 220.


James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton1

M, #102116, b. circa 1415, d. 6 November 1479
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1415.1 He was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.2,3 He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440/41.4 He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.4 He died on 6 November 1479.5
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1440.2 He was created 1st Lord Hamilton [Scotland] on 28 June 1445, or possibly on 3 July 1445.1,2 In 1455 he joined the Douglas revolt against King James II of Scotland, then he went over to the King's side and helped to suppress it.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Lanarkshire on 1 July 1455.3 He was on various embassies to England between 1461 and 1472.2

Child of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Lady Eupheme Graham

Children of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland

Child of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Janet Calderwood

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 224. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 254. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 4. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 255.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 256.
  6. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  7. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 234.
  8. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 326. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton1

F, #102117, d. after April 1531
Last Edited=1 Dec 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton was the daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland.2 A contract for the marriage of Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton and Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox was signed on 9 April 1494.1 She died after April 1531.3
     From 9 April 1494, her married name became Stuart.1

Children of Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton and Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2764. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 4. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  4. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran

M, #102118, b. circa 1475, d. between 26 March 1529 and 21 July 1529
Last Edited=16 Aug 2019
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran was born circa 1475.1 He was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland.2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and Nichole Ker, before 28 April 1490.3 He and Elizabeth Home were divorced on 16 November 1504 on the grounds that her first husband, Thomas Hay, previously thought dead, was in fact still alive at the time of her marriage to James.3 He married, secondly, Janet Bethune, daughter of Sir David Bethune, 1st of Creich and Janet Duddingston, between 11 November 1516 and 23 November 1516.3 He died between 26 March 1529 and 21 July 1529 at Kinneil, ScotlandG.3
     He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Hamilton [S., 1445] on 6 November 1479.1 He fought in the naval expedition by Denmark against Sweden in 1502.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1503.4 He was created 1st Earl of Arran [Scotland] on 11 August 1503.4 He was commanded of the a Scottish fleet against England, but accomplished nothing in 1513.4 He held the office of a Lord of Regency [Scotland] in 1517.4 He fought in the Battle of Linlithgow on 4 September 1526, where he commanded the army for the King against Lennox.4

Children of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran

Children of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and Beatrix Drummond

Children of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and Janet Bethune

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 256. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 221.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 220.
  5. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  6. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2204. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  7. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 4. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  8. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  9. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 158.
  10. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 199.

Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox1

M, #102119, b. between 1460 and 1470, d. 9 September 1513
Last Edited=1 Dec 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox was born between 1460 and 1470.1,2 He was the son of John Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie.3,4 He married, firstly, Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, 2nd Lord Lyle and Margaret Houston, between 1471 and 13 June 1480.3,2 He married by contract, secondly, Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, on 9 April 1494.3 He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, killed in action.3
     He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Lennox [S., 1473] in September 1495.5 He succeeded as the 2nd Lord of Darnley [S., 1460] in September 1495.3 He fought in the Battle of Flodden Field on 9 September 1513.3

Child of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Margaret Lyle

Children of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 596. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume V, page 351. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2764. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.
  5. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume V, page 349.
  6. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 157.
  7. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  8. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 328.

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox1

M, #102120, b. circa 1490, d. 4 September 1526
Last Edited=15 Feb 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.22%
     John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox was born circa 1490. He was the son of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton.2,1 He married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Eleanor Sinclair, on 19 January 1511/12 in a by Papal dispensation marriage.1 He was also reported to have been married on 21 September 1512. He died on 4 September 1526 at Linlithgow, West Lothian, ScotlandG, murdered in cold blood while a prisoner by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, 'the Bastard of Arran', as he was a potential rival to the Hamiltons as eventual heir presumptive to the throne.3
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland]1 He fought in the Battle of Manuel, where he was trying to rescue King James V from the Douglases.1 He held the office of Lord Warden of the Eastern Marches.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Lennox [S., 1473] on 9 September 1513.4 He succeeded as the 3rd Lord of Darnley [S., 1460] on 9 September 1513.1 He held the office of Lord of Regency in 1524.1

Children of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2764. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 328. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 597.
  4. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume V, page 349. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  6. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.