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Margaret Stewart

(1354 - 23 May 1417)

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[[Category:Earls of Angus]]
== Biography ==
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, was the wife of [[Mar-36|Thomas, Earl of Mar]], and daughter of [[Stewart-1183|Thomas Stewart]], Earl of Angus, Lord of Abernethy & his wife [[Sinclair-95|Margaret Sinclair]], She died sometime between 1417 and 23 Mar 1418. She was the sister-in-law of William Douglas's wife, Margaret of Mar. She was also the mistress of [[Douglas-894|William, 1st Earl of Douglas]].
She succeeded to the title of 3rd Countess of Angus [S., 1329] in 1361, suo jure. As a result of her marriage, Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus was styled as Countess of Mar. She resigned as Countess of Angus, in favour of the father of her children, George Douglas, reserving for herself the frank tenement thereof for life on 9 April 1389.

== Sources ==
* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1904 Vol 1 http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft#page/182/mode/2up* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#MargaretCtssAngusdied1417 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Stewart,_4th_Countess_of_Angus Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'']
* The Peerage.com - http://www.thepeerage.com/p10955.htm#i109550

=== Ancestral File Number ===
: Ancestral File Number: 83TP-F6

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    Events

    Marriage1353Thomas "Mormaer of Mar" Mar
    Birth1354
    Birth1354Angusshire, Scotland
    Death23 May 1417
    Death23 May 1417Angusshire, Scotland
    Alt nameCountess of Angus Last of the Stewarts of Angus
    Reference No1013605
    Reference No1034926
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseWilliam Douglas (1327 - 1384)
    ChildSir George Douglas (1376 - 1402)
    ChildLady Margaret Douglas (1380 - 1425)
    SpouseThomas "Mormaer of Mar" Mar (1330 - 1374)
    FatherThomas Stewart (1330 - 1361)
    MotherMargaret Sinclair (1330 - 1361)