Individual Details
Margaret Christian Douglas
(1430 - Abt 1475)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas,_Fair_Maid_of_Galloway :
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Douglas known as the Fair Maid of Galloway (died c. 1474) 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 who 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.
=Margaret Douglas in fiction=
She is a significant character in Black Douglas by Nigel Tranter, which is rather speculative about her relationship with the 8th and 9th Earls of Douglas.
She also appears in Maid Margaret, a 1905 novel by Samuel Rutherford Crockett.
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== Biography ==
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christening: 1430 Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Only dau. of Archibald, Earl of Douglas, and his 2nd wife, Lady Euphemia Graham;
m.1 William, Earl of Douglas;
m.2 Sir John Stewart of Balvany, Earl of Athol.
mother of Janet Stewart.
Father: Archibald Douglas b: 1390 Mother: Euphemia Graham Countess of Douglas b: ABT 1407 in Perthshire/Strathearn, Perth and Kinross, ScotlandEntered by Sheri Sturm.
== Sources ==
*[Magna Carta Barons, p. 215]
*Johnston, George Harvey. "The Earls of Douglas." ''The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees.'' Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907. 16. Print
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thanks to [[Petersen-214|Sheri Sturm]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Sheri and others.
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Douglas known as the Fair Maid of Galloway (died c. 1474) 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 who 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.
=Margaret Douglas in fiction=
She is a significant character in Black Douglas by Nigel Tranter, which is rather speculative about her relationship with the 8th and 9th Earls of Douglas.
She also appears in Maid Margaret, a 1905 novel by Samuel Rutherford Crockett.
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[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
[[Category:Douglas of Douglas]]
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== Biography ==
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christening: 1430 Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Only dau. of Archibald, Earl of Douglas, and his 2nd wife, Lady Euphemia Graham;
m.1 William, Earl of Douglas;
m.2 Sir John Stewart of Balvany, Earl of Athol.
mother of Janet Stewart.
Father: Archibald Douglas b: 1390 Mother: Euphemia Graham Countess of Douglas b: ABT 1407 in Perthshire/Strathearn, Perth and Kinross, ScotlandEntered by Sheri Sturm.
== Sources ==
*[Magna Carta Barons, p. 215]
*Johnston, George Harvey. "The Earls of Douglas." ''The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees.'' Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907. 16. Print
=== Acknowledgments ===
Thanks to [[Petersen-214|Sheri Sturm]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Sheri and others.
Events
| Birth | 1430 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt 1459 | John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl | |||
| Marriage | Mar 1460 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland - Sir John "of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl" Stewart | |||
| Death | Abt 1475 | ||||
| Death | Abt 1475 | Scotland | |||
| Marriage | James "The Black, 9th Earl of Douglas" Douglas KG | ||||
| Marriage | William "8th Earl of Douglas" Douglas | ||||
| Alt name | Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway, Countess of Atholl and Douglas" Douglas | ||||
| Reference No | 5689837 | ||||
| Reference No | 5852002 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl (1440 - 1512) |
| Child | Jean Stewart Countess of Huntly (1461 - 1510) |
| Spouse | Sir John "of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl" Stewart (1440 - 1512) |
| Child | Elizabeth Stewart (1460 - ) |
| Child | Jean Stewart Countess of Huntly (1461 - 1510) |
| Child | Katherine Stewart (1473 - 1515) |
| Spouse | William "8th Earl of Douglas" Douglas (1425 - 1450) |
| Spouse | James "The Black, 9th Earl of Douglas" Douglas KG (1412 - 1491) |
| Father | Archibald Douglas (1390 - 1439) |
| Mother | Lady Euphemia "Countess of Douglas" Graham (1408 - 1468) |
| Sibling | William "3rd Duke of Touraine, 6th Earl of Douglas" Douglas (1424 - 1440) |
| Sibling | David Douglas (1426 - 1440) |