Margaret St. Clair
1. Margaret St. Clair Other Events:
- Reference Number: 13463
Margaret — Thomas Stewart. Thomas (son of John Stewart and Margaret Abernethy) died 1361. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Margaret Stewart
died 1417.
Generation: 2
2. Margaret Stewart (1.Margaret1) died 1417. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 13601
Notes:
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus was the daughter of Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret St. Clair. She was born before 1360. She married Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, son of Donald, 8th Earl of Mar and Isabella Stewart, between 1361 and 1374. She died before 23 March 1417/18.
She succeeded to the title of Countess of Angus in 1361, suo jure. Through her marriage, Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus gained the title of 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.Margaret — William Douglas. William (son of Archibald of Douglas and Beatrice Lindsay) was born 1327, Scotland; died May 1384, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried , Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. George Douglas was born 1378, Scotland; died 1412, England.
Margaret — Thomas of Mar. Thomas (son of Domhnall II of Mar and Isabella Stewart) was born Abt 1330, Scotland; died 1377, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
3. George Douglas (2.Margaret2, 1.Margaret1) was born 1378, Scotland; died 1412, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4260
Notes:
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was the son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus. He was born before 1378 illegitimately. A contract for the marriage of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Lady Mary Stewart was signed on 24 May 1397. He died after September 1402 at England, from the Bubonic Plague.
He was created 1st Earl of Angus [Scotland] on 9 April 1389. He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402, where he was captured by the English.George married Mary Stewart 24 May 1397. Mary (daughter of Robert III of Scotland and Anabella Drummond) was born 1380, Fife, Scotland; died 1458. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. William Douglas was born 1402; died Oct 1437.
Generation: 4
4. William Douglas (3.George3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Margaret1) was born 1402; died Oct 1437. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4263
Notes:
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was the son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Lady Mary Stewart. He was born circa 1398. He married Margaret Hay, daughter of Sir William Hay and Alice (?), on 3 December 1414. He and Margaret Hay were engaged on 12 December 1410. He died in October 1437.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Angus in 1402. In 1423 he was one of the negotiators for the release of King James I. He held the office of Ambassador to England in 1430. He held the office of Warden of the Middle Marches in 1433. He fought in the Battle of Piperdon on 10 September 1436, where he defeated the English.William — Margaret Hay. (daughter of William Hay and Alice (Unknown)) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. George Douglas was born 1428, Scotland; died , Scotland; was buried , Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland.
