DOUGLAS, Margaret 'Fair Maid of Galloway' 1
User ID: X67. Margaret married William DOUGLAS 8th Earl of Douglas, son of James DOUGLAS of Balvenie, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice SINCLAIR, in 1444.1 (William DOUGLAS 8th Earl of Douglas was born about 1425.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Stewart) married, first, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, only daughter and ultimate heiress of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine. She married, first, in 1444, William, eighth Earl of Douglas..." Margaret next married James DOUGLAS 9th Earl of Douglas, son of James DOUGLAS of Balvenie, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice SINCLAIR.1 (James DOUGLAS 9th Earl of Douglas was born about 1426.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Stewart) married, first, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, only daughter and ultimate heiress of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine. She married, first, in 1444, William, eighth Earl of Douglas, and on his death his brother James, ninth Earl." Margaret next married Sir John STEWART of Balvenie, Earl of Atholl, son of Sir James STEWART Black Knight of Lorn and Joan DE BEAUFORT, before March 1460.1 (Sir John STEWART of Balvenie, Earl of Atholl was born about 1439,1 died on 19 September 1512 1 and was buried in 1512 in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Stewart) married, first, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, only daughter and ultimate heiress of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine. She married, first, in 1444, William, eighth Earl of Douglas, and on his death his brother James, ninth Earl. After the latter's rebellion in 1455 she remained with him in England for a time, but about 1459 she is said to have repaired to King James II. entreating mercy, saying that she was forced to these ungodly nuptials against her will. The marriage being dissolved she was married to Atholl, as her third husband, before March 1460." |