MAXWELL, Robert 6th Lord Maxwell, Keeper of Lochmaben Castle 1
- Born: About 1512
- Marriage (1): DOUGLAS, Beatrice about 15 July 1530 1
- Died: 13 December 1552 1
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Robert married Beatrice DOUGLAS, daughter of James DOUGLAS 3rd Earl of Morton and Catherine STEWART, about 15 July 1530.1 (Beatrice DOUGLAS was born about 1515 and died after 31 October 1583 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Beatrice, married, about 25 July 1530, to Robert, sixth Lord Maxwell. Their second son John became eighth Lord Maxwell, upon whom King James VI., in 1581,
bestowed the earldom of Morton, and he held the title for some years." (page 361)
"The King sanctioned, in 1528, his marriage with Beatrix Douglas, second daughter and co-heir of James, third Earl of Morton, by Katherine, natural daughter of James IV., but he was still a minor and Beatrix in 'ejus virginitate' on 25 July 1530, and their only known children were not born till many years later. In 1562 Beatrix was troubled
with mental disorder 'certeyne tymes or the most part of the yere.' Possibly this was inherited by her grandson the ninth Lord Maxwell." (page 482)
from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1
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