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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Duchess of Suffolk, Countess of Richmond and Derby¹

Lady Margaret Beaufort, portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, c.1510. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Margaret Beaufort, aka Margaret of Lancaster, mother of Henry VII (1443-1509). Engraving from the collection of the Rt. Hon. Earl of Derby. Published 1 March 1828 by Harding & Lepard, London.

Statue of Margaret Beaufort in the Chapel of St. John's College, Cambridge, which she founded. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Anonymous 17th century portrait of Margaret Beaufort, dressed as a widow. National Portrait Gallery. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Name	Lady Margaret Beaufort, Duchess of Suffolk, Countess of Richmond and Derby, was also known as Margaret of Lancaster.
Biographical Note	Margaret was the daughter and heir of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III). In 1455 she married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and half brother of King Henry VI (reigned 1422–61 and 1470–71). Their son Henry was born in January 1457, three months after Tudor's death. A second marriage, to Sir Henry Stafford (from c. 1464 to 1471), was childless. After Stafford's death and sometime before 1473, she wed Thomas, Lord Stanley (afterward 1st Earl of Derby), who in 1485 helped her son Henry Tudor obtain the throne. Margaret translated a number of devotional books and was a patron of the English printers William Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde. In 1502 she founded the Lady Margaret professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge, and in 1505 she completed the endowment of Christ's College. By the provisions of her will, most of her estate was given to endow St. John's College, which was chartered in 1511.2
Birth	She was born on 31 May 1443, in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, EnglandG.2,1
Marriage	She married John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, in January 1450.1
Marriage	She married Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, son of Sir Owen Meredith Tudor and Catherine de Valois, on 1 November 1455, in 1452 Margaret Beaufort, aged nine years, was summoned to the court of her second cousin, King Henry. Some three years later, she was married to Edmund Tudor. She was twelve years old when she married, and pregnant a year later. The Wars of the Roses had begun. Edmund, a Lancastrian, was captured by the Yorkists in mid-1456. He was imprisoned at Carmarthen Castle in south Wales, where he died of the plague on 3 November 1456. His only child, the future King Henry VII, was born almost three months after his death.3,4
Marriage	Lady Margaret Beaufort, Duchess of Suffolk, Countess of Richmond and Derby, married Sir Henry Stafford son of Humphrey Stafford, Knt., K.G., 1st Duke of Buckingham, 6th Earl of Stafford, 7th Baron Staffarie, and Lady Anne Neville, on 3 January 1458.1,5
Marriage	Lady Margaret Beaufort, Duchess of Suffolk, Countess of Richmond and Derby, married Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, Lord High Constable, and King of Mann, in June 1472.1
Death	She died on 29 June 1509 in Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, EnglandG. Margaret died the day following her grandson's 18th birthday, 5 days after his coronation and 2 months after the death of her son.2,6,1
Burial	She was buried in Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G.7 Tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Westminster Abbey. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Citations

1. [S19112] "Lady Margaret Beaufort", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort. Hereinafter cited as "Lady Margaret Beaufort".
2. [S2069] "Margaret Beaufort, English Noblewoman", Encyclopaedia Britannica 2003, online https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Beaufort. Previously published in hard copy (https://www.britannica.com: Encyclopaedia Britannica). Hereinafter cited as "Encyclopaedia Britannica 2003".
3. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
4. [S4337] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Tudor,_1st_Earl_of_Richmond. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
5. [S19111] "Henry Stafford (died 1471)", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stafford_(died_1471). Hereinafter cited as "Henry Stafford (died 1471)".
6. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 150. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
7. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Sir Hugh de Courtenay, of Haccombe in Devon^1,2,3,4

Parents

Citations

1. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 239. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
2. [S2280] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, 3 volumes (Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England: Burke's Peerage & Gentry LLC, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition.
3. [S6535] Donald Shumway Rockwell, Eleven Centuries of the Remote Ancestry of the Rockwell Family (Berkley, California: Gillick Publishing Co., 1914). Hereinafter cited as Eleven Centuries of Rockwell Ancestry.
4. [S19187] "Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1485 creation)", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Courtenay,_1st_Earl_of_Devon_(1485_creation). Hereinafter cited as "Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1485 creation)".
5. [S6534] Wikipedia - Sir Hugh Courtenay of Haccombe, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Courtenay_of_Haccombe_and_Bampton. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia - Sir Hugh Courtenay.
6. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 239. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
7. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Maud de Beaumont^1,2,3

Parents

Citations

1. [S2280] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, 3 volumes (Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England: Burke's Peerage & Gentry LLC, 2003), page 1123. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 239. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S6535] Donald Shumway Rockwell, Eleven Centuries of the Remote Ancestry of the Rockwell Family (Berkley, California: Gillick Publishing Co., 1914). Hereinafter cited as Eleven Centuries of Rockwell Ancestry.
4. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 239. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Edward de Courtenay, Knt.^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S6535] Donald Shumway Rockwell, Eleven Centuries of the Remote Ancestry of the Rockwell Family (Berkley, California: Gillick Publishing Co., 1914). Hereinafter cited as Eleven Centuries of Rockwell Ancestry.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 236. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 238. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Emeline Dauney¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 238. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Sir John de Beaumont¹

Coat of Arms, Sir John de Beaumont, from "The Stall Plates of Knights of the Order Garter 1348-1485", by Wm. St. John Hope.

Parents

Citations

1. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 63. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 63. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Katherine de Everingham¹

Citations

1. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 63. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 63. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Henry, 3rd Baron de Beaumont¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 79. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Margaret de Vere

Parents

Citations

1. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 79. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
2. [S4316] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Warenne. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
3. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
4. [S2280] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, 3 volumes (Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England: Burke's Peerage & Gentry LLC, 2003), Page 310. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition.
5. [S4318] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Lancaster. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Eleanor Plantagenet, Countess¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 79. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
2. [S4316] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Warenne. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
3. [S2280] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, 3 volumes (Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England: Burke's Peerage & Gentry LLC, 2003), Page 310. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition.
4. [S4318] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Lancaster. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
6. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 80. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Isabella Taillefer, of Angoulême, Queen of England

Parents

Citations

1. [S2059] Britannia Web Site, online http://www.britannia.com. Hereinafter cited as Britannia Web Site.

Eleanor, of Provence¹

Eleanor of Provence (1223-1291)

Parents

Birth	Eleanor, of Provence, was born in 1223, in Aix-en-Provence, FranceG.2
Marriage	She married Henry III Plantagenet, King of England, son of John I 'Lackland' Plantagenet, King of England, and Isabella Taillefer, of Angoulême, Queen of England,, on 14 January 1236, in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England, 51.279722;1.083056G.2 Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England.
Death	Eleanor, of Provence, died on 24 June 1291 in Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, EnglandG.2,3

Citations

1. [S20251] "Richard of Cornwall", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_of_Cornwall. Hereinafter cited as "Richard of Cornwall".
2. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 74. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
3. [S20428] "Eleanor of Provence", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence. Hereinafter cited as "Eleanor of Provence".

Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Lancaster¹

Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet (1244-1296)

Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, effigy and monument in Westminster Abbey. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Coat of arms of Edmund Crouchback and the House of Lancaster. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Citations

1. [S20428] "Eleanor of Provence", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Provence. Hereinafter cited as "Eleanor of Provence".
2. [S20408] "Edmund Crouchback", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Crouchback. Hereinafter cited as "Edmund Crouchback".
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 75. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S20260] "Edmund Crouchback", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Crouchback. Hereinafter cited as "Edmund Crouchback".
5. [S20435] "Blanche of Artois", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Artois. Hereinafter cited as "Blanche of Artois".

Blanche d'Artois, Queen of Navarre

Seal of Queen Blanche. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Citations

1. [S20233] "Blanche of Castile", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Castile. Hereinafter cited as "Blanche of Castile".
2. [S20435] "Blanche of Artois", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Artois. Hereinafter cited as "Blanche of Artois".
3. [S20260] "Edmund Crouchback", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Crouchback. Hereinafter cited as "Edmund Crouchback".

Maud de Chaworth^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S2092] Wikipedia, online http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Chaworth. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 483. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 77. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S2529] Natalie Fryde, The Tyranny and Fall of Edward II 1321-1326 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003), Page 30. Hereinafter cited as The Tyranny and Fall of Edward II 1321-1326.

Henry Plantagenet, the Young King^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S7789] Alison Weir, Captive Queen, a Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (New York: Ballantine Books, 2010). Hereinafter cited as Captive Queen.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 61. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Berengaria Sánchez, of Navarre^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S20439] "Sancho VI of Navarre", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_VI_of_Navarre. Hereinafter cited as "Sancho VI of Navarre".
3. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 65. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
5. [S2199] John Cannon & Anne Hargreaves, The Kings & Queens of Britain (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004). Hereinafter cited as The Kings & Queens of Britain.

Eleanor, of Castile¹

Eleanor of Castile (1246-1290)

Statue of Eleanor of Castile at All Saints Church, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England.

Eleanor of Castile (1246-1290)

Parents

Name	Eleanor, of Castile, was also known as Leonor, of Castile.2
Birth	She was born in 1241, in Burgos, Castile (now Spain)G.3
Marriage	Eleanor married Edward I "Longshanks" PLANTAGENET son of Henry III PLANTAGENET and Eleanor in 1254 at the monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos.1
tenure	She held tenure From 20 November 1272 to 28 November 1290 as Queen consort of England.
Reign	She reigned From 16 March 1279 to 28 November 1290; Eleanor reigned as Countess of Ponthieu.
Death	She died on 28 November 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.3,4
Burial	She was buried on 17 December 1290 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G. Eleanor lay in state in Lincoln Cathedral. She was then embalmed and her organs were interred in an effigy tomb, shown here, behind the altar. Her body was moved to Westminster Cathedral.3,4 Effigy tomb of Eleanor of Castile at Westminster Abbey.

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), p. 102. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
3. [S19083] "Wikipedia - Eleanor of Castile", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Castile. Hereinafter cited as "Wikipedia - Eleanor of Castile".
4. [S2171] Jim Hargan, "Eleanor's Crosses", British Heritage Vol 26, No.1 (March 2005). Hereinafter cited as "Eleanor's Crosses".

Isabella¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
2. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 68. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S2059] Britannia Web Site, online http://www.britannia.com. Hereinafter cited as Britannia Web Site.

Geoffrey V ("the Fair") Plantagenet, Count of Anjou^1,2,3,4

Geoffrey IV Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113-1151)

Citations

1. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 47. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
2. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
3. [S4277] Ian Crofton, The Kings and Queens of England (London, England: Quercus, 2006). Hereinafter cited as The Kings and Queens of England.
4. [S19307] "Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou. Hereinafter cited as "Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou".
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 59. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
6. [S1846] Antonia Fraser, editor, The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998). Hereinafter cited as The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England.

Empress Matilda^1,2

Empress Matilda, depicted in the 12th century Gospels of Henry the Lion. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Name	Empress Matilda was also known as Adelaide --.2,3
Name	She was also known as Matilda.4
Birth	She was born in February 1102, in London, EnglandG.5,1 Empress Matilda, impression from the 12th century Gospels of Henry the Lion. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Alt-Birth Date	An alternate recorded birth date is (circa __ ___ 1103/4) in Winchester, EnglandG. She was possibly a twin of William.4
Marriage	She married first Henry V, German Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor, on 7 January 1114 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyG.6,4
Marriage	She married second Geoffrey V ("the Fair") Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, on 3 April 1128 in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, FranceG, alternate marriage dates are 22 May and 17 June.1,4
Death	She died on 10 September 1167, near in Rouen, Normandy, FranceG.5,1,7,4
Burial	She was buried in Fontrevault Abbey, FranceG.1

Citations

1. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
2. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 47. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
3. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
4. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 47. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
5. [S1846] Antonia Fraser, editor, The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998). Hereinafter cited as The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England.
6. [S7789] Alison Weir, Captive Queen, a Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (New York: Ballantine Books, 2010). Hereinafter cited as Captive Queen.
7. [S4277] Ian Crofton, The Kings and Queens of England (London, England: Quercus, 2006). Hereinafter cited as The Kings and Queens of England.

Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England^1,2

Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England (1068-1135)

Parents

Citations

1. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
2. [S2073] Mike Ashley, British Kings & Queens, A Brief History of (London: Robinson, 2002), Page 65. Hereinafter cited as British Kings & Queens.
3. [S20189] "Matilda of Flanders", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Flanders. Hereinafter cited as "Matilda of Flanders".
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
5. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 47. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
6. [S4308] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Abbey. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
7. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
8. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
9. [S6535] Donald Shumway Rockwell, Eleven Centuries of the Remote Ancestry of the Rockwell Family (Berkley, California: Gillick Publishing Co., 1914). Hereinafter cited as Eleven Centuries of Rockwell Ancestry.

Matilda, of Scotland^1,2,3

Matilda of Scotland, first wife and queen consort of Henry I of England.

Parents

Name	Matilda, of Scotland, was also known as Edith.4
Birth	She was born in 1079, in Dunfermline Tower, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, 56.0699, -3.467G.1,5 Remains of Dunfermline Tower, aka Malcolm Canmore's Tower, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Photo courtesy of John Dinsmore, Local Guide.
Marriage	She married Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England, son of William I --, Duke of Normandy, and Matilda --, of Flanders,, on 11 November 1100 in Westminster Abbey, EnglandG.2,6,3,4
Death	Matilda, of Scotland, died on 1 May 1118 in Palace of Westminster, Middlesex, England, 51.500241, -0.124267G.1,6
Burial	She was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G.6

Citations

1. [S1846] Antonia Fraser, editor, The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998). Hereinafter cited as The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England.
2. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
3. [S2073] Mike Ashley, British Kings & Queens, A Brief History of (London: Robinson, 2002), Page 65. Hereinafter cited as British Kings & Queens.
4. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 47. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
5. [S18271] "King Malcolm III", Royal Tombs of Dunfermline Abbey http://royaltombsdunfermline.co.uk/res/church1.pdf. Hereinafter cited as "King Malcolm III".
6. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

William I --, Duke of Normandy^1,2

WILLIAM TOMB PLAQUE

WILLIAM TOMB

william-I-the-Conqueror_lrg

Seal of William I, "the Conqueror". Courtesy of Wikipedia.

William the Conqueror

William I "The Conqueror" (1028-1087)

Parents

Name	William I --, Duke of Normandy, was also known as William the Conqueror --.
Title	He had the title.2
Occupation	He was future King of England.3
Birth	He was born in 1028, in Falaise, FranceG.1,2
Marriage	He married first Herleva --.1
Marriage	He married second Matilda --, of Flanders, daughter of Count Baldwin V --, Count of Flanders, and Adela of France Capet, About 1053 There were 10 children from this marriage.1,2
Biographical Note	In 1066 He led the so-called Norman Conquest, invasion of England, resulting in the Battle of Hastings.1
Reign	William I --, Duke of Normandy, reigned Between December 1066 and 9 September 1087; King of England.2
Crown1	His coronation was on 25 December 1066 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex County, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G.2
Death	He died on 9 September 1087 in the Convent of St. Gervais, Rouen, Normandy, FranceG.1,2
Burial	He was buried in Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France, 49.181667, -0.372778G. This abbey was dedicated to St. Stephen, and is often referred to as the Abbey of St. Stephen (St. Etienne).1,2 Tomb of William the Conqueror at the Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Abbaye aux Hommes (also referred to as the Abbey of St. Stephen), Caen, Normandy, France.

Citations

1. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
2. [S2073] Mike Ashley, British Kings & Queens, A Brief History of (London: Robinson, 2002), Page 52. Hereinafter cited as British Kings & Queens.
3. [S20187] "Adela of France", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela_of_France. Hereinafter cited as "Adela of France".

Herleva --¹

Citations

1. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.

Elizabeth Mure¹

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 733. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

Walter Stewart, Knight, 6th High Steward of Scotland^1,2,3,4

Parents

Birth	Walter Stewart, Knight, 6th High Steward of Scotland, was born About 1296.4
Marriage	He married Marjory de Brus daughter of Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland, and Lady Isabel, of Mar,, on 2 March 1314, in ScotlandG.5,1
Battle	He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England during the First War of Scottish Independence. The army of Robert I, numbering about 6,000 men, was outnumbered by Edward II's army of 25,000 men. It was a decisive victory for Robert I. From 23 June 1314 to 24 June 1314 in Battle of Bannockburn, 56.09333, -3.93777G. He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England during the First War of Scottish Independence. The army of Robert I, numbering about 6,000 men, was outnumbered by Edward II's army of 25,000 men. It was a decisive victory for Robert I. This depiction from the Scotichronicon (c. 1440) is the earliest-known image of the battle. King Robert wielding an axe and Edward II fleeing toward Stirling feature prominently, conflating incidents from the two days of battle. Corpus Christi College , Cambridge. Courtesy of Wikipedia, Battle of Bannockburn - Wikipedia. Site of the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June, 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Death	Walter Stewart, Knight, 6th High Steward of Scotland, died on 9 April 1327 in Bathgate CastleG.4,2

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
3. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 733. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.
4. [S19090] "Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland", Wkipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Stewart,_6th_High_Steward_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as "Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland".
5. [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005), Page 734. Hereinafter cited as Magna Carta Ancestry.

James II Stewart, King of Scots^1,2

Parents

Birth	James II Stewart, King of Scots, was born on 16 October 1430, in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.95348, -3.17254G. He was the younger of twins. He was the younger of twins.3 Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Reign	He reigned From 1437 to 1460.4
Marriage	He married Mary, of Guelders, daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelderland, and Catherine, of Cleves,, on 3 July 1449, in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G. Upon her marriage, she became the Queen Consort of Scotland.1,5,6 Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Death	James II Stewart, King of Scots, died on 3 August 1460. he was accidentally killed when a cannon burst at the siege of Roxburgh.2,7
Burial	He was buried in The Collegiate Church of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, ScotlandG.6 The Collegiate Church of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh
Reinter	He was reinterred in 1848 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G.6 Holyrood_Abbey_ruin_200411 600 Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page.235. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002), Page 151. Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 271. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
6. [S19943] Charles Kinder Bradbury & Henry Steuart Fothringham, Stewart Heritage. Hereinafter cited as Stewart Heritage.
7. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Mary, of Guelders¹

Arms of Mary as queen consort of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Mary of Guelders (c. 1434-1463). Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

House	Mary, of Guelders, was of the House of Egmond.2
Birth	She was born on 17 January 1433, in Grave, in the Burgundian Netherlands' Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman EmpireG.3,2
Marriage	She married James II Stewart, King of Scots, son of James I Stewart, King of Scotland, and Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland,, on 3 July 1449, in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G. Upon her marriage, she became the Queen Consort of Scotland.1,4,3 Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Occupation	Mary, of Guelders, was Queen consort of Scotland From 3 July 1449 to 3 August 1460.5,2
Crown2	She was crowned on 3 July 1449 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G. Her coronation was a major event, lasting five days. Her coronation was a major event, lasting five days.3 Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Regent	She was Queen regent of Scotland From 1460 to 1463.2
Burial	She was buried in 1463 in Trinity College KirkG.2
Death	She died on 1 December 1463 in Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, ScotlandG.3,2
Reinter	She was reinterred in 1848 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G.2

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S20316] "Mary of Guelders", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Guelders. Hereinafter cited as "Mary of Guelders".
3. [S19943] Charles Kinder Bradbury & Henry Steuart Fothringham, Stewart Heritage. Hereinafter cited as Stewart Heritage.
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 271. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
5. [S20315] "Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy,_Duchess_of_Cleves. Hereinafter cited as "Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves".

James III Stewart, King of Scots^1,2

James III and Margaret of Denmark. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

James III of Scotland, depicted in the Trinity Altarpiece, by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1480. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Birth	James III Stewart, King of Scots, was born in May 1452, he might have been born 10 July 1452 (or, less proabably, on 20 July 1451), either at the Castle of St. Andrews, Fife, or at Stirling Castle. he might have been born 10 July 1452 (or, less proabably, on 20 July 1451), either at the Castle of St. Andrews, Fife, or at Stirling Castle.3
Marriage	He married Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, daughter of Christian I of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg, on 10 July 1469, in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G. an alternate marriage date is 13 July, 1469.1,3 Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Death	James III Stewart, King of Scots, was assassinated on 11 June 1488 in a cottage, Milltown, near Bannockburn, ScotlandG.2,4
Burial	He was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG. Inscription: In This Place Near to the High Alter / of the Abbey of Cambuskenneth / Were Deposited the Remains of / James the Third King of Scots / and of His Queen / The Princess Margaret of Denmark.4 Tomb of James III Stewart (1452-1488) & Margaret of Denmark (1456-1486), ruined Abbey of Cambuskenneth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 239. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 240. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland^1,2

James III and Margaret of Denmark. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Arms of Margaret as queen of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Margaret of Scotland, depicted in the Trinity Altarpiece, by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1480. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Birth	Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, was born on 23 June 1456, in Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, DenmarkG.2,3
tenure	She held tenure From July 1469 to 14 July 1486 as Queen consort of Scots.4
Marriage	She married James III Stewart, King of Scots, son of James II Stewart, King of Scots, and Mary, of Guelders,, on 10 July 1469, in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G. an alternate marriage date is 13 July, 1469.1,5 Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Death	Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, died on 14 July 1486 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG.2 Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Burial	She was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, ScotlandG. Inscription: In This Place Near to the High Alter / of the Abbey of Cambuskenneth / Were Deposited the Remains of / James the Third King of Scots / and of His Queen / The Princess Margaret of Denmark.2 Tomb of James III Stewart (1452-1488) & Margaret of Denmark (1456-1486), ruined Abbey of Cambuskenneth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S5870] Wikipedia - Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia - Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland.
3. [S20317] "Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland".
4. [S20320] "Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland".
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 239. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

James IV Stewart, of Scotland¹

James IV of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S20318] "James IV of Scotland", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as "James IV of Scotland".
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 240. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland^1,2,3

Margaret Tudor (1489-1541)

Margaret Tudor, portrait by Daniel Mytens, c. 1620-1638. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

House	Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, was of the House of Tudor.3
Birth	She was born on 28 November 1489, in the Palace of Westminster, London, EnglandG, Alternate birth dates are 29 or 30 November 1489. Alternate birth dates are 29 or 30 November 1489.4,3
Marriage	She married first James IV Stewart, of Scotland, son of James III Stewart, King of Scots, and Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland,, on 25 January 1502 in Richmond Palace, Surrey, England, 51.461100, -0.309385G, This marriage date was by proxy. He married in person on 8 August, 1503, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.1
Coronation	Her coronation occurred on 8 August 1503.3 Arms of Margaret Tudor as Queen consort of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
tenure	Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, held tenure From 8 August 1503 to 9 September 1513.3
Marriage	She married second Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, on 4 August 1514 in Kinnoul ChurchG alternate dates are 5 or 6 August, 1514.1,5
marriage was annulled	The marriage was annulled in 1527.3
Marriage	She married Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven, son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale, and Margaret Kennedy, in 1528. There was no issue from this marriage. There was no issue from this marriage.3
Death	She died on 8 October 1541. in Methven Castle, Perthshire, England She died of palsy. Alternate death dates are 18 October 1541 and 24 November 1541. She died of palsy. Alternate death dates are 18 October 1541 and 24 November 1541.5 Methven Castle. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Alt-Death	An alternate death date is on 18 October 1541 in Methven Castle, Perthshire, EnglandG.3
Burial	Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, was buried in Carthusian Abbey of St. John, Perth, ScotlandG.5

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S19168] "Henry VII of England", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England. Hereinafter cited as "Henry VII of England".
3. [S19169] "Margaret Tudor", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret Tudor".
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 240. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 241. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

James V Stewart, King of Scots^1,2

James V, King of Scotland (1512-1547)

Portrait of James V of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Birth	James V Stewart, King of Scots, was born on 10 April 1512, in Linlithgow Palace, Fife, ScotlandG, alternate birth dates are 11 or 15 April 1512. alternate birth dates are 11 or 15 April 1512.3 Linlithgow Palace, Fife, Scotland.
Crown2	He was crowned on 21 September 1513, aged seventeen months. aged seventeen months.4
Reign2	He reigned From 9 September 1513 to 14 December 1542.4
Marriage	He married first Madeleine of Valois daughter of Francis I of France and Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany,, in 1537. in Notre-Dame de Paris, FranceG, There were no children from this marriage. There were no children from this marriage.5,4
Marriage	James V Stewart, King of Scots, married second Marie de Guise daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, and Antoinette de Bourbon, on 18 June 1538 in St. Andrews Cathedral, Fife, ScotlandG, this date was by proxy. He married in person on 12 June 1538.1,3,4 James V Stewart and Mary of Guise. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Death	James V Stewart, King of Scots, died on 14 December 1547 in Falkland Palace, Fife, ScotlandG. Madeleine died of tuberculosis.2,6 Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Burial	He was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G.6,4 Burial location in the ruins of Holyrood Abbey. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 243. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S20319] "James V", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_V. Hereinafter cited as "James V".
5. [S20318] "James IV of Scotland", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV_of_Scotland. Hereinafter cited as "James IV of Scotland".
6. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 245. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Marie de Guise

Arms of Mary of Guise, Magdalen Chapel, Cowgate, Edinburgh. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Mary of Guise arms in South Leith Parish Church, Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Mary of Guise 1515-1560), c. 1537. Queen consort of Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Parents

Name	Marie de Guise was also known as Mary, of Guise.1
Birth	She was born on 22 November 1515, in Bar-le-Duc, Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire, 48.773719;5.160574G.2
Marriage	She married Louis II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville, comte de Dunois, in 1534.2
Became	She became Duchess of Longueville by marriage to Louis II on 4 August 1534 in Louvre, Paris, FranceG.2
tenure	She held tenure From 9 May 1538 to 14 December 1542 as Queen consort of Scotland.2
Marriage	She married James V Stewart, King of Scots, son of James IV Stewart, of Scotland, and Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland,, on 18 June 1538, in St. Andrews Cathedral, Fife, ScotlandG. this date was by proxy. He married in person on 12 June 1538.1,3,4 James V Stewart and Mary of Guise. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Coronation	Her coronation occurred on 22 February 1540.2
Death	Marie de Guise died on 11 June 1560 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.949213, -3.200248G. From Wikipedia, it is stated that she "lay in state in the caste for some time, wrapped in cerecloth and covered with a white sheet, on a bed hung with black satin, attended by her ladies-in-waiting. Her body was the wrapped in lead and rested ina coffin on a bier in St. Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle for several months. On 18 March 1561, it was secretly carried from the castle at midnight and shipped to France." Cause of death was dropsy.2 Edinburgh Castle, Scotland Edinburgh Castle.
Funeral	The funeral was held in July 1561 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime department, FranceG, Her funeral was attended by her daughter Mary, Queen of Scots.2
Burial	She was buried in Eglise Saint-Pierre-les-Dames, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, FranceG. Wikipedia states that "A marble tomb was erected with a bronze statue of Mary holding a sceptre and the rod of justice in one hand. The tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution."2

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S4360] Wikipedia - Mary of Guise, online Mary of Guise, Mary of Guise. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 243. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
4. [S20319] "James V", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_V. Hereinafter cited as "James V".

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots¹

Mary Stewart at age 13, by François Clouet.

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587). Painted by Henri Serrur in 1840, Versailles, Château de Versailles.

Mary and Francis II in Catherine de Medici's Book of Hours. c.1574. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587). Oil on canvas, 214 x 137 cm. by Jacob Jacobsz de Wet II. Great Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), about 17 years old.

Parents

Name	Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was also known as Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots.2
Name	She was also known as Marie Stuart, in French.3
Birth	She was born on 8 December 1542, in Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland, 55.978500, -3.601111G, .4,5,1 Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland.
Reign	She reigned From 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.6
Crown1	Her coronation was on 9 September 1543 in Stirling Castle, Scotland, 56.123875, -3.947467G, upon the death of her father, James V, Mary was crowned Queen of Scots at the age of 9 months.3,1 Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. The castle dates from at least early 12th century. Most of the present buildings were built between 1490-1600.
Marriage	She married first Francis II, of France, son of Henry II of France, Duke od Orléans, and Catherine de Medici, on 24 April 1558 in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France, 48.8530;2.3498G, this short-lived marriage ended when Francis II died.4,5 Mary Stuary and Francis, in Catherine de Medici's Book of Hours, c. 1574. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. Mary Queen of Scots and Queen consort of France, in mourning for her young husband, Francis II King of France.
Marriage	Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, married second Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas, on 29 July 1565 in Mary's private chapel at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, ScotlandG.2,4,5,7 Mary with her second husband, Lord Darnley. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Palace of Holyroodhouse and Abbey, from Calton Hill, by James Valentine, ca. 1878
Marriage	Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, married third James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, on 15 May 1567 in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, ScotlandG.4,8 Holyrood_from_Calton_Hill_by_J
Death	She died on 8 February 1587 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England, 52.52455, -0.43757G. Mary Stuart was beheaded, on the orders of Queen Elizabeth I.9,8,1 The execution scene of Mary Stuart, drawn by eyewitness Robert Beale. One of the official witnesses was George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, seated at left on the scaffold. He is identified as Number 1. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, 8 February 1587, at Fotheringhay Castle, watercolour, artist unknown. After nineteen years in prison, she was found guilty of plotting the assassination of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, who ordered the execution. Source: National Portrait Gallery, London. Mary's clothes were burned to prevent her supporters from keeping them as relics, and this scene is shown on the left. The moat and site of Fotheringhay Castle site, seen from across the River Nene, Northamptonshire, England.
Burial	She was buried on 30 July 1587 in Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, 52.5725;0.238889G.3,1 Peterborough Cathedral, also referred to as Cathedral Church of St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Andrew, and Saint Peter's Cathedral.
Reburial	She was reburied on 28 October 1612 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G.1 A copy of Mary's effigy, National Museum of Scotland. The original is in Westminster abbey. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Citations

1. [S19124] "Mary, Queen of Scots", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots. Hereinafter cited as "Mary, Queen of Scots".
2. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
3. [S4361] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
4. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
5. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 245. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
6. [S17969] Wikipedia - Mary, Queen of Scots, online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia - Mary, Queen of Scots.
7. [S20083] "Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley. Hereinafter cited as "Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley".
8. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 246. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
9. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus^1,2

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S19169] "Margaret Tudor", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret Tudor".
3. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 241. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.

Margaret Douglas^1,2

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S19169] "Margaret Tudor", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret Tudor".

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox^1,2,3

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S4365] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
3. [S19169] "Margaret Tudor", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor. Hereinafter cited as "Margaret Tudor".

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley^1,2

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545-1567), King Consort of Scotland

Parents

Name	Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was also known as Henry Stewart, King of Scots.3,4
Birth	He was born on 7 December 1545, in Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 53.7843, -1.4595G.1 Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Marriage	He married Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scots, and Marie de Guise, on 29 July 1565 in Mary's private chapel at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, ScotlandG.3,5,6,7 Mary with her second husband, Lord Darnley. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Palace of Holyroodhouse and Abbey, from Calton Hill, by James Valentine, ca. 1878
Reign2	Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, reigned From 29 July 1565 to 1567.7
Death	He died on 10 February 1567 in Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, ScotlandG.1,7

Citations

1. [S4365] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
2. [S19124] "Mary, Queen of Scots", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots. Hereinafter cited as "Mary, Queen of Scots".
3. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
4. [S2064] Kings and Queens of Britain, David Williamson, compiler, (Leicester, England: PRC Ltd., 1991), Page 229, Table 18. Adapted from "Royal Scotland" by Jean Goodman. Hereinafter cited as Kings and Queens of Britain.
5. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002). Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.
6. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 245. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
7. [S20083] "Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley. Hereinafter cited as "Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley".

James VI and I Stuart, King of England^1,2

James I of England (1566-1625), 1621, painting by Daniel Mytens/Mijtens

JamesIEngland

Parents

Name	James VI and I Stuart, King of England, was also known as James Charles Stuart.3
Alt-Death Loc	An alternate death location is in Theobalds House, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.3
Note	.3
Birth	He was born on 19 June 1566, in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, ScotlandG, he was christened Charles James. he was christened Charles James.4,3 Edinburgh Castle.
Marriage	He married Anne of Denmark daughter of King Frederick of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, on 23 November 1589, in the Bishop's Palace, Oslo, NorwayG.1
Crown1	His coronation was on 25 July 1603 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, EnglandG, King of England.5
Death	James VI and I Stuart, King of England, died on 27 March 1625 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.6
Burial	He was buried on 7 May 1625 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G.6,3

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S19124] "Mary, Queen of Scots", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots. Hereinafter cited as "Mary, Queen of Scots".
3. [S20079] "James VI and I", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I. Hereinafter cited as "James VI and I".
4. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, compiler, (London: Pimlico, 2002), Page 247. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families, the Complete Genealogy.
5. [S2073] Mike Ashley, British Kings & Queens, A Brief History of (London: Robinson, 2002), Page 305. Hereinafter cited as British Kings & Queens.
6. [S2054] Edmund Swinglehurst, The History of Kings & Queens of England & Scotland (Leicester, England: Armadillo, 2002), Page 158. Hereinafter cited as The History of the Kings & Queens of England & Scotland.

Anne of Denmark¹

Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), 1605, oil on panel, National Maritime Museum, London.

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
2. [S20084] "Anne of Denmark", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Denmark. Hereinafter cited as "Anne of Denmark".

Henry Stewart¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.

Charles I Stuart¹

Charles I Stewart, King of England (1600-1649)

Charles I Stewart (1600-1649). Lithograph, 1850.

King Charles I, by Antoon van Dyck, 1636.

Parents

Name	Charles I Stuart was also known as Charles I Stewart.2
Title	He had the title.3
Reign	He reigned 27 March 1625-1630.3
House	He was of the House of Stuart.4
Occupation	He was King of England, King of Scots and King of Ireland.5
Birth	He was born on 19 November 1600, in Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland, 56.070142, -3.464459G.3,6 Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.
Marriage	He married Henrietta Maria de Bourbon daughter of Henri of Bourbon and Marie de' Medici, on 13 June 1625, in St. Augustine's Church, Canterbury, EnglandG. there were 9 children from this marriage.2,3
Crown1	His coronation was on 2 February 1626 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England, 51.498910, -0.128280G, King of England.3 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
Crown2	Charles I Stuart was crowned King of Scotland on 8 June 1633 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, 55.9531, -3.1716G.3 Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Death	He died on 30 January 1649 in Whitehall Palace, London, Middlesex County, EnglandG. He was executed by beheading.3,6 Whitehall Palace, London, England.
Burial	He was buried on 9 February 1649 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, EnglandG.3,4 St. George's Chapel, Windsor, England.

Citations

1. [S20070] "James II & VII Stuart", Geneanet Community Trees Index. Hereinafter cited as "James II & VII Stuart".
2. [S2053] David Piper, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland (London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980). Hereinafter cited as Kings & Queens of England and Scotland.
3. [S2073] Mike Ashley, British Kings & Queens, A Brief History of (London: Robinson, 2002), Page 309. Hereinafter cited as British Kings & Queens.
4. [S20082] "Charles I of England", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England. Hereinafter cited as "Charles I of England".
5. [S20346] "Henry IV of France", Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France. Hereinafter cited as "Henry IV of France".
6. [S20071] "Charles I Stuart", Geneanet Community Trees Index. Hereinafter cited as "Charles I Stuart".