Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess 1435-1475

Around 1424 [her father] Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine [aged 34] and [her mother] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Touraine, Countess Wigtown. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Patrick Graham and [her grandmother] Eupheme Stewart 2nd Countess of Strathearn and Caithness. He the son of Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine [aged 52] and Margaret Stewart Duchess Touraine. They were half second cousins.

Around 1435 Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess was born to Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine [aged 45] and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 27].

On 26th June 1439 [her father] Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine [aged 49] died. His son [her brother] William [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Duke Touraine, 3rd Earl Wigtown, 6th Lord Douglas, 3rd Lord Annandale, 3rd Lord Galloway, 3rd Lord Bothwell. Janet Lindsay Countess Wigtown [aged 12] by marriage Countess Wigtown.

After 25th February 1440 [her step-father] James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton [aged 25] and [her mother] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 32] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Patrick Graham and [her grandmother] Eupheme Stewart 2nd Countess of Strathearn and Caithness.

On 24th March 1443 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale [aged 72] died. His son [her future husband] William [aged 18] succeeded 8th Earl Douglas, 2nd Earl Avondale. Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 8] by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale.

Before 22nd February 1452 William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale [aged 27] and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 17] were married. She would later marry his younger brother James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale [aged 26]; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 44]. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale [aged 54]. They were first cousin once removed.

On 22nd February 1452 [her husband] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale [aged 27] was murdered by [her future brother-in-law] King James II of Scotland [aged 21] at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for refusing to desist from conspiring with Alexander Lindsay 4th Earl Crawford [aged 29]. His brother James [aged 26] succeeded 9th Earl Douglas, 3rd Earl Avondale.

Before 1455 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale [aged 28] and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She had previously married his brother William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 46]. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale [aged 56]. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1457 [her future husband] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 17] was created 1st Earl Atholl.

In 1459 [her brother-in-law] David Lindsay 1st Duke Montrose [aged 19] and [her half-sister] Elizabeth Hamilton Duchess Montrose [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Crawford. She the daughter of [her step-father] James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton [aged 44] and [her mother] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 51]. He the son of Alexander Lindsay 4th Earl Crawford and Margaret Dunbar Countess Crawford [aged 34]. They were half third cousin once removed.

Around 1459 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 19] and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 51]. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 15th May 1459 James Douglas 1st Earl Morton and [her sister-in-law] Joan Stewart Countess Morton [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Countess Morton. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 1460 [her daughter] Elizabeth Stewart Lady Gray was born to [her husband] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 20] and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 25]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1480 Andrew Gray 2nd Lord Gray.

After 1463 [her husband] James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale [aged 37] and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and [her former mother-in-law] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. They were half sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1467 [her brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan [aged 24] and Margaret Ogilvy Countess Buchan were married. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland.

Around 1468 [her mother] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 60] died.

In 1469 [her brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan [aged 27] was created 1st Earl Buchan. Margaret Ogilvy Countess Buchan by marriage Countess Buchan.

On 15th July 1470 Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley died. His son George [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Huntley. [her sister-in-law] Anabella Stewart [aged 34] by marriage Countess Huntley.

In 1475 Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 40] died.

Before April 1475 [her former husband] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 35] and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness [aged 65] and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1488 [her former husband] James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale [aged 62] died at Lindores Abbey, Newburgh.

Before 15th September 1512 [her former husband] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 72] died. He was buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld. His son John [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Atholl. Janet Campbell Countess Atholl by marriage Countess Atholl.

[her daughter] Janet Stewart was born to John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

[her daughter] Christian Stewart was born to John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.