Margaret Tudor
1489 – 1541 · Generation XXII · Queen consort of Scots · House of Tudor
Margaret Tudor (1489–1541). Queen consort of Scots. Married James IV Stewart in 1503. One of their children is recorded in this archive. Married Archibald Douglas in 1514; the marriage was dissolved in 1528. One of their children is recorded in this archive. Henry VIII’s sister; a century later her great-grandson united the crowns.
Place in the family
- Margaret Tudor was a sister of King Henry VIII.
- Margaret Tudor was the second of 3 children of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York recorded in this archive.
- The archive records 111 of her descendants, across 18 generations.
One of 11 people of House of Tudor (1485–1603) in this archive. Welsh in origin and only a handful of monarchs long — it broke with Rome and ended with Elizabeth I.
Line of descent: Owen Tudor → Edmund Tudor → King Henry VII → Margaret Tudor.
Parents
- King Henry VII (1457 – 1509)
- Elizabeth of York (1466 – 1503)
Siblings
- Arthur Tudor (1486 – 1502)
- King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547)
Partners
- Married King James IV of Scotland (1473 – 1513) in 1503 — one child together
- Married Archibald Douglas (1489 – 1557) in 1514; the marriage was dissolved in 1528 — one child together
Children
- King James V of Scotland (1512 – 1542)
- Margaret Douglas (1515 – 1578)
Life
- 1489 — Born
- 1503 — Married James IV Stewart
- 1514 — Married Archibald Douglas
- 1528 — Separated from Archibald Douglas
- 1541 — Died