Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway

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Margaret Douglas, known as the Fair Maid of Galloway, was a 15th-century Scottish noblewoman of the powerful Douglas family whose marriages were central to the clan’s political ambitions and succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century person
Scottish noblewoman
member of the Scottish nobility
associatedWith Black Douglas line NERFINISHED
Douglas–Stewart political alliances
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathPlace Scotland NERFINISHED
familyName Douglas NERFINISHED
father Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Margaret
languageSpoken Scots
livedIn Galloway NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
marriageHasCause Douglas family political strategy
memberOf Clan Douglas NERFINISHED
mother Euphemia Graham NERFINISHED
nickname Fair Maid of Galloway NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Douglas family NERFINISHED
nobleTitleConnectedTo Earldom of Douglas NERFINISHED
Lordship of Galloway NERFINISHED
notableFor marriages to successive Earls of Douglas
role in Douglas family succession
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling David Douglas NERFINISHED
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED
spouse James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl NERFINISHED
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED
timePeriod 15th century
titleHeld Lady of Galloway NERFINISHED

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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas sibling Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry child Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway
this entity surface form: Margaret Douglas