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Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots
b. circa 1550, d. 1612
Birth
Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, was born circa 1550.
Parents
Family life
John Stewart, of Fincastle, and Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, were married on 11 February 1567 in Holyrood Palace.1
Partner with John Stewart, of Fincastle
Working life
- In 1564 Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, was occupied as Lady of the Queen's chamber.2
- After 10 February 1567 Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, was occupied as left the queen's service.1
Property
Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, possessed was granted by MQOS a pension of 300 merks per year from the lands of Kinclevin in Perthshire on 8 February 1567.1 She possessed sold her half of Carwood to her sister Janet and her husband John Fleming of Presellands for 500 merks in November 1579 in Carwood.1
Death
Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, died in 1612 at age ~62.2
Citations
- [S111] Joseph Robertson, Editor, Inventaires de la Royne Descosse Douairiere de France: Catalogues of the Jewels, Dresses, Furniture, Books and Paintings (Edinburgh: The Bannatyne Club, 1863), p lvii, note 4; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/inventairesdela00robegoog/page/n8/mode/2up?q=fleming : viewed 12 May 2025.
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Margaret Carwood, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Carwood.
| Last Edited | 12 May 2025 |