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Personal data Margaret Balfour 

  • She was born in the year 1456 in Scotland.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Jessica Bernard, Linda Rich, S. Bridgeman, et al.
  • She died on September 24, 1499 in Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, she was 43 years old.
  • A child of David Balfour and Agnes Forrester
  • This information was last updated on August 16, 2025.

Household of Margaret Balfour

(1) She is married to James Douglas.

They got married at fortasse, Scotland.


Child(ren):

  1. Margaret Douglas  ± 1483-1505 


(2) She is married to Robert Douglas.

They got married at fortasse, Scotland.


Notes about Margaret Balfour

Margaret Balfour

Sources: Author: Bernard, Jessica; Rich, Linda; Bridgeman, S.; et al.; Title: "Margaret Balfour," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xiv July MMXXV)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4YY-SJM

"... Margaret Balfour Last Changed: September 13, 2024 Dirk Brower Sex Female ... Last Changed: September 20, 2021 Jessica Bernard

Birth 1456 Scotland Last Changed: March 8, 2025 Brady N. [NN-family name not given]

Death 24 September 1499 Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland ... Last Changed: November 20, 2021 Linda Rich

Burial Perth and Kinross, Scotland, ... Last Changed: July 14, 2025 Dean [NN-family name not given]

Alternate Name Birth Name Margaret Janet Balfour

Spouses & Children
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James Douglas Male 1466-1513 LH27-SL8 [<-ancestor]
Margaret Balfour Female 1456-1499 G4YY-SJM [<-ancestress]
Marriage

Children (2)

[1] Walter Douglas Male 1478-Deceased L8B3-8S3
[2] Margaret Douglas Female 1483-1505 L857-ML4 [<-ancestress]

Sir Robert Douglas Laird of Lochleven Male 1451-1526 GR87-NJP
Margaret Balfour Female 1456-1499 G4YY-SJM [<-ancestress]
No Marriage Events

Children (1)

[1] Sir Thomas Douglas Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan Male 1475-1517 PM4L-ZYM

Parents & Siblings

David Balfour 3rd of Burleigh Male 1484-1531 GGCD-BNY [<-ancestor]
Lady Agnes Forrester Female 1490-1569 LVLY-TCF [<-ancestress]
No Marriage Events

Children (2)

[1] David Balfour of Burleigh Male 1436-1531 GN3T-JCF
[2] Margaret Balfour Female 1456-1499 G4YY-SJM" [<-ancestress]

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Margaret Balfour

Michael Balfour
1453-1526
Margaret Muschat
± 1462-1482
Duncan Forrester
1443-1488
Margaret Forsyth
1452-± 1500
David Balfour
1484-1531
Agnes Forrester
± 1490-1569

Margaret Balfour
1456-1499

(1) 

James Douglas
> 1466-1513

Margaret Douglas
± 1483-1505
(2) 

Robert Douglas
± 1451-1526


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    Historical events

    Day of death September 24, 1499

    • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1499: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 8 » Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII.
      • July 22 » Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
      • August 12 » First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.
      • November 5 » Publication of the Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
      • November 23 » Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.
      • December 18 » A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.
    

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