Erskine, Margaret (fl. 1530s)
Erskine, Margaret (fl. 1530s)
Mistress of James V. Fl. in 1530s; dau. of John, 4th or 12th lord Erskine; mistress of James V (1512–1542), king of Scotland (r. 1513–1542); children: (with James V) James Stuart also seen as James Stewart, earl of Moray (1531–1570, legitimated in 1551); Robert Stuart also seen as Robert Stewart, earl of Orkney (c. 1533–1591, became the abbott of Holyrood House).
The character Lady Sensuality in David Lyndsay's Satire of the Three Estates was based on Margaret Erskine.
See also Women in World History.
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