Margaret Boyd (fl. late 15th century) of Bonshaw, also known as Margot or Marion, was a mistress of King James IV of Scotland, and his first important mistress.
They had three children: Alexander, born about 1490, James, who died in childhood, and Catherine, who married James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton.[1]
She was related to Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, and a niece of the second wife of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus. Her relationship with the king was linked with the rise and fall of Angus's influence at the court.
External links
- history of Clan Boyd
References
- ^ Stedall, Robert (2014). The Survival of the Crown: Volume II: The Return to Authority of the Scottish Crown following Mary Queen of Scots' Deposition from the Throne 1567-1603. Book Guild Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 9781846249655.