Margaret Knox | |
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Born | Margaret Stewart 1547 Scotland |
Died | After 1612 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse(s) | John Knox Sir Andrew Ker of Faldonside |
Children | Martha Knox Margaret Knox Elizabeth Knox A number of children by her second husband |
Parent(s) | Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree Agnes Cunningham |
Margaret Knox (née Stewart; 1547 – after 1612) was a Scottish noblewoman and the second wife of Scottish reformer John Knox, whom she married when she was 17 years old and he 54. The marriage caused consternation from Mary, Queen of Scots, as the couple had married without having obtained royal consent.[1]