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Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll (1574–1607), attributed to Adrian Vanson. Women in early modern Scotland, between the Renaissance of the early sixteenth century and the beginnings of industrialisation in the mid-eighteenth century, were part of a patriarchal society, though the enforcement of this social order was not absolute in all aspects.
A large proportion of the women for who biographical details survive for the Middle Ages, were members of the royal houses of Scotland, either as princesses or queen consorts. Some of these became important figures in the history of Scotland or gained a significant posthumous reputation.
Margaret Ogilvy, Lady Ogilvy (née Johnstone, 1725 – 1757) was a Scottish noblewoman and Jacobite rebel.A supporter of James VI and I, she accompanied the Jacobite army to several battles in 1746.
It includes Scottish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: Category:20th-century Scottish men Contents
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It includes Scottish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "14th-century Scottish women" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
It includes Scottish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "13th-century Scottish women" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Margaret was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile and his wife Agatha, and also the granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England. [1] After the death of Ironside in 1016, Canute sent the infant Edward and his brother to the court of the Swedish king, Olof Skötkonung, and they eventually made their way to Kievan Rus'.