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- The source here is MacDougall as he is the Senior Lecturer in the Dept of Scottish History at the U. of St. Andrews and treats some of the myths surrounding Margaret. (James IV, MacDougall, Norman, East Linton, Scotland,1997)
The first reference to her royal accounts are 3 June 1496, when James IV had installed her in Stirling Castle. His previous mistress was Marion Boyd. There were rumors that James IV wanted to marry her and that Margaret and her two sisters were poisoned in order to facilitate the marriage of James IV to Margaret Tudor. It was also rumored that Margaret Drummond had secretly married James IV.
MacDougall cites what he calls "official records" and says that James IV and Margaret were an "item" for about a year (June 1496-June 1497). From June to Oct 1496, Margaret lived in Stirling Castle. On 30 Oct she was transferred to Linlithgow and spent the winter of 1496-97. At the end of March 1497 she was sent home to her father, Lord Drummond.
The Spanish ambassador at this time recounts as much and adds that James IV "married her." MacDougall indicates that in fact no husband for Margaret Drummond can be found, yet James IV settled a nine years crown lease of lands in Strathern on her. Even after James IV started his affair with Janet Kennedy, he still sent Margaret money. In 1502 Margaret died and James IV brought his daughter, Margaret Stewart to Stirling Castle. Additionally he paid a fee until 1508 for masses to be sung for his deceased mistress, Margaret Drummond.
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