- Janet Kennedy
Janet Kennedy (c.
1480 – c.1545 ), the first daughter ofJohn Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy , became a mistress of KingJames IV of Scotland . Through her father, she was a great-great-granddaughter of King Robert III. Janet Kennedy's mother, Lady Elizabeth Gordon, was a daughter ofAlexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly .Originally the wife or mistress of the formidable
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus ("Bell the Cat"), she attracted the attention of King James IV around1497 .She bore the King three children, including James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray. (The other two died young.)
The King's marriage to
Margaret Tudor in 1503 had little effect on their relationship, which seems to have continued until the king's death (1513).External links
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