Margaret Dennet was an English servant of

Margaret Tudor Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and successfully fought to extend her regency. Marg ...

, the wife of James IV of Scotland, and the owner of lands near Inverness. James IV King of Scotland

Margaret Dennet was one of Margaret Tudor's English servants, a

chamberer A chamberer was a female attendant of an English queen, queen consort, or princess. There were similar positions in aristocratic households. Chamberers at court At court, the position was similar to a male groom of the privy chamber. The names of t ...

. The queen was allowed 24 English servants by her marriage contract. As a New Year's Day gift in January 1504, she was a given a gold chain with a figure of St Andrew. This was a welcoming gift to Scotland. At £20 Scots, the gift was more expensive than those received by other women. She married Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Far and Cullard one of the king's squires. After her marriage, in October 1507 she was given lands in her husband's barony of Cardale including Holm just south of

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

. Margaret Dennet seems to have remained at court and was given satin for a gown in January 1508 when other courtiers including

Elizabeth Berlay Elizabeth Barlay or Barlow (died 1518) was an English lady in waiting to Margaret Tudor the wife of James IV of Scotland. Background Details of her English family are obscure. She may have been a daughter of John Barlow and Christian Berlay, or t ...

were given clothes. In January 1509 she was granted an income from fishing rights on the

River Spey The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishi ...

. James Ogilvy of Cardell had a charter for the same lands near Inverness with the castle mound and castle at Brodland or Bordland in 1535, presumably after the death of Margaret Dennet. The lands included Borlum or Ness Castle, now part of Inverness. James Ogilvy was a son of Alexander Ogilvy of Findlater and

Deskford Deskford (Scottish Gaelic: ''Deasgard'') is a parish and a small settlement in Moray, Scotland, formerly in Banffshire. A number of significant historical and archaeological remains have been found in the area, notably the remains of a carnyx ...

, and Jonet Abernethy, a daughter of

Lord Saltoun Lord Saltoun, of Abernethy, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for Sir Lawrence Abernethy. The title remained in the Abernethy family until the death in 1669 of his descendant the tenth Lady Saltoun. She was succeeded ...

.James Balfour Paul, ''Scots Peerage'', vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1904), p. 22.

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