List of mistresses of the kings of Scotland
A mistress ( French maîtresse , mistress, master ) was a publicly known mistress of a prince, high-ranking nobleman or important official. In social conditions where marriages were primarily concluded under political and material aspects, men often had a concubine (“co-sleeper”) who, because that would have been impossible anyway, they did not try to keep secret, but instead legitimized “half”. Most of the time they had a closer affective and spiritual relationship with them than with their wife. Some princely mistresses had not insignificant political influence. The term was also used colloquially as a synonym for “beloved”, but this meaning is now out of date. Favorite is a synonym that has also become historical, but this term probably describes a less official status than that of the mistress.
List of mistresses
| Surname | Life dates | Regent of Scotland | offspring | Illustration |
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| Elizabeth Mure | † before May 1355 | Robert II of Scotland , (married from 1336) |
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| Lady Margaret Drummond | 1340-1375 | David II of Scotland | no offspring | |
| Lady Agnes Dunbar | 1340-1390 | David II of Scotland , (marriage planned for February 1371) | not specified | |
| Lady Margaret Drummond | 1475-1501 | James IV of Scotland | Margaret | |
| Lady Janet Douglas, Countess of Angus | 1483-1543 | James IV of Scotland | a son | |
| Marion Boyd | late 15th century | James IV of Scotland |
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| Euphemia Elphinstone | May 11, 1509–1542 / 1547 | James V of Scotland | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney | |
| Lady Margaret Erskine | † May 5, 1572 | James V of Scotland | James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray | |
| Clementina Maria Sophia Walkinshaw | 1720-1802 | Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) | Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany |