From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Margaret Howard:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p26168.htm#i261675

Margaret Howard [1]

• F, #261675,
• d. 30 September 1664
• Last Edited=14 May 2009

Margaret Howard was the daughter of Sir William Howard and Mary Eure.[1]

She married Alexander Leslie, 2nd Earl of Leven, son of Alexander Leslie, Lord Balgonie and Lady Margaret Leslie, on 30 December 1656.[1]

She died on 30 September 1664.[1]

From 30 December 1656, her married name became Leslie.[1] As a result of her marriage, Margaret Howard was styled as Countess of Leven on 4 April 1661.

Children of Margaret Howard and Alexander Leslie, 2nd Earl of Leven

• 1. Margaret Leslie, Countess of Leven [1] d. 6 Nov 1674
• 2. Catherine Leslie, Countess of Leven [1] b. 1663, d. 21 Jan 1676

Citations

• 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2312. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.