Barbara Ruthven

Barbara Ruthven (died 1625) was a Scottish courtier, favourite of Queen Anne of Denmark, and expelled from court after the death of her brother.

Barbara Ruthven was a daughter of Dorothea Stewart, Countess of Gowrie and the oldest daughter of Janet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl, and William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven.

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