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     Sir Philip Wentworth Knt., of Nettlestead, Suffolk married Mary Clifford, daughter of Lord John de Clifford KG, 7th Lord Clifford and Elizabeth Percy,
; one son and one daughter.^4,1,5,6,2,3 Sir Philip Wentworth Knt., of Nettlestead, Suffolk was born in 1424.¹
Sir Philip Wentworth Knt., of Nettlestead, Suffolk died on 18 May 1464 at Battle of Hexham, Middleham, Yorkshire, England; Served in the army of King Henry VI, and died intestate, v. m., being beheaded after the battle of Heham, where he had been taken prisoner by the Yorkists.^1,3
     He was Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, MP.¹

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 117893
2. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 830
3. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IV 292.^4,3

     Elizabeth Courtenay married Sir John Rogers of Bryanston, Dorset.¹

     Anne Bostock Heiress of Bostock married Sir John Savage of Frodsham, Chestershire, son of Sir John Savage Knt, KG, KB.

      ; van de Pas cites: 1. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: 473.¹

     John Bardolf 3rd Lord Bardolf was born between 13 January 1313 and 1314; van de Pas says b. "13 Jan 1312.^6,2,3 " He married Elizabeth d'Amory Lady Damory, daughter of Sir Roger d'Amory Lord d'Amory and Lady Elizabeth de Clare, before 25 December 1327.^6,7,1,2,3

John Bardolf 3rd Lord Bardolf died on 29 July 1363 at Assisi, Italy.^6,2
     He was 3rd Lord Bardolf.^7,1

; van de Pas cites: 1. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: 22,23
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: I 418
3. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America bef.1700, 7th Edition, 1992, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Reference: 168.³ He was MP between 1336 and 1363.⁶

     William Bardolf 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormgay was born on 21 October 1349.^6,4,2,3 He married Agnes de Poynings, daughter of Sir Michael de Poynings 1st Baron Poynings and Joan Rokesley, between 10 February 1365 and 1366
; her 1st husband.^6,1,4,3,7
William Bardolf 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormgay died on 29 January 1385/86 at age 36.^6,4,5,8
      ; "William Bardolf, 4th Baron Bardolf, summoned to parliament from 20 January, 1376, to 3 September, 1385, as "William Bardolf of Wormegay." His lordwhip m. Agnes, dau. of Sir Michael Poynings, Knt. He served in the French and Irish wars; latterly under John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and dying in 1385 (8 Richard II.), was s. by his son."¹

William Bardolf 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormgay lived at Wormegay, co. Norfolk, England.⁹ He was 4th Lord Bardolf.^6,9,1

; van de Pas cites: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America bef.1700, 7th Edition, 1992, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Reference: 168.⁵ He was MP between 1375 and 1385.⁶

     Agnes de Poynings married William Bardolf 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormgay, son of John Bardolf 3rd Lord Bardolf and Elizabeth d'Amory Lady Damory, between 10 February 1365 and 1366
; her 1st husband.^6,1,2,3,7 Agnes de Poynings married Sir Thomas de Mortimer, son of Sir Roger de Mortimer Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of March, after 10 April 1386
; her 2nd husband.^8,9,10
Agnes de Poynings died before 13 June 1403; Weis says d. 12 Jun 1403.^6,2,7

Her estate was probated on 13 June 1403.¹⁰

      ; van de Pas cites: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America bef.1700, 7th Edition, 1992, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Reference: 168.⁷

Agnes de Poynings left a will between 9 January 1402 and 1403.¹⁰

     Sir Thomas de Poynings Lord Poynings married Agnes de Rokesley, daughter of Sir Richard de Rokesley and Joan de Criol, circa 1317.^6,2,7,8

Sir Thomas de Poynings Lord Poynings died on 10 October 1339 at battle at Castle of Honnercourt.²
     GAV-24.

; Leo van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: X 659.² He was Lord Poynings.⁶

     Agnes de Rokesley married Sir Thomas de Poynings Lord Poynings, son of Sir Michael de Poynings and Margery Bardolf, circa 1317.^3,4,1,2

Agnes de Rokesley died before 22 December 1346.^1,2
     GAV-24.

; Leo van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: X 660.¹

; Weis MCS 40-7.³

     Sir Richard de Rokesley married Joan de Criol, daughter of Bertram de Criol and Eleanor de Crevequer.¹

      .² GAV-25.

     Cecily Bardolf married Sir Brian Stapleton Knt., 4th Lord Ingham, son of Sir Miles Stapleton Lord Ingham, of Ingham, Norfolk and Ela de Ufford.^5,6,1,2

Cecily Bardolf died on 29 September 1432.^5,6,1
Cecily Bardolf was buried after 29 September 1432 at Ingham Priory, England.¹
      ; per Ravilious: Death:     29 Sep 14329
Burial:     Ingham priory9

pedigree of the Lords of Bedale:
' Cecily, da. of Sir William Bardolf, of Wormegay;
d. 29 Sep 1432; bur. in Ingham priory.' CP Vol. V
[FitzAlan of Bedale], p. 3979

Spouse:     Sir Brian Stapleton
Death:     bef 6 Aug 14389
Father:     Sir Miles de Stapleton (ca1357-1419)
Mother:     Ela d'Ufford

Children:     Miles (ca1408-<1466)
     Brian.¹

     Sir Brian Stapleton Knt., 4th Lord Ingham married Cecily Bardolf, daughter of William Bardolf 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormgay and Agnes de Poynings.^1,2,4,3
Sir Brian Stapleton Knt., 4th Lord Ingham was born in 1379.⁵
Sir Brian Stapleton Knt., 4th Lord Ingham died on 7 August 1438.⁵
     Sir Brian Stapleton Knt., 4th Lord Ingham lived at Ingham and Bedale, England.⁵

     Sir Robert "the Competitor" de Brus 6th Lord of Anandale, Earl of Carrick married Christian d'Irby
; his 2nd wife.^1,4 Sir Robert "the Competitor" de Brus 6th Lord of Anandale, Earl of Carrick was born in 1210.^6,3,4 He married Isabella de Clare, daughter of Sir Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Isabel Marshal, in May 1240
; his 1st wife.^6,7,3,4,8
Sir Robert "the Competitor" de Brus 6th Lord of Anandale, Earl of Carrick died on 31 March 1295 at Lochmaben Castle, Scotland; Louda & Macalagan says d. 1294.^6,7,3,4
Sir Robert "the Competitor" de Brus 6th Lord of Anandale, Earl of Carrick was buried on 17 April 1295 at Guisborough Priory, Scotland.⁴
     He was Lord of Anandale.⁶

; per Ravilious: Robert de Brus*
Birth: 1210[14]
Death: 31 Mar 1295, Lochmaben Castle[10],[14]
Burial: 17 Apr 1295, Guisborough Priory[10]
Occ: Lord of Annandale

Lord of Annandale
[England] of Hartlepool, co. Durham, Writtle and Hatfield, Essex
& c.[10]

A charter of King Alexander II granted to Norinus, son of Norman
de Lesslyn, ' at the instance of Isabel de Brus and Robert de Brus
her son ' [" ad instanciam Isobile de Bruiss et Roberti de Bruiss filii sui "], witnessed by William, earl of Mar, Alexander the son
of Walter the Steward ["Alexandero filio Walteri Senescallo"],
John Comyn and Nicholas de Soulis, dated at Edinburgh, 4 Dec 1248
[Leslie p. 152, Appendix VI[15], citing original charter in the
Charter-room of the Earls of Rothes at Leslie House]

allegedly designated successor of Alexander II, c. 1251[14]

' Robertus de Brus ', one of the Regents of Scotland and
guardians of Alexander III, appointed 20 September 1255[10]

supporter of King Henry III in England, April 1264 at Nottingham;

fought at Battle of Lewes, 14 May 1264 and captured by de
Montfort's forces, together with John Comyn of Badenoch and
John Baliol [Flores Historiarum II:496, as cited by Anderson,
p. 380[9]] - ransomed by son Robert[14]

his son Richard de Brus had grant of the marriage and custody of
the lands of Ralph de Tosny, 8 August 1265 * [probable as reward for support of King Henry III at Evesham and before - originally granted to Humphrey de Bohun and Edmund of Lancaster, 12 May 1264][10]

* order for William de St. Omer to delivery him to
'Richard' de Brus, 19 Sept 1265 [CP Vol. XII/I, Tony, p. 773 and note b, citing Cal. Patent Rolls and Close Rolls][10]



' Robertus de Bruse, dominus vallis Anandaie ', together with his
sons Robert snd Richard, entered into a bond with Patrick, earl of
Dunbar, Walter, earl of Menteith and others at Turnberry, 20 Sept
1286 'to adhere to the party of Richard de Burgh, earl of Ulster
and Sir Thomas de Clare ' [Red Book of Menteith II: 219-220,
citing Historical Docs. Scotland, i:22[17] ]

' Robert de Brus, sire de Val de Anant', one of the barons of
Scotland [listed first] attending the Parliament at Brigham who
confirmed the Treaty of Salisbury with England, 14 Mar 1289/90
[Stevenson I:129-130, No. XCII[18]]

' Brus dominus Vallis Anandie, Robertus de (Robert de
Brus feignor du Val Danant). ' - swore allegiance to King
Edward I at Berwick, 1291 [Ragman Roll[19] ]

competitor for the Scottish succession, 1292[6]


he m. 1stly Isabel de Clare,
2ndly Christiana _____

Spouse: Isabel de Clare[6]
Birth: 8 Nov 1226[10]
Death: bef 10 May 1275[10]
Father: Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (-1230)
Mother: Isabel le Marshal (1200-1239)
Marr: abt 1240

Children: Robert (1243-<1304)
Richard (-1287)
John
Alicia [Aloysia]
Isabel
Mary (->1282)
Bernard (-<1269)

Other Spouses Christiana de Ireby

Ravilious cites:
1. Joseph Bain, ed., "Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland,"
Edinburgh: Her Majesty's General Register House, 1881 (Vol. I),
full title: Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland,
Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London.
2. "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516,"
http://www.histparl.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/
3. William Farrer, Hon.D.Litt., Editor, "Early Yorkshire Charters,"
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh, 1915-1916, Vol. II (1915)
Vol. III (1916), Vol. XII [the family of Constable of Flamborough], courtesy Rosie Bevan, Vol. V [Manfield fee, pp. 53-58 ], courtesy Rosie Bevan, wife of Robert Marmion>, SGM, 26 Feb 2002.
4. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "telephone conference re: (1) Isabel
de Dunbar, wife of Roger fitz John of Warkworth," (2) Christina
Stewart, countess of Dunbar; (3) Cecilia, dau. of John fitz
Robert of Wark, reference made to his publications on The Seven
Countesses, and 1999 article on Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath
and his mistress, Catherine Chalmers, 28 October 2004, notes,
library of John P. Ravilious.
5. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "SEVEN SCOTTISH COUNTESSES: A MISCELLANY,
III. Cristina de Brus, Countess of Dunbar," The Genealogist,
Fall 2003 (Volume 17, No. 2), pp. 223-233, identifieds Christina
Stewart, countess of Dunbar, part of a series on 'the Seven
Scottish Countesses', per telephone conference 28 October 2004,
notes, library of John P. Ravilious.
6. Sir James Balfour Paul, ed., "The Scots Peerage," Edinburgh:
David Douglas, 1904-1914 (9 volumes).
7. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "A Clarification of the Dunbar Pedigree,"
The Genealogist, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1991, pp. 229-241, cites Joseph
Stevenson, ed., Cronica de Mailros, E Codice Unico in
Bibliotheca Cottoniana Servato (Edinburgh, 1835), and other
sources.
8. George Chalmers, "Caledonia, Or, A Historical and Topographical
Account of North Britain."
9. Alan O. Anderson, "Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers,
A.D. 500 to 1286," London: David Nutt, 1908.
10. G. E. Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage," 1910 - [microprint, 1982 (Alan Sutton) ], The Complete Peerage of England Scotland
Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
11. Edward Bateson, "A History of Northumberland," London: Simpkin,
Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Company, Limited, 1895, Vol.
II - Embleton parish (Rennington and Broxfield), pp. 151-153),
images, courtesy Ancestry.com.
12. I. J. Sanders, "English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and
Descent, 1086-1327," Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960.
13. William Farrer, Litt.D., "Honors and Knights' Fees," London:
Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co., Ltd., 1924 (3 vols.), Vol I:,
Vol II: Chester; Huntingdon, Vol III: Arundel, Eudes the Sewer,
Warenne.
14. G. W. S. Barrow, "Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm
of Scotland," Edinburgh University Press, 1976 (2nd ed.)
15. Charles J. Leslie, "Historical Records of the Family of
Leslie," Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869.pdf image
files provided by Genealogy.com www.genealogy.com.
16. William Paley Baildon, F.S.A., "Notes on the Religious and
Secular Houses of Yorkshire, Vol. I," The Yorkshire
Archaeological Society Record Series, Vol. XVII, Printed for the
Society, 1894.
17. William Fraser, "The Red Book of Menteith," Edinburgh: 1880,
.pdf image files provided by Genealogy.com
www.genealogy.com, history and evidences concerning the
Earls and Earldom of Mentieth.
18. Joseph Stevenson, "Documents illustrative of the history of
Scotland from the death of King Alexander the Third to the
Accession of Robert Bruce," Edinburgh: H. M. General Register
House, 1870 (Vol. I).
19. "Clan Stirling,"
http://www.clanstirling.org/uploads/ragmanrolls.pdf
provides .pdf file of the names of those who swore allegiance
to Edward I of England at Berwick, 1296 (the 'Ragman Rolls').
20. "Access to Archives," http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/
21. Brian Timms, "St George's Roll," College of Arms, London, MS
Vincent 164 ff 1-21b., http://www.briantimms.com/rolls/
Dated c1285. Painted, containing 677 shields., Source: Gerard J
Brault, Rolls of Arms of Edward I, Boydell & Brewer, 1997.⁴ GAV-20.

; Contender for the throne of Scotland.⁹

     Robert V de Brus 5th Lord of Annandale married Isabella de Huntingdon, daughter of David (?) Earl of Huntingdon and Maud/Matilda (?) of Chester, Countess of Chester (suo jure), Countess of Huntingdon.^3,4,5,6
Robert V de Brus 5th Lord of Annandale was born in 1185 at Annandale, co. Dumfries, Scotland.⁷
Robert V de Brus 5th Lord of Annandale died before 27 August 1237.²
Robert V de Brus 5th Lord of Annandale died in 1245; Louda & Macalagan says d. 1245, Weis says d. 1251; Ravilious says d. 1245.^3,4,8
     He was Lord of Annandale.⁹

; per Ravilious: Robert de Brus
Death: bef 27 Aug 1237[10]
Occ: Lord of Annandale

of Hartlepool, co. Durham

he had succeeded his father before 13 June 1213, on which date his
younger brother (unnamed) was a hostage of the King of Scotland
for him, and was then residing with his cousin Peter de Brus.
A similar letter to the following, written
' to Peter de Brus concerning the brother of Robert de Brus '
[unidentified] a hostage of the King of Scotland placed with
Peter for safekeeping, to be transferred to the King of England's
custody, 13 June 1213 :
' 574. Concerning the K. of Scotland's hostages. The K. to S[aher]
earl of Winchester. Commands him on receipt, immediately to send
the K. by good and safe messengers, Reginald his own son, and the
son of William de Veteripont, hostages of the K. of Scotland, who
are in his custody by the K.'s order; so that they may be with the
K. at Portsmouth on the vigil of St. John Baptist instant.
Beaulieu. ' [Bain I:100-101[1], cites Foedera I:113; and Close
Roll 15 John, p. 1, m. 4]

' On 26 Jun 1215, Philip de Ulecot was notified that K John had
granted Robert de Brus, son and heir of William de Brus, a Wed
market [ and a fair on f+2 Laurence (10 Aug)] as it was set out
in the charter (RLC, i, p. 217). On 11 Nov 1218, an agreement
between Robert Brus and Patrick, earl of Dunbar and C. the
countess, records that Patrick was to retain one third of the
market (Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, i, 1108–1272,
p. 123, no. 700). '[2][see also Bain, Cal. Docs. Scotland I:110,
No. 624 dated 26 June 1215[1]]


Re: his wife Isabel:

2nd daughter of Earl David, and coheiress of her brother, John,
Earl of Chester

had the manors of Hatfield Regis and Writtle, Essex as her
share of the Chester inheritance (or in lieu thereof), 1238
[acc. to Sanders, held ' for the service of 1 knight's fee in
exchange for her share of the Chester estates', p. 102[12]]

also held to have received possession of Great Baddow,
Essex, 1243 (Farrer, HKF II: 47)[13]

'Her manors of Writtle and Hatfield (Broad Oak), Essex and the
1/2 hundred pertaining to Hatfield, were taken into the King's
hand before 20 Mar 1251/52, and her son did homage therefor in
Apr. or May. These manors, &c., had been granted to her, 16 Oct.
1241, in exchange for her share of the inheritance of John, Earl
of Chester, in that Earldom.'[10]

Spouse: Isabel of Huntingdon
Death: bef 20 Mar 1251[10]
Father: David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (-1219)
Mother: Maud of Chester (1171-ca1233)

Children: Robert (1210-1295)

Ravilious cites:
1. Joseph Bain, ed., "Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland,"
Edinburgh: Her Majesty's General Register House, 1881 (Vol. I),
full title: Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland,
Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London.
2. "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516,"
http://www.histparl.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/
3. William Farrer, Hon.D.Litt., Editor, "Early Yorkshire Charters,"
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh, 1915-1916, Vol. II (1915)
Vol. III (1916), Vol. XII [the family of Constable of Flamborough], courtesy Rosie Bevan, Vol. V [Manfield fee, pp. 53-58 ], courtesy Rosie Bevan, wife of Robert Marmion>, SGM, 26 Feb 2002.
4. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "telephone conference re: (1) Isabel
de Dunbar, wife of Roger fitz John of Warkworth," (2) Christina
Stewart, countess of Dunbar; (3) Cecilia, dau. of John fitz
Robert of Wark, reference made to his publications on The Seven
Countesses, and 1999 article on Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath
and his mistress, Catherine Chalmers, 28 October 2004, notes,
library of John P. Ravilious.
5. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "SEVEN SCOTTISH COUNTESSES: A MISCELLANY,
III. Cristina de Brus, Countess of Dunbar," The Genealogist,
Fall 2003 (Volume 17, No. 2), pp. 223-233, identifieds Christina
Stewart, countess of Dunbar, part of a series on 'the Seven
Scottish Countesses', per telephone conference 28 October 2004,
notes, library of John P. Ravilious.
6. Sir James Balfour Paul, ed., "The Scots Peerage," Edinburgh:
David Douglas, 1904-1914 (9 volumes).
7. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "A Clarification of the Dunbar Pedigree,"
The Genealogist, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1991, pp. 229-241, cites Joseph
Stevenson, ed., Cronica de Mailros, E Codice Unico in
Bibliotheca Cottoniana Servato (Edinburgh, 1835), and other
sources.
8. George Chalmers, "Caledonia, Or, A Historical and Topographical
Account of North Britain."
9. Alan O. Anderson, "Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers,
A.D. 500 to 1286," London: David Nutt, 1908.
10. G. E. Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage," 1910 - [microprint, 1982 (Alan Sutton) ], The Complete Peerage of England Scotland
Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
11. Edward Bateson, "A History of Northumberland," London: Simpkin,
Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Company, Limited, 1895, Vol.
II - Embleton parish (Rennington and Broxfield), pp. 151-153),
images, courtesy Ancestry.com.
12. I. J. Sanders, "English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and
Descent, 1086-1327," Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960.
13. William Farrer, Litt.D., "Honors and Knights' Fees," London:
Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co., Ltd., 1924 (3 vols.), Vol I:,
Vol II: Chester; Huntingdon, Vol III: Arundel, Eudes the Sewer,
Warenne.
14. G. W. S. Barrow, "Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm
of Scotland," Edinburgh University Press, 1976 (2nd ed.)
15. Charles J. Leslie, "Historical Records of the Family of
Leslie," Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869.pdf image
files provided by Genealogy.com www.genealogy.com.
16. William Paley Baildon, F.S.A., "Notes on the Religious and
Secular Houses of Yorkshire, Vol. I," The Yorkshire
Archaeological Society Record Series, Vol. XVII, Printed for the
Society, 1894.
17. William Fraser, "The Red Book of Menteith," Edinburgh: 1880,
.pdf image files provided by Genealogy.com
www.genealogy.com, history and evidences concerning the
Earls and Earldom of Mentieth.
18. Joseph Stevenson, "Documents illustrative of the history of
Scotland from the death of King Alexander the Third to the
Accession of Robert Bruce," Edinburgh: H. M. General Register
House, 1870 (Vol. I).
19. "Clan Stirling,"
http://www.clanstirling.org/uploads/ragmanrolls.pdf
provides .pdf file of the names of those who swore allegiance
to Edward I of England at Berwick, 1296 (the 'Ragman Rolls').
20. "Access to Archives," http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/
21. Brian Timms, "St George's Roll," College of Arms, London, MS
Vincent 164 ff 1-21b., http://www.briantimms.com/rolls/
Dated c1285. Painted, containing 677 shields., Source: Gerard J
Brault, Rolls of Arms of Edward I, Boydell & Brewer, 1997.² GAV-21.

     Elizabeth Stewart married Maldouen (?) 3rd Earl of Lennox, son of Mormaer Alwyn (?) 2nd Earl of Lennox and Eve (?) of Menteith.^1,3,4

Elizabeth Stewart died before 1250.³
     Reference:
Genealogics cites:
1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. vol I page 212.
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. vol VII page 590.³

     Robert I de Bruce King of Scots was born on 11 July 1274 at Turnberry Castle, co. Essex, England.^6,7 He married Isabella (?) of Mar, daughter of Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar and Helen (?), circa 1295
; Louda & Macalagan says m. 1296.^6,8,1 Robert I de Bruce King of Scots married Maud Fitz Alan, daughter of John Fitz Alan 7th (?) Earl of Arundel, Lord of Clun and Oswestry and Isabel (Isabella) de Mortimer, on 19 September 1295
; her 2nd husband, his 2nd wife; date is date of license.^9,10 Robert I de Bruce King of Scots and Maud Fitz Alan were divorced before March 1299; per Richardson: "This marriage ended in divorce sometime before Easter term 1299, when Maud sued regarding her right of dower in a messuage in Gunton, Norfolk as "Maud who was the wife of Philip Burnell," without reference to Robert de Brus as her spouse."⁹ Robert I de Bruce King of Scots married Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of Richard 'the Red' de Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster and Connaught and Margaret (Margery) (?) of Guines, in 1302.^8,1,11

Robert I de Bruce King of Scots was buried in 1329 at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland; his heart was buried at Melrose abbey.⁷
Robert I de Bruce King of Scots died on 7 June 1329 at Cardross Castle, Cardross on the Clude, Scotland, at age 54.^8,7,12
     Robert I de Bruce King of Scots was also known as Robert I King of Scots. He was Lord of Annandale.⁸ Robert I de Bruce King of Scots was also known as Robert I Bruce King of Scots. Robert I de Bruce King of Scots was also known as Robert I The Bruce King of the Scots, Earl of Carrick.^13,14 He was Earl of Carrick on 9 November 1292.⁶

; The conquest of Scotland by Edward I of England saved the country from civil war. Edward's plan of union seemed possible for a brief period, until the emergence of Bruce's great-grandson, Robert, who turned against the English and maintained himself until the incompetence of Edward II gave him a chance to extend the opposition to the English.¹³ He was King of Scotland between 25 March 1306 and 7 June 1329.^6,7

; Bruce completely defeated the English and established himself on the throne.¹³

; A truce of five years with England was followed by the Treaty of Northampton, which recognized Robert Bruce's title and provided for the marriage of his son David to Joan, daughter of Edward II.¹³

     Isabella (?) of Mar married Robert I de Bruce King of Scots, son of Sir Robert de Brus Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick and Marjorie (Margaret) (?) Countess of Carrick, circa 1295
; Louda & Macalagan says m. 1296.^6,7,2
Isabella (?) of Mar died before 1302.⁶
      ; Isabel of Mar was the wife of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland. She was taken prisoner by the English in 1306 just before the Seige of Kildrummy Castle, along with Bruce's sister Mary. They were confined in timber and iron cages and hung from the walls of Berwick and Roxburgh castles, respectively. For months they were forbidden to communicate with anyone except the English who brought them food and water, exposed to the weather and open mockery and allowed only the convenience of a privy. Somehow they survived the ordeal. Isabel was eventually released to join a nunnery as by that time Robert was himself dead.

.⁶ Isabella (?) of Mar was also known as Isobel (?) of Mar.⁸

     Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar was born circa 1240.⁴ He married Helen (?) after 1266
;
Her 2nd husband.^9,4,5,10
Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar died after 25 July 1297; John Ravilious cites: John Ravilious, Tim Powys-Lybbe & others, "Elen ferch Llywelyn and the Earls of Mar," Nov 21, 2001, GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com, cf. early discussion by Suzanne Doig, Richard Borthwick & others (SGM, 1997-98).^1,2,4,5
     GAV-20.

; Per Ravilious email:
     "knighted by Alexander III at Scone, 29 Sep. 1270
     "succeeded to the Earldom by 25 July 1281, when he swore at Roxburgh to observe the terms of the marriage contract between Princess Margaret and King Eric of Norway
     "one of the magnates who, after the death of King Alexander, acknowledged Margaret, 'The Maid of Norway' as heir to the throne of Scotland, at Scone, 5 Feb. 1283/4
     "one of those who, in their own name and the name of the Community of the Realm of Scotland confirmed the treaty of marriage between the said Margaret and Edward, son of Edward I in a convention at Brigham, 17 Mar. 1289/90[1]
     "'Donald, earl of Marr', one of the auditors for the claim of Bruce at Berwick, 2 June 1292 [Crawfurd p. 20[6] ]
     "fought against Edward I, and taken prisoner at, or after, the battle of Dunbar, 27 Apr. 1296
     "on the submission of Baliol, he did homage at Montrose in July following, and on 31 July- 1 Aug. Edward visited him at his castle of Kildrummy
     "' Mar, comes de, Douenaldus (Douenaud comte de Mar). ' - swore allegiance to King Edward I at Berwick, 28 August 1296 [Ragman Roll[7] ]
     "he took an oath to serve Edward against the King of France on 23 June 1297, at Westminster[1]
     "re: his alleged wife Elen:
     "reported by the historian Fordun as a daughter of 'Llywelyn, Prince of Wales' (taken to be Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, aka Llywelyn Fawr).
     "This identification presents chronological difficulties, given her reputed birthdate (1234), the reported date of her son Colban MacDuff [by first husband Malcolm, Earl of Fife] ca. 1250 and additional children by Donald, Earl of Mar from ca. 1272 onward[5]
     "she m. lstly Malcolm, Earl of Fife,
     " 2ndly Donald, Earl of Mar."²

; Per Genealogics:
     “Donald was the son of William, 5th earl of Mar, and Elizabeth Comyn. After 1266 Donald married Helen, widow of Malcolm, earl of Fife. They had a son and three daughters who would have progeny. On 29 September 1270 at Scone he was knighted by Alexander III, king of Scots. By 23 July 1281 he had succeeded to the earldom, when he swore at Roxburgh to observe the terms of the marriage contract between Alexander's daughter Margaret and Eirik III Magnusson, king of Norway.
     “In 1286 Donald was one of the magnates who, after the death of King Alexander, acknowledged Margaret of Norway, Alexander's granddaughter, as heir to the throne of Scotland. He was also among those magnates who, in their own name and that of the realm of Scotland, in a convention at Brigham on 17 March 1290, confirmed the marriage treaty between Margaret of Norway, then queen of Scotland, and Edward, son of Edward I, king of England.
     “After Queen Margaret's death in 1290 Donald became a strong supporter of Bruce's claims, and was one of the seven earls whose action in 1290 appears to have been the first step taken to appeal for a decision to the king of England as overlord. On 13 June 1291 he swore fealty to Edward I as his overlord. In September 1294 Donald was one of the Scottish nobles summoned to accompany Edward to Gascony.
     “He was active in the Scottish revolt against England, and was taken prisoner at or after the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296. On the submission of Baliol, he did homage at Montrose in the following July, and on 31 July and 1 August, Edward visited him at his castle of Kildrummie. On 28 August he did homage again to Edward at the Scottish assembly convened at Berwick to pay formal homage to him.
     “On 23 June 1297, at Westminster he took an oath to serve Edward against the king of France. The following month he sent a report to the king about the state of the magnates in the North, and 25 July 1297 is the last date at which he is known to have been alive. He died probably soon after this. His wife was living in February 1295.”.⁴

; This is the same person as ”Domhnall I, Earl of Mar” at Wikipedia.¹¹

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. I 182.⁴

Reference: Weis [1992:50] Line 41-5.⁹

; Per Burke's: "DONALD, 6th Earl of Mar, one of the seven Earls of Scotland, Knighted by ALEXANDER III at Scone 29 Sept 1270, and a strong supporter of ROBERT BRUCE. He m Helen, widow of Malcolm, Earl of Fife, and dau of Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, and d c 1297."¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "DONALD, son of WILLIAM Earl of Mar & his first wife Elizabeth Comyn of Buchan (-after 25 Jul 1297). "Willelmus comes de Mar" confirmed the donations of "ecclesiam de Taruelond…de Migueth" made by "dñs Morgrundus avus noster…dña Agnes avia nostra quondam comitissa de Mar" to St Andrew’s priory by charter dated 23 Jan 1267 witnessed by "…Douenaldo Duncano filiis eiusdem comitis…"[472]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Dovenaldus filius Willelmi comitis de Mar" was knighted "die Sancti Michaelis apud Sconam" in 1270[473]. He succeeded his father as Earl of Mar. Donald Earl of Mar agreed the marriage of Margaret Pss of Scotland to Erik of Norway, dated 25 Jul 1281[474]. He swore fealty to Edward I King of England as his overlord 13 Jun 1291, but was active in the Scottish revolt against England. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Dunbar 27 Apr 1296, but did homage to the English king after the submission of John Balliol in Jul 1296[475].
     "m (after 1266) as her second husband, HELEN, widow of MALCOLM Macduff Earl of Fife, daughter of --- (-after 16 Feb 1295). The second marriage of the widow of Malcolm Earl of Fife is confirmed by the documents under which "Elenæ comitissæ de Marre" accounted for payment of "xl s pro parte dotis suæ" in the accounts of lands formerly belonging to Duncan Earl of Fife 20 Nov 1293 and 16 Feb 1294[476]. However, it is not certain that this widow of Earl Malcolm was the same person as his wife who was the daughter of Prince Llywelyn. The birth of Earl Malcolm’s son Colban is estimated to [1244/46]. However, Earl Malcolm’s widow had four known children by her second husband. This would mean that she gave birth to children over an approximately thirty year span, which although not impossible would be unusual. In addition, it seems unlikely that Earl Donald would have married, as his first marriage, a woman who would have been more than 35 years old."
Med Lands cites: He was living on 29 September 1270; Knighted by ALEXANDER III at Scone.¹ He was 6th Mormaer/Earl of Mar
See attached map of location of Mar within Scotland (from Wikipedia: By Benson85 at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3003289) between 1276 and 1301.^9,12,5,13

     Helen (?) married Malcolm II mac Duff Earl of Fife, son of Duncan mac Duff and Alice Corbet,
;
Her 1st husband.^1,2 Helen (?) was born in 1234.² She married Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar, son of William (?) 5th Earl of Mar and Elizabeth Comyn, after 1266
;
Her 2nd husband.^3,4,5,2
Helen (?) died in February 1295.²
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "DONALD, son of WILLIAM Earl of Mar & his first wife Elizabeth Comyn of Buchan (-after 25 Jul 1297). "Willelmus comes de Mar" confirmed the donations of "ecclesiam de Taruelond…de Migueth" made by "dñs Morgrundus avus noster…dña Agnes avia nostra quondam comitissa de Mar" to St Andrew’s priory by charter dated 23 Jan 1267 witnessed by "…Douenaldo Duncano filiis eiusdem comitis…"[472]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Dovenaldus filius Willelmi comitis de Mar" was knighted "die Sancti Michaelis apud Sconam" in 1270[473]. He succeeded his father as Earl of Mar. Donald Earl of Mar agreed the marriage of Margaret Pss of Scotland to Erik of Norway, dated 25 Jul 1281[474]. He swore fealty to Edward I King of England as his overlord 13 Jun 1291, but was active in the Scottish revolt against England. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Dunbar 27 Apr 1296, but did homage to the English king after the submission of John Balliol in Jul 1296[475].
     "m (after 1266) as her second husband, HELEN, widow of MALCOLM Macduff Earl of Fife, daughter of --- (-after 16 Feb 1295). The second marriage of the widow of Malcolm Earl of Fife is confirmed by the documents under which "Elenæ comitissæ de Marre" accounted for payment of "xl s pro parte dotis suæ" in the accounts of lands formerly belonging to Duncan Earl of Fife 20 Nov 1293 and 16 Feb 1294[476]. However, it is not certain that this widow of Earl Malcolm was the same person as his wife who was the daughter of Prince Llywelyn. The birth of Earl Malcolm’s son Colban is estimated to [1244/46]. However, Earl Malcolm’s widow had four known children by her second husband. This would mean that she gave birth to children over an approximately thirty year span, which although not impossible would be unusual. In addition, it seems unlikely that Earl Donald would have married, as his first marriage, a woman who would have been more than 35 years old."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. I 182.² GAV-20 EDV-21.

; Per Genealogics:
     “Both _the Complete Peerage_ and _the Scots Peerage_ record Helen as a daughter of Llywelyn Fawr, Prince of Wales, and wife of both Malcolm MacDuff, 7th earl of Fife and Donald, 6th earl of Mar, as well as mother of the heirs of both. It seems unlikely that she was a daughter of Llywelyn. Colbran, son of the earl of Fife, was born in 1246 and as Helen married her second husband after 1266 and her son by her second husband was not born until in 1270, we can only presume that Colbran was born to an earlier wife of Malcolm MacDuff, 7th earl of Fife.”.²

     Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan married Robert II Stewart King of the Scots, son of Walter Stewart 6th Great Steward of Scotland and Marjorie (Margaret) de Bruce Princess of Scotland, in 1336
; second ceremony held in 1348.^3,4,2
Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan died before 1355.¹
      .³ Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan was also known as Elizabeth Muir.⁵

     Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan married Joan Cunningham.²

     Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan lived at Rowallan, co. Ayrshire, Scotland.²

     Joan Cunningham married Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan.¹

      .¹

     Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots was born in 1337.^4,5,2 He married Annabella Drummond Queen of Scotland, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall and Mary de Montfichet, circa 1367.^4,6,2,3

Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots was buried in 1406 at Paisley, Scotland.⁷
Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots died on 4 April 1406 at Dundonald Castle, co. Ayrshire, Scotland.^8,4,5,2
      ; ROBERT III, KING OF SCOTS; b c 1337, was Earl of Carrick from 1368, was crowned at Scone, 1390, and d an invalid, 4 April 1406. He m c 1367, Annabella, dau of John Drummond of Stobhall and niece of Queen Margaret Drummond (see PERTH, E), and by her had issue.² Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots was also known as Robert III King of the Scots. Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots was also known as John Stewart Earl of Carrick.⁶ He was Earl of Carrick on 22 June 1368.⁴ He was King of Scotland between 19 April 1390 and 4 April 1406.^4,5,7

     Annabella Drummond Queen of Scotland was born circa 1350.⁵ She married Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scots, son of Robert II Stewart King of the Scots and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, circa 1367.^6,1,2,3

Annabella Drummond Queen of Scotland died in 1401.^6,1,3

     Sir John Drummond of Stobhall married Mary de Montfichet, daughter of Sir William de Montfichet of Stobhall, Cargill and Auchterarder.^6,2,7

Sir John Drummond of Stobhall died in 1373.⁸
      ; JOHN DRUMMOND; Baillie of Dull; m Mary of Montifex, had a charter of her lands Feb 1367.²

.⁶

     Mary de Montfichet married Sir John Drummond of Stobhall, son of Sir Malcolm Drummond and Annabel? Graham.^3,4,2
Mary de Montfichet was born circa 1325.²
      ;
Per Genealogics: "Mary de Montfichet was the eldest of three daughters and co-heiresses of Sir William de Montfichet, of Stobhall, Cargill and Auchterarder. Lord Strathallan affirms that David II, king of Scots, in dividing their father's estate among his daughters, gave her the greatest share and that because of their adherence to the English interest, the inheritance shares of her sisters, Devorgilla or Domagilla, and Margaret, were forfeited, and their possessions were given to Duncan and William Napier and to Hew Danielston. According to Lord Strathallan, these gifts were dated at Dumbarton in 1366. Mary married John Drummond, son of Sir Malcolm Drummond and his wife, possibly called Annabel, of the Graham family. Through her John became the lord of Stobhall. Mary and John had two sons, John and Malcolm, of whom John would have progeny, and a daughter Annabella who would marry John Stewart, earl of Carrick, future high steward of Scotland, who became Robert III, king of Scots."²

Reference:
Genealogics cites:
1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. 197
2. Descendants of Gilbert de Clare, 2009 , Ravilious, John.^3,5,2 Mary de Montfichet was also known as Mary of Montifex.⁴ Mary de Montfichet was also known as Mary of Mountfitchet.⁴

     Mary Stewart died by 1458.¹ She married George Douglas Earl of Angus, Lord Abernethy, son of William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris and Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus, on 24 May 1397
; her 1st husband.^1,2,3 Mary Stewart married Sir James "the Younger" Kennedy of Dunure, son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy and Agnes Maxwell, in 1404
; her 2nd husband.^4,5 Mary Stewart married Sir William Graham Knt., of Kincardine, son of Sir Patrick Graham Knt., of Kincardine, Lord of Dundaff and Matilda (?), on 13 November 1413
; her 3rd husband.^6,2 Mary Stewart married Sir William Edmonstone 1st of Duntreath in 1425
; her 4th husband.^6,2,7

      .¹

     Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray and of Strathearn married John Randolph 3rd Earl of Moray, son of Thomas Randolph 2nd Earl of Moray,
;
Her 1st husband. per Burke's "King Robert II m 2nd (Papal dispensation 2 May 1355), Eupheme (d 1387), widow of John, 3rd Earl of Moray (k at Nevill's Cross, 1346), and dau of Hugh, 4th Earl of Ross, and by her had issue..."^5,3,9 Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray and of Strathearn was born circa 1330.¹⁰ She married Robert II Stewart King of the Scots, son of Walter Stewart 6th Great Steward of Scotland and Marjorie (Margaret) de Bruce Princess of Scotland, circa May 1355
;
Her 2nd husband. Per Ravilious [2017:49]: "under terms of a dispensation granted by Pope Innocent VI at Avignon on 2 May of that year.
     "nobilis mulierls Margarete de Gram S. Andree diocesls ...". A. Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibernorum et Scotorum Historiam lf/ustrantia (Rome: Vatican Press, 1864), p. 249, no. CCCCXC. The English text of the mandate as provided by Bliss: 1To the bishops of Moray and Ross. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Hugh earl of Ross, and Margaret de Gram his wife, of the diocese of St. Andrews, to remain In the marriage which they have contracted, declaring their past and future offspring legitimate. A dispensation had been granted to them on its coming to the knowledge of Hugh that a woman with whom he had had connexion before marriage was related to Margaret In the fourth degree; but it has since come to light that Margaret and this woman were related In the third and fourth degrees." Bllss,ed., Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters , Vol. II (A.O. 13051342) [London: PRO, 1895, reprinted 1971], p. 302.^11,10,5,2,3
Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray and of Strathearn died in 1387.^12,5
      ;
Per Ravilious [2003]
1) NN = William Comyn = 2) Marjory of
I E of Buchan I Buchan
__________I d. 1233 I____________
I I
William = Jean Comyn William = Elizabeth
E of Ross I E of Mar I
I I
I I
William, E of Ross (d. 1323) Donald, E of Mar (d. 1297)
I I_______
I I
Hugh, E of Ross = 2) Margaret Robert I = 1) Isabel
d. 1333 I Graham K of Scots I of Mar
I I
I Walter = Marjory
I Stewart I Bruce
I __________I
I I
2) Euphemia = Robert (II) Stewart
of Ross K of Scots.⁷

;
Ravilious [2017:49-52]. Images attached.
Queen Euphemia and her ancestry, John P. Ravilious
     During the mid-14th century, there was an ongoing struggle between William, Earl of Douglas and many of his kinsmen, primarily Archibald 'the Grim' (later Lord of Galloway) for control of the Douglas patrimony and the allegiance of the tenants of those lands. One who came to the fore was James Douglas of Dalkeith, nephew of the Knight of Liddesdale who was killed by Earl William's men in a skirmish in 1353. James found himself the beneficiary of significant support and land grants while adhering to Archibald as well as King David II and his family. 1 One such grant is found in a charter of Robert Stewart, Earl of Strathearn (later King Robert 11) of the lands of Keillour in Strathearn. 2
     In 1355, prior to the grant of the above charter, Robert Stewart had married as his second wife Euphemia of Ross, the widowed Countess of Moray and daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross by his second wife Margaret Graham, under terms of a dispensation granted by Pope Innocent VI at Avignon on 2 May of that year.3 As Countess of Strathearn, Euphemia confirmed her husband Robert's grant of Keillour to James Douglas of Dalkeith at Perth on 28 February 1369/70. Significantly, in the charter Countess Euphemia describes James Douglas as "our dear cousin lord James de Douglas, knight, lord of Dalkeith' .4 This description of James Douglas as "cousin" [consanguineous in the original Latin text] indicates a blood relationship between James and Euphemia, not one resulting from .her marriage to Robert Stewart. This is all the more interesting, given that Euphemia's mother was known to have been Margaret Graham as noted above.
     The proximity of the relationship between Countess Euphemia (Queen of Scots from her husband's ascension in 1371) and James Douglas of Dalkeith was not clear from the language of the Countess' charter. Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith (d. 1420) is known to have been the eldest son of Sir John de Douglas (d. 25 · Jan 1349/50) and his wife Agnes de Graham, widow of John de Monfode and daughter of Sir John Graham of Abercorn and Dalkeith.5 The ancestry of Margaret Graham as currently accepted is drawn from the account of the Earls of Ross in Paul's Scots Peerage: with regard to the marital history of Hugh, Earl of Ross (d. 1_333), it states that his second wife was "Margaret, daughter of Sir David Graham of Old Montrose".6 The reference for this statement is to vol. IV of the Exchequer Rolls: unfortunately, this work notes the marriage and Margaret's name, but makes no statement as to her parentage.7 It does cite Theiner 's excellent work, but the citation is to the dispensation for Hugh and Margaret to marry: the papal mandate dated at Avignon on 24 November 1329 in fact only identifies her as "the noblewoman Margaret de Graham of the diocese of St. Andrew". 8
     There is good if indirect evidence indicating that Margaret Graham was most likely not of the Montrose family. Walter Stewart, earl of Caithness, was a younger son of King Robert II by Euphemia of Ross. Following the death of his first wife, he obtained a dispensation in 1404 to marry Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Montrose: the mandate was for affinity, as Elizabeth was related to Margaret Barclay, Walter 's late wife, in the third degree.9 If Earl Walter 's maternal grandmother Margaret Graham had been a daughter of Sir David Graham of Montrose as traditionally held there would have been an added need for a dispensation, as he and his prospective wife Elizabeth Graham would have been related in the 3rd and 4th degrees of consanguinity. This indicates that Margaret was either a more distant descendant of the Montrose family, or a member of the Graham family of Abercorn, which would explain Countess Euphemia's reference to her consanguineous Sir James Douglas in the Keillour charter.
     Limited support for an Abercorn origin for Margaret Graham is found in a charter of Countess Euphemia's brother Hugh Ross of Rarichies, dated at Kynnedor, Buchan (now King Edward, Aberdeenshire) on 30 March 1361. This was the grant of the lands of Scatterly and Byth in the tenement of Kynnedor to 'our dear uncle, Peter de Graham' ("karissimo awunculo nostro Petro de Grame"). 10 The name Peter was used only by the Abercorn family from as early as the 12th century. 11
     It appears the critical piece of evidence concerning Margaret Graham's parentage is In fact her identification in the 1329 papal mandate. If she were a daughter of the Graham lord of Montrose, we would expect that family to be likewise of the same diocese. However, Montrose was located in the diocese of Brechin. This is shown by the mandate for dispensation for the second marriage of Sir David Graham of Montrose - Margaret's putative brother according to the accepted theory of her parentage and Elen de Abernethy, widow of Reginald le Cheyne of Strabrook, dated 8 October 1353 at Avignon. This mandate makes it clear that in 1353 Sir David was resident in the diocese of Brechin, and his prospective bride in the diocese of St. Andrews. 12 Abercorn and Dalkeith were located in the '-­ diocese of St. Andrews; Agnes de Graham, mother of, Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith, was identified as being of that diocese in the dispensation for her marriage to Sir John Douglas.13
     It is evident that Margaret Graham, Earl Hugh of Ross' 2nd wife, was of the family of the Graham lords of Abercorn. Based on chronology, she was most likely a daughter of Sir John Graham and sister of Agnes (Graham) Douglas, making Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith her first cousin. It is not surprising that Hugh, Earl of Ross would have chosen a daughter of Sir John Graham of Abercorn as his second wife. In the early 14th century they were the senior and certainly the wealthiest family of that name, with their holdings including lands in the Lothians, Eskdale, Ayrshire, and Dumfriesshire courtesy of a series of marriages with the heiresses of Avenel, Muschamps and others. What portion of this wealth came to Earl Hugh with this marriage is unknown, but we can at least now accurately identify the ancestral heritage of Queen Euphemia and her siblings.
     The author would like to express his thanks to Alex Maxwell Findlater, for his suggestions for improvement of the foregoing, and most especially for having brought the ecclesiastical evidence concerning Margaret Graham's family to our attention.

(See attached images, p. 51, for included chart

Notes
     1     Michael Brown, The Black Douglases (East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1998), pp. 46, 59.
     2 Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, eds., Registrum Honoris de Morton. (Edinburgh: for the Bannatyne Club, 1853), Vol. 11 , pp. 6061, no. 78 (hereinafter, "RHM"]. Robert Stewart's charter to his 'dear cousin Sir James Douglas, lord of Dalkeith' was witnessed by Sir Robert Erskine and his son Sir Thomas, Sir John Stewart (Robert's brother) and others. No date is given in the existing text, but it was subsequently confirmed by Robert's wife Euphemia as noted below. Keillour is presently located in Methven parish, Perthshire.
     3 Andrew Stuart, Genealogical History of the Stewarts (London: A. Strahan, 1798), pp, 420- 421
     4 'Dil'co consang'neo n'ro d'no Jacobo de Douglas militia d'no de Dalketh' [RHM Vol. II, p. 86, no. 11O]. The charter of Robert Stewart was further confirmed by their son David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn at Perth on 7 Jan 1370/71, in which he likewise called the grantee "James de Douglas, knight, lord of Dall     5 J. Ravilious, Agnes de Graham, wife of (1) John de Monfode and (2) Sir John de Douglas, The Scottish Genealogist , Vol. LXI No. 4 (December 2014), pp. 129-133.
     6     Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910), Vol. VI I, p. 236. See also the account of the Grahams of Montrose which accords with this identification (SP Vl:211).
     7     George Burnett, ed., Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum: The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
(Edinburgh: H. M. General Register House, 1880), Vol. IV, pp. clv-clvi.
     8 "nobilis mulierls Margarete de Gram S. Andree diocesls ...". A. Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibernorum et Scotorum Historiam lf/ustrantia (Rome: Vatican Press, 1864), p. 249, no. CCCCXC. The English text of the mandate as provided by Bliss: 1To the bishops of Moray and Ross. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Hugh earl of Ross, and Margaret de Gram his wife, of the diocese of St. Andrews, to remain In the marriage which they have contracted, declaring their past and future offspring legitimate. A dispensation had been granted to them on its coming to the knowledge of Hugh that a woman with whom he had had connexion before marriage was related to Margaret In the fourth degree; but it has since come to light that Margaret and this woman were related In the third and fourth degrees." Bllss,ed., Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters , Vol. II (A.O. 13051342) [London: PRO, 1895, reprinted 1971], p. 302.
     9     Papal indult dated at Marseilles, 1 Aug 1404: 'To Walter, earl of Calthness, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham, Dunblane diocese. lndult is granted dispensing Walter to marry Elizabeth notwithstanding their being related in the third degree of affinity in that Walter had been married to the late Margaret who was related to Elizabeth in the third degree of consanguinity, and also because the late Robert de Keyth, kinsman of Walter, had wished to marry Elizabeth but had been unable to do so as they did not have a dispensation. On the consummation of the marriage between Walter and Elizabeth they are held to pay 10 merks sterling to the fabric fund of the church of the Friars Minor of Dunfres, Glasgow diocese. St. Victors, Marseilles, Kai. Aug., anno 10. SRO, Vat. Trans., Iv, no. 74. 'McGurk, ed., Calendar of Papal Letters of Benedict XIII of Avignon (1394 1419) (Edinburgh: Scottish History Soc., 4th series, 1976), vol. 13, p. 122.
There was also note in the mandate of a need for a dispensation for Elizabeth to marry Robert Keith, nephew of Earl Walter, which had never been obtained. This particular relationship was found not to involve Keith's Stewart ancestry, but rather a common link between him and Elizabeth Graham through common descent from Sir Alexander Fraser [J. Ravilious, Sir William Graham and the Countess of Strathearn, The Scottish Genealogist (Sept. 2011), Vol. LVlll, No. 3, pp. 112-116].
It should be noted that Sir William Graham had moved his primary residence to Klncardine in Menteith, located in the diocese of Dunblane, in or before 1400 (cf. SP Vl: 216-7).
     10 Alexander Fraser, The Frasers of Philorth (Edinburgh, 1879), vol II, pp. 2323, no. 27.
     11 SP Vl:193-198.     .
     12 The dispensation was granted "To David de Grame, knight, and Helen, relict of Reginald Chene, knight, of the dioceses of Brechln and St. Andrews." Bliss,ed., Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters, Vol. Ill (A.O. 1342-1362) (London: PRO, 1897, reprinted 1971), p. 514. The Latin text of the dispensation is directed to " David de Grame militi, et ... nobllis mulieris Helene, relicte quondam Reginaldi Chene militis vidue, Brechinensls et Sancti Andree in Scotia diocesum ...". Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibernorum et Scotorum Historfam /llustrantia (Rome: Vatican Press, 1864), p. 305, no DCXlll.
NB Sir David Graham's 2nd wife was previously Identified as Helen or Elen of Strathearn, but this is without foundation. She was Identified in a charter of confirmati on by King Robert II, National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Drummond family of Hawthorden, Midlothian, 80230/568. Cf. J. Ravllious, Ellen de Abernethy, wife of (1) Reginald le Cheyne and (2) David de Graham, soc.genealogy.medieval, 3 January 2016.
     13 W. H. Bliss, ed., Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, Petitions to the Pope, Vol, I (A.O. 1342-1419 (London: PRO, 1896, reprinted 1971, Kraus-Thomson), p. 79.¹³

; Weis MCS 41C-7.¹¹
Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray and of Strathearn and Sir James 'the Elder' Douglas of Dalkeith were mentioned in a land transaction between 28 February 1369 and 1370 at Keillour, Methven Parish, Perthshire, Scotland,
Memo:
Per Ravilious [2017:49]: "As Countess of Strathearn, Euphemia confirmed her husband Robert's grant of Keillour to James Douglas of Dalkeith at Perth on 28 February 1369/70. Significantly, in the charter Countess Euphemia describes James Douglas as "our dear cousin lord James de Douglas, knight, lord of Dalkeith' .4 This description of James Douglas as "cousin" [consanguineus in the original Latin text] indicates
a blood relationship between James and Euphemia, not one resulting from .her marriage to Robert Stewart. This is all the more interesting, given that Euphemia's mother was known to have been Margaret Graham as noted above."⁴ Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray and of Strathearn was
Queen of Scots
Per Ravilious [2017:49]: "Queen of Scots from her husband's ascension in 1371" between 1371 and 1387 at Scotland.⁴

     Egidia/Giles/Jill Stewart married Sir William Douglas Lord of Nithsdale, son of Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joan/Joanna Moray , 4th of Drumsagard, and 2nd of Cortachy, in 1387.^3,1,2

      ; Jill, "a very beautiful lady''; m 1387, Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale, natural s of Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas (see BURKE's Dormant & Extinct Peerages).¹

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