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     John de Strathbogie 9th Earl of Atholl married Marjory (Mary) (?) of Mar, daughter of Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar and Helen (?).^1,10,11,7

John de Strathbogie 9th Earl of Atholl died on 7 November 1306 at London, City of London, Greater London, England; hanged; his body was burnt and his head fixed on London Bridge.^2,11,7
     GAV-23.

; van de Pas cites: The Scots Peerage 1904-1914, nine volumes , Paul, Sir James Balfour, Reference: 425.¹¹ He was Warden and Justiciary of Scotland.⁷

; JOHN OF STRABOLGI, 9TH EARL OF ATHOL, who was one of the Earls who acknowledged the Maid of Norway as heir to the Kingdom of Scotland 5 Feb 1283-4, and assented to her proposed marriage to PRINCE EDWARD of England at Brigham 17 March 1289-90. He was present when JOHN BALLIOL, King of Scots, did homage to EDWARD I as overlord 26 Dec 1292. On the invasion of Scotland he was taken prisoner by the English at Dunbar 28 April, 1296, and freed from The Tower of London 21 July, 1297. He m Marjory, dau of 10th Earl of Mar, and sis of Isabel, first wife of ROBERT BRUCE, King of Scots, and was present at the Coronation of his bro-in-law 27 March, 1306. He was taken prisoner after the battle of Methven 19 June, 1306, and was executed in London 7 Nov following, when his honours and estates were declared forfeited to the English Crown. The Scottish lands and Earldom of Athol were granted by EDWARD I to his s-in-law, Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester, 12 Oct 1306.² John de Strathbogie 9th Earl of Atholl was also known as John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl.^7,11 He was 9th Earl of Atholl.^1,7

     Duncan mac Duff married Alice Corbet.¹

Duncan mac Duff died before 1228.¹

     Gratney (?) 7th Earl of Mar was born circa 1270.⁴ He married Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch, daughter of Sir Robert de Brus Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick and Marjorie (Margaret) (?) Countess of Carrick, circa 1292
;
Her 1st husband. Med Lands m. 1292 or later.
NB: This marriage is reported by Genealogics and Med Lands, but her entry in the ODNB argues that it may not have occurred: "She is supposed to have married Gartnait, earl of Mar, in the 1290s, but a number of objections have been raised against this. In the first place, she is never described as countess of Mar, nor even just ‘of Mar’. Second, there is no evidence of any communication between her and Donald, earl of Mar, who should have been her son, when both were imprisoned in England after 1306. Abbot Walter Bower (d. 1449) explicitly states that Gartnait married the eldest Bruce daughter, a description never applied to Christian, and made unlikely by the date of her death. Her later holding of Kildrummy Castle, the centre of the earldom of Mar, could point to a connection, but if there was one its nature remains incapable of definition."^1,7,4,5,8,9
Gratney (?) 7th Earl of Mar died before September 1305.^1,4,5
     Reference: Genealogics cites: EDV-21.

; Per Genealogics:
     “Son of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar, and Helen ferch Llywelyn of Wales. About 1292 he married Christian Bruce, sister of King Robert The Bruce, and they received as part of her dowry the strong castle of Kildrummie, in Aberdeenshire, which was long the chief seat of the family.
     “On 11 June 1297, as Gartney de Mar, he was acting with the Bishop of Aberdeen as joint keeper of the shire of Aberdeen, by appointment of Edward I, King of England, and received that king's thanks for his work. On 25 July 1297, as (Sir) Gartenethe fiz le conte de Marre, he and his colleagues reported to Edward I.
     “The dates both of his succession to the Earldom, probably soon after July 1297, and of his death are uncertain. He must have been dead in September 1305.”.⁴ Gratney (?) 7th Earl of Mar was also known as Gartnait (?) th Earl of Mar.¹⁰

; This is the same person as ”Gartnait, Earl of Mar” at Wikipedia.¹⁰

; Per Burke's: "GRATNEY, 7th Earl of Mar, Sheriff of Co Aberdeen; m Lady Christian Bruce, sis of ROBERT I. She was cr Lady of Garioch by her bro c 1320, and again 22 July 1326, and d c 1356, when she was s in the Barony of Garioch by her grandson, Thomas (see below). He d ante 1305, leaving issue.”.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "GRATNEY (-before Sep 1305). He succeeded his father in 1297 as Earl of Mar.
     "m (1292 or after) as her first husband, CHRISTIAN Bruce, daughter of ROBERT Bruce Earl of Carrick & his first wife Margaret Ctss of Carrick (-[1356/27 Jan 1357], bur Dunfermline). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Robertum comitem de Carric…filia…seniore" married "Garthenai comiti de Marria"[477]. She married secondly Christopher Seton, and thirdly (dispensation 20 Sep 1326, Cambuskenneth 1326) Andrew Moray of Bothwell. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records the marriage of "Andreas de Moravia" and "dominam Christianam sororem…regis" at Cambuskenneth in 1326[478]. The Papal dispensation for the marriage of "Andree de Moravia domino de Bothvile" and "Cristiane de Setono nate quondam Robert de Bruys", issued by Pope John XXII, is dated 20 Sep 1326[479]. The same source records the death in 1357 of "the Lady Christiana of Bruce, King Robert’s sister" and her burial "at Dunfermline with her parents"[480]."
Med Lands cites: He was 7th 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 1301 and 1305.^11,10

     Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch was born circa 1276.⁴ She married Gratney (?) 7th Earl of Mar, son of Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar and Helen (?), circa 1292
;
Her 1st husband. Med Lands m. 1292 or later.
NB: This marriage is reported by Genealogics and Med Lands, but her entry in the ODNB argues that it may not have occurred: "She is supposed to have married Gartnait, earl of Mar, in the 1290s, but a number of objections have been raised against this. In the first place, she is never described as countess of Mar, nor even just ‘of Mar’. Second, there is no evidence of any communication between her and Donald, earl of Mar, who should have been her son, when both were imprisoned in England after 1306. Abbot Walter Bower (d. 1449) explicitly states that Gartnait married the eldest Bruce daughter, a description never applied to Christian, and made unlikely by the date of her death. Her later holding of Kildrummy Castle, the centre of the earldom of Mar, could point to a connection, but if there was one its nature remains incapable of definition."^{1,7,9,10,4,11} Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch married Sir Christian Seton Governor of Berwick in 1305
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Her 2nd husband.^7,4,11 Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch married Sir Andrew Moray Lord of Bothwell, Regent of Scotland after 1306
;
Her 3rd husband.^7,4,11
Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch died between 1356 and 1357.^1,7,4
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "GRATNEY (-before Sep 1305). He succeeded his father in 1297 as Earl of Mar.
     "m (1292 or after) as her first husband, CHRISTIAN Bruce, daughter of ROBERT Bruce Earl of Carrick & his first wife Margaret Ctss of Carrick (-[1356/27 Jan 1357], bur Dunfermline). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Robertum comitem de Carric…filia…seniore" married "Garthenai comiti de Marria"[477]. She married secondly Christopher Seton, and thirdly (dispensation 20 Sep 1326, Cambuskenneth 1326) Andrew Moray of Bothwell. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records the marriage of "Andreas de Moravia" and "dominam Christianam sororem…regis" at Cambuskenneth in 1326[478]. The Papal dispensation for the marriage of "Andree de Moravia domino de Bothvile" and "Cristiane de Setono nate quondam Robert de Bruys", issued by Pope John XXII, is dated 20 Sep 1326[479]. The same source records the death in 1357 of "the Lady Christiana of Bruce, King Robert’s sister" and her burial "at Dunfermline with her parents"[480]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. VIII 403.⁴

; Per Genealogics:
     “Daughter of Robert Bruce, Lord of Annandale, and Margaret of Carrick, she was also a sister of Robert The Bruce, King of Scots. About 1292 she married Gratney, 7th Earl of Mar, and received as part of her dowry the strong castle of Kildrummie, in Aberdeenshire. The date of her husband's death is not known but he is presumed dead by September 1305. She then married Sir Christopher Seton and, in 1306, they were both in the castle of Kildrummie when it was taken by assault by the English and Sir Christopher was hanged and drawn for treason. In October 1325 she received dispensation to marry Sir Andrew Moray, of Bothwell who, afterwards, was Regent of Scotland. In June 1341 King David visited Kildrummie castle, and Queen Joan appears to have stayed there with the Countess Christian for some time during that year of 1342. Christian Bruce died at a great age in 1356 or 1357.”.⁴

; Per Whitesides email:
     "I have noticed that most posts regarding this man usually only provide the year of his death, and I suppose this is due to relying on Hugh's entry in Cokayne's Complete Peerage. While reading J.E. Lloyd's A History of Wales From the Norman Invasion to the Edwardian Conquest (2004 reprint), which had originally been published in 1911 as vol. 2 of J.E. Lloyd's A History of Wales, I came across some mention of this Earl Hugh, and in the endnotes of this work further detail was provided.
     "Cokayne in Complete Peerage cites Annales Cestrienses, edited 1887 by R.C. Christie, for the dates of birth (1147) and marriage (1169). For his death Cokayne cites a Pipe Roll reference that provides his death as around Midsummer 1181 at Leeke, Staffordshire.
     "In support of the birth year, in Lloyd's work on p. 327, endnote 37, is stated "According to Ann. Cest. 'comes Hugo ii' was born in 1147." To expand our knowledge of his death date can be found the following on p. 337, endnote 151: "Ann. Cest. s.a. 1177. Earl Hugh, who had been a principal rebel in 1173, had only just been restored to full possession of his lands (Ben. Abb. i. 135). He died on 30th June, 1181, and was succeeded by his son Ranulf (born 1170), who was knighted and married Constance, heiress of Brittany, early in 1188 or 1189 (Ann. Cest.) It is difficult to accept the statement of Powel (212) that Hugh was born in Cyfeiliog and thence derived his surname; in 1147 the commote was beyond a doubt in the hands of the Welsh."⁷ Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch was also known as Lady Christian Bruce.⁴

; This is the same person as ”Christina Bruce” at Wikipedia.¹²

     Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland married Isabel Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyl, lord of Dreghorn, 4th Great Steward of Scotland and NN Randolph,
;
Her 1st husband.^1,2,6 Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland was born circa 1293.²
Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland died on 12 August 1332 at Battle of Dupplin Moor, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^1,2
      ; Per Genealogics:
     “The year he succeeded as Earl of Mar is not certain but was probably 1305. He was taken to England and, in 1306, was ordered, as 'l'enfant qui est heir de Mar', to be warden in Bristol Castle but, because of his tender years, was not to be put in irons. He had been delivered to the Bishop of Chester for this purpose, but by the king's subsequent order remained in the Royal household.
     “However, he was brought up at the English court and, so strong was his attachment to England or to the English king that, when after Bannockburn he was expected to return to Scotland, on reaching Newcastle he turned back and chose to remain in England.
     “In July 1319 he went to Scotland in the English King's service and, in June 1320, was in King Edward's train on his journey to France to do homage for Ponthieu and Aquitaine. In February 1321, he had protection for a pilgrimage to Santiago.
     “On 30 January 1322, as Donald de Mar, the King's yeoman, he was appointed Keeper of Newark Castle. In October 1322 he was with King Edward II at Byland when he was surprised by the Scots. When the opposition to Edward II began to merge into rebellion, Donald received two commissions to act with his whole company in the Marches of Wales against rebels and invaders. After the King's capture and deposition, Donald of Mar repaired at last to Scotland, in the hope of raising forces to restore Edward II, and led one of the three armies which entered England in July 1327.
     “Upon his return to his native country, his own grant to Cupar and King Robert's grants to him style him as the Earl of Mar. After the death of the Earl of Moray, in spite of his leanings to Edward Baliol and his almost lifelong absence in England, he was chosen Regent to succeed Moray, probably by reason of his close relationship to the young king.
     “However, his training and experience could not have equipped him for the duties, either military or political, of such a position, and he was killed on the 12th of August 1332. His widow, Isabel Stewart, married Geoffrey Moubray, whom she divorced and then married William Careswell. She died in London on 15 January 1348.”.²

Reference: Genealogics cites: EDV-20.

; Per Burke's: "DONALD, 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland, 2 Aug 1332; m Isabel Stewart, and was k 12 Aug 1332, at the battle of Dupplin, leaving issue, a dau Margaret, and an only son, THOMAS, 9th Earl of Mar."¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "DONALD (-killed in battle Duplin 12 Aug 1332). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Dovenaldum comitem" as son of "Garthenai comiti de Marria", adding that he was killed "in bello de Duplyn"[481]. He succeeded his father in [1305] as Earl of Mar. He was brought up at the English court and remained in England after the English defeat at Bannockburn in 1314. He left for Scotland after the deposition of Edward II King of England. He was appointed Regent for David II King of Scotland in 1332. The Extracta ex Cronicis Scocie records that "Donaldus comes de Marre" was chosen "apud Pertht IV Non Aug" in 1332 to succeed "comite Morauie" as regent for King David[482]. He was killed in battle fighting the invading Edward Balliol[483].
     "m as her first husband, ISABEL Stewart, daughter of --- (-[15 Jun 1347/15 Jan 1348]). She married secondly (before 15 Sep 1334, divorced before Easter 1336) Geoffrey Mourray, and thirdly (licence 3 Jun 1339) William Careswell. Edward III King of England granted “custodiam castri de Rokesburgh” to "Willelmo de Kareswell qui Isabellam comitissam de Mar duxit in uxorem" by charter dated 2 Apr 1347[484]. Edward III King of England granted “terrarum...in terra Scotie que fuerunt Isabelle nuper comitisse de Mar consortis eiusdem Willelmi defuncte” until "Thome filii et heredis eiusdem comitisse" came of age by charter dated 15 Jan [1348] (O.S.?)[485]."
Med Lands cites: He was 8th 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 1305 and 1332.⁷ He was Regent of Scotland between 2 August 1332 and 11 August 1332.^1,8

     Isabel Stewart married Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland, son of Gratney (?) 7th Earl of Mar and Lady Christian de Brus Lady of Garioch,
;
Her 1st husband.^1,5,3 Isabel Stewart married William Careswell
;
Her 3rd husband.^6,3 Isabel Stewart married Geoffrey Moubray on 15 September 1334
;
Her 2nd husband.^7,3 Isabel Stewart and Geoffrey Moubray were divorced in 1336.^7,3
Isabel Stewart died between 14 June 1347 and 15 January 1348.^2,8
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "DONALD (-killed in battle Duplin 12 Aug 1332). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Dovenaldum comitem" as son of "Garthenai comiti de Marria", adding that he was killed "in bello de Duplyn"[481]. He succeeded his father in [1305] as Earl of Mar. He was brought up at the English court and remained in England after the English defeat at Bannockburn in 1314. He left for Scotland after the deposition of Edward II King of England. He was appointed Regent for David II King of Scotland in 1332. The Extracta ex Cronicis Scocie records that "Donaldus comes de Marre" was chosen "apud Pertht IV Non Aug" in 1332 to succeed "comite Morauie" as regent for King David[482]. He was killed in battle fighting the invading Edward Balliol[483].
     "m as her first husband, ISABEL Stewart, daughter of --- (-[15 Jun 1347/15 Jan 1348]). She married secondly (before 15 Sep 1334, divorced before Easter 1336) Geoffrey Mourray, and thirdly (licence 3 Jun 1339) William Careswell. Edward III King of England granted “custodiam castri de Rokesburgh” to "Willelmo de Kareswell qui Isabellam comitissam de Mar duxit in uxorem" by charter dated 2 Apr 1347[484]. Edward III King of England granted “terrarum...in terra Scotie que fuerunt Isabelle nuper comitisse de Mar consortis eiusdem Willelmi defuncte” until "Thome filii et heredis eiusdem comitisse" came of age by charter dated 15 Jan [1348] (O.S.?)[485]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites:

     Thomas (?) 9th Earl of Mar, 2nd Lord of Garioch married Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus, daughter of Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl of Angus, Lord of Abernety and Margaret Sinclair of Roslyn.^1,4,5
Thomas (?) 9th Earl of Mar, 2nd Lord of Garioch married Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith (suo juris), daughter of Sir John de Graham Earl of Menteith and Mary (?) Countess of Menteith, before 29 May 1354
;
Her 2nd husband.^1,6,7
Thomas (?) 9th Earl of Mar, 2nd Lord of Garioch died between 1373 and 1374; dsp.¹
     He was 2nd Ld of Garioch.¹

; THOMAS, 9th Earl of Mar, 2nd Ld of Garioch, was granted by Charter of DAVID II, 27 Jan 1356-7, the Barony of Garioch in fee and heritage. He was Great Chamberlain of Scotland 1358; m 1st, Margaret Graham, suo jure Countess of Menteith (see BURKE's Dormant & Extinct Peerages), widow of John Moray, of Bothwell and m 2nd, Margaret, suo jure Countess of Angus (see MORAY, E). He dsp 1373-4, and was s by his only sister.¹ He was 9th Earl of Mar.¹

     Ralph (V) de Cromwell of Cromwell and W Hallam married Amice de Bellers, daughter of Roger de Bellers.^1,2

Ralph (V) de Cromwell of Cromwell and W Hallam died on 28 October 1364.¹
      ; RALPH (V) de CROMWELL, of Cromwell and W Hallam; m Anice, dau and coheir of Roger de Bellers, and d by 28 Oct 1364.¹

     Sir John Murray Lord of Bothwell married Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith (suo juris), daughter of Sir John de Graham Earl of Menteith and Mary (?) Countess of Menteith,
;
Her 1st husband.^3,4,5
Sir John Murray Lord of Bothwell died before 15 August 1352.⁴
     Sir John Murray Lord of Bothwell was also known as John Moray of Bothwell.³

     Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus married Thomas (?) 9th Earl of Mar, 2nd Lord of Garioch, son of Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland and Isabel Stewart.^1,2,3

Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus died circa 23 March 1418;
Burke's says d. 1417; Genealogics says d. ca 23 Mar 1418.^2,3
      ; Margaret, Countess of Angus in her own right; m Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar (see that title), who dsp by 1374. She was mistress of his sis's husband William, 1st Earl of Douglas, (see QUEENSBERRY, M) by whom she had a natural s (George Douglas, Earl of Angus and Ld Abernethy, ancestor of the famous Red Douglases and of the present Duke of Hamilton (see that title) who is Earl of Angus and Ld Abernethy) to whom in 1389 she resigned the earldom and lordship. She d 1417.²

Reference:
Genealogics cites:
1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. page 1195
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. vol I page 154.
3. The Scots Peerage 1904-1914, nine volumes , Paul, Sir James Balfour. 1;171.³ She was Countess of Angus in her own right.² She and William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris were associated; Mistress.⁴

     Lady Margaret (?) Countess of Mar, Lady of Garioch married William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris, son of Sir Archibald 'the Tyneman' Douglas and Beatrix de Lindsay, before 13 November 1357
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Her 1st husband.^7,8,4,3,9,10 Lady Margaret (?) Countess of Mar, Lady of Garioch married Sir John Swinton 14th of the Ilk circa 1386
;
Her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.¹¹
Lady Margaret (?) Countess of Mar, Lady of Garioch died before 22 November 1393.^1,12,3
      ; Per Burke's: "MARGARET, Countess of Mar, Lady of Garioch; m 1st, 1st Earl of Douglas (see QUEENSBERRY, M), by whom she had two children, JAMES, who became Earl of Douglas and was slain at the battle of Otterburn, 1388, and Isabel, her heiress. She m 2nd, Sir John Swinton of Swinton (see BURKE's L.G. 1972 edn), who was slain at the battle of Homildon, 14 Sept 1402. She d ante 1393, and was s by her daughter“.¹

; This is the same person as ”Margaret, Countess of Mar” at Wikipedia.

This is also the same person as ”Margaret, wife of William Douglas, earl of Douglas” at People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1371.^13,9 EDV-19.

Reference: Genealogics cites: She was Countess of Mar between 1374 and 1391.^1,13 She was living on 5 December 1389.³

     William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris was born circa 1320 at Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.^4,6 He married Lady Margaret (?) Countess of Mar, Lady of Garioch, daughter of Domhnall II (Donald) (?) 8th Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland and Isabel Stewart, before 13 November 1357
;
Her 1st husband.^1,2,5,7,8,4
William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris was buried in May 1384 at Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1315, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
     DEATH     May 1384 (aged 68–69), Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
     Earl of Douglas.
     Family Members
     Children
          James Douglas 1358–1388
     BURIAL     Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
     Created by: Jerry D. Ferren
     Added: 14 Jun 2013
     Find a Grave Memorial 112296772.⁶
William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris died in May 1384 at Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.^2,3,9,4,6
     Reference: Genealogics cites:

; per Ravilious: William Douglas*
Death: May 1384[13]
Occ: Earl of Douglas

1st Earl of Douglas

fought in the French army at Poitiers, 19 Sept 1356[5]
[commander of the 1st division, with the Dauphin Charles]
injured in the cavalry charge on the English left, together
with Arnoul d'Audrehem [Sumption, pp. 238-9[22]]


" Sir William de Douglas, Earl of Mar, our cousin "
[ ' domino Willielmo de Douglas et de Marr consanguineo nostro ' ], witness [together with John Stewart, Earl of Carrick and his brother Robert Stewart of Fife and Menteith, Sir James Lindsay, Sir Kentigern de Lindsay and Sir Alexander de Lindsay ] to a charter of King
Robert II dated at Edinburgh, 10 Dec 1380 [Chart. Ayr
pp. xxxv-xxxvi[23]]

Spouse: Margaret of Mar
Death: aft 5 Dec 1389[13]
Father: Donald, Earl of Mar (-1332)
Mother: Isabel
Marr: bef 13 Nov 1357[13]

Children: James Douglas, Earl of Douglas(-1388)
Isabel, m. 1) Malcolm Drummond,
m. 2) Alexander Stewart, earl of Mar

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Spottiswoode, 1896.
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in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland,"
Papal Letters, Vol. III (A.D. 1342-1362), London: for the
Public Record Office, 1897, (reprinted 1971, Kraus-Thomson,
Liechtenstein).
21. D. E. Easson, ed., "Charters of the Abbey of Coupar Angus,"
Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, Ltd., for the Scottish
History Society, 1947.
22. Jonathan Sumption, "The Hundred Years War," Philadelphia:
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999, Vol. II: Trial by Fire.
23. "Charters of the Royal Burgh of Ayr," Edinburgh: printed for
The Ayr and Wigton Archaeological Association, 1883.⁹ EDV-19.

; This is the same person as ”William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas” at Wikipedia, and, this is the same person as ”Douglas, William, first earl of Douglas and earl of Mar” at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. This is also the same person as ”William Douglas, earl of Douglas and Mar (d. 1384)” at People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1371.^10,11,12

; WILLIAM DOUGLAS, 1st EARL OF DOUGLAS (S), as which cr 26 Jan 1357/8; of age by 1348; present Battle of Poitiers 1356, where wounded fighting alongside the French against the English; m probably just prior to 13 Nov 1357 Margaret, Countess of Mar (qv) in her own right, and adopted her Earldom as his own by 21 June 1374; d May 1384, having had, with other issue (see MAR, E.)²

; Per Genealogics:
     “On 26 January 1357, King David II created William Douglas Earl of Douglas. However, he faithfully supported the cause of national independence, and even went so far as to unite with the Steward and the Earl of March in a formal bond to compel King David to change his counsel lords and to give up his intrigues for altering the succession to the crown in favour of one of the sons of the English king.
     “In 1363 he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St.Thomas-a-Becket; but unlike some others of the great Scottish barons, who made such pilgrimages a pretext for treasonable intrigues with the English Government, Douglas continued steadfast in his adherence to his country's cause and resolutely opposed the attempts of the unworthy son of Robert Bruceto betray it to the enemy.
     “On the accession of Robert II, the son of the Steward and Marjory Bruce, the Earl of Douglas unexpectedly put forth pretensions to the crown, but abandoned them on finding that they were not likely to meet with public support. As a reward for the promptitude of his submission, the King's eldest daughter was promised in marriage to his eldest son, and the Earl himself was appointed Justiciar of Scotland south of the Forth, and Warden of the East Marches.
     “This great noble, one of the best of his race, died in 1384 at an advanced age. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his wife the Countess of Mar. (The Great Historic Families of Scotland, by James Taylor, 1889.)”.⁴ He and Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus were associated; Mistress.⁴ William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar jure uxoris was 1st Earl of Douglas between 26 January 1357 and 1358.^2,4 He was Earl of Mar jure uxoris between 1374 and 1384.¹⁰

     Amice de Bellers married Ralph (V) de Cromwell of Cromwell and W Hallam, son of Sir Ralph (IV) de Cromwell and Joan de la Mare.^1,3

      ; van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: III 551.³

     Hugh Douglas died before 1289 at dsp.¹

     Willelma Douglas married William de Galbraith Stn Chief of the Galbraiths, son of William mac Arthur de Galbraith and (?) Comyn.^1,2
Willelma Douglas married Gilbert (?) of Butternock.¹

Willelma Douglas died on 25 December 1302.²

     William de Galbraith Stn Chief of the Galbraiths married Willelma Douglas, daughter of Sir William "le Hardi" Douglas 5th of Douglas and Elizabeth Stewart.^3,4

      ; Many thanks for this detailed post. In addition to setting forth the ancestry of Beatrice " fitz Henry ", you have provided an interesting connection between the Fitz Hugh and Douglas families through their common descent from Roger de Flamville.

As to the connection you show between the Douglas family and that of Galbraith, this actually leads to a very interesting line of descent. One document you provided a complete transcription for was an inquisition concerning the lands of Dalserf, dated Dec. 30, 1303 [1]. Specifically, this shows that one Johanna (de) Galbraith, daughter of William de Galbraith and Willelma de Douglas, was married to a 'Bernard de Cathe'. This in fact is a gentleman better known as Bernard de Keith, identified by Andrew B. W. MacEwen as the younger brother of Sir William de Keith (d. ca. 1293) and ancestor of the Keiths of Galston.

The descents via Bernard de Keith and Joan de Galbraith
appear as follows:


1) Sarah ' filia = William Comyn = 2) Marjory of
Roberti' I E of Buchan I Buchan
I V
I
Richard Comyn of Badenoch d.ca. 1245
I____
I
Sir John Comyn of Badenoch
_____I_______________________
I I
William mac = NN Comyn John Comyn of Badenoch
Arthur de I = Eleanor de Baliol
Galbraith I_____ I
d. aft 1253 I V
I
Sir William = Willelma de Douglas
de Galbraith I d. 1302
_______I_____________________________
I I I I
Bernard de = Joan de Galbraith sisters/coheirs
Keith, of I d. 1301
Galston I
___________I___________
I I
Bernard Sir William Keith of Galston
k. at Stirling, 1336
____I
I
Sir William Keith of Galston
I
I
1) Sir David = Janet Keith = 2) Alexander Stewart
de Hamilton I heiress I dvp 1402
d bef Nov 1388 I d aft 1406 I laird of Galston dju
I I
V V
from whom, HAMILTON from whom, STEWART of Darnley
(Dukes/Marquesses/etc) (Earls of Lennox/Kings of Scots/etc)


I will post a more detailed pedigree later, but the above illustrates the newly identified descent of the Stewart and Hamilton families, via Keith of Galston, from the Douglas, Galbraiths and Comyns.
Many thanks for this fine addition!
Cheers, John


NOTES

[1] Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland Preserved in Her Majesties Public Record Office, London, Vol. II 1272-1307, edited by Joseph Bain, Edinburgh, 1884:

#1420. Dec. 30, 1303.
Inquisition at Lanark on Monday the morrow of St. Thomas the Martyr 1303, by the king's command in presence of Magnus de Strathearne and Nicholas de Benbathe, viceregents of the earl of Carrick Sheriff of Lanark, by Patrick de Achenlek, Hugh de Galbrathe, Adam the Black, Adam of Doean, William Casse, John son of the widow, Willaim Culle, Adam the Miller, David son of Adam, Laurence son of William, John Littil, John Cabok jurors; who say that Sir John Comyn, grandfather of the present Sir John Comyn, gave the land of Dalserfe to Sir William de Galbrathe in frank marriage with his daughter. It is held neither by ward or relief, nor any other service till the third heir. The said Sir William gave it to his son William in frank marriage with Lady Willelma, daughter of the late Sir William de Duglas; which 'said Williams' begot four daughters, coheiresses Johanna the mother of Bernard de Cathe, was the eldest; to whom the demesne should belong, and was at the king's peace at her death at Candelmas 1301.
Her mother Lady Willelma died after her daughter, in possession of the tenement, within the Feast of the Lord's Nativity 1302. They say that Dalserf was held of the late Sir John Comyn, and now of Sir Robert the Constable by the king's gift. The fourth part pays yearly £3 0s. 4d. in all issues. The seals of Patrick de Achinlek and Hugh de Galbrathe are only appended, as the others have no seals. The inquisition is enclosed under Nicholas de Benhathe's seal only, as the seal of Magnus is lost. [Exchequer T.R. Miscellanea, No. 46/14]. Seals lost; 3 tags remain.²

     Archibald Douglas 2nd Chief of Douglas married Margaret de Crawford.³

Archibald Douglas 2nd Chief of Douglas died after 1238.^4,3
      ; Archibald de Douglas. died aft 1238.[1]

laird of Douglas

' received, some time before 1226, the lands of Hermiston in Midlothian
and Livingston in West Lothian from Malcolm, Earl of Fife '
[ SP VI:337, sub Douglas, Earl of Morton, cites Reg. Honoris de Morton,
i. pp. xxxiii, xxxiv[1] ]

' Archibaldo de Dufglas', witness (together with Walter fitz Alan the
Steward) to charter of Aulay, brother of Maldouen, earl of Lennox
['Amelec frater Maldoveni comitis de Levenax'] to Paisley Abbey, ca.
March 1238 [Lennox, pp.13-14[4]]

Archibald married Margaret de Crawford.

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* John P. Ravilious.³

; van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IV 432.⁴ EDV-23. He was living in 1213.⁴

     Sir Andrew Douglas laird of Hermiston, Midlothian died after 1259.²
      ; van de Pas cites: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938, Reference: Page 1787.⁶

Sir Andrew Douglas laird of Hermiston, Midlothian lived at Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was living in 1259.²

     William Douglas 1st of Douglas was born in 1174.¹
William Douglas 1st of Douglas died in 1213.¹
     EDV-24.

     William Douglas Lord of Douglas died on 19 July 1333; died unmarried.¹

     Maurice Moray 1st Earl of Strathearn died on 17 October 1346 at Battle of Neville's Cross, Durham, co. Durham, England.² He married Joanna Menteith Lady of Cortachy, Countess of Strathearn, daughter of Sir John de Menteith laird of Ruskie, before August 1409
; Her 3rd husband.^2,5
      ; SIR MAURICE MORAY, later EARL OF STRATHEARN (cr 9 Feb 1343/ 44), one of the leaders of the patriotic party in Scotland 1335, was deprived of Drumsagard by Edward Balliol, who granted it to Sir Anthony de Lucy 2 Dec 1336. It was recovered later and he m (disp. 10 July, 1339), Joanna, Lady of Cortachy in Fife, 1323, dau of Sir John Menteith, of Rusky (see BURKE's Dormant & Extinct Baronetcies), and widow of 7th Earl of Strathearn (see BURKE's Dormant & Extinct Peerages), and was k at the battle of Neville's Cross, 17 Oct 1346.² Maurice Moray 1st Earl of Strathearn was 1st Earl of Strathearn of the Feb 1343/4 cr between February 1343 and 1344.¹

     Sir Thomas Moray Lord of Bothwell died; He died in London as a hostage for DAVID II.³ He married Lady Joan/Joanna Moray , 4th of Drumsagard, and 2nd of Cortachy, daughter of Maurice Moray 1st Earl of Strathearn and Joanna Menteith Lady of Cortachy, Countess of Strathearn.^1,3

     Janet Lindsay married William Douglas 6th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Duke of Touraine, son of Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine and Euphemia Graham.^1,2

     Lady Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway" Douglas married Sir William Douglas Knt, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale, son of Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale and Lady Beatrice/Beatrix Sinclair, circa 24 July 1444
; Her 1st marriage; papal dispensation for consanguinity 24 July 1444.^1,2 Lady Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway" Douglas married James "Heriot-Muir" Douglas KG, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale, son of Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale and Lady Beatrice/Beatrix Sinclair, in 1459
; Her 2nd marriage.^1,2 Lady Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway" Douglas married Sir John Stewart of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl, son of Sir James "the Black Knight of Lorne" Stewart Knt. and Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scotland, between 1459 and 1460
; Her 3rd marriage.^1,3,4,2
Lady Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway" Douglas died before 1475.¹
     Reference: 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. page 175 / 509
     2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. vol IV page 436.²

     Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale married Lady Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith (suo juris),
;
His 1st wife.^1,3,2 Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale married Lady Beatrice/Beatrix Sinclair, daughter of Sir Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia (Jill) Douglas, before 7 March 1425
;
His 2nd wife.^1,2
Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale died on 25 March 1443 at Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland.¹
      ; JAMES DOUGLAS, 7th EARL OF DOUGLAS and 1st EARL OF AVONDALE (S), as which cr c 1437, of Balveny, Banffshire, called 'The Great'; Warden W Marches; m(?) 1st(?) Lady Beatrice Stewart (dsp c 1424), dau of Robert, Duke of Albany ; m 2nd(?) by 7 March 1425/6 Lady Beatrice Sinclair (attainted with her three est surv sons June 1455; d apparently in England by 8 Feb 1462/3), dau of 2nd Earl of Orkney of the 1379 cr (see CAITHNESS, E), and d 22 March 1442/3 or 28 March 1443, leaving, with other issue (all of whom died out in the male line by c 1506.)¹

Reference: Genealogics cites:
     1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. IV 435
     2. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard. 75
     3. The Scots Peerage 1904-1914, nine volumes , Paul, Sir James Balfour. 3:172-4
     4. The Heraldry of the Douglases, Edinburgh, 1907 , Johnston, G. Harvey. nr.14.² He was 7th Earl of Douglas.¹ He was 1st Earl of Avondale circa 1437.¹

     Lady Beatrice/Beatrix Sinclair married Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale, son of Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joan/Joanna Moray , 4th of Drumsagard, and 2nd of Cortachy, before 7 March 1425
;
His 2nd wife.^1,3
Lady Beatrice/Beatrix Sinclair died between 8 February 1462 and 1463 at England.¹
      ; attainted with her three est surv sons.¹

     Lady Beatrice Stewart married Sir James "The Gross" Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale, son of Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joan/Joanna Moray , 4th of Drumsagard, and 2nd of Cortachy,
;
His 1st wife.^1,3,4
Lady Beatrice Stewart died circa 1424; dsp.^1,3
     Reference: Genealogics cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. IV 435.³

     Sir William Douglas Knt, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale was born circa 1425.¹ He married Lady Margaret "Fair Maid of Galloway" Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Duke of Touraine and Euphemia Graham, circa 24 July 1444
; Her 1st marriage; papal dispensation for consanguinity 24 July 1444.^3,4
Sir William Douglas Knt, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale died between 22 February 1451 and 1452; stabbed JAMES II in person at Stirling Castle after attempting to mount opposition to the body of men about the King's person who made up what may be called the 'Court' party; dsp.¹
     He was 8th Earl of Douglas.³ He was WILLIAM DOUGLAS, 8th EARL OF DOUGLAS and 2nd EARL OF AVONDALE; b c 1425; ktd 1430, Lt Gen of the Kingdom (of Scotland) 1443-49, Warden Marches 1450; m (papal dispensation for consanguinity 24 July 1444) Lady Margaret Douglas (see above) but was stabbed 22 Feb 1451/2 by JAMES II in person at Stirling Castle after attempting to mount opposition to the body of men about the King's person who made up what may be called the 'Court' party; dsp.³ He was 2nd Earl of Avondale.³