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Margaret (Marjory Or Mary) De MAR

Margaret (Marjory Or Mary) De MAR

Female Abt 1270 - Bef 1326  (~ 56 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret (Marjory Or Mary) De MAR was born about 1270 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (daughter of Earl Donald Of MAR, Sir Knight and Helen Verch LLEWELYN); died before 24 Jul 1326 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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    • _UID: 1185EC05BB22493799DF8AFE91540BC99D39

    Notes:

    Margaret, daughter of 6th Earl of Mar. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2716]

    Marjory/Mary, widow of John de Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl of the creation deemed to have been effected by 1115, and daughter of 6th Earl of Mar. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2770]

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    Margaret married in 1st Husband. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Margaret married after 1306 in 2ND Husband. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Earl Donald Of MAR, Sir Knight was born about 1243 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of William 5Th Earl De MAR, Sir and Elizabeth COMYN); died after 25 Jul 1297 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GVSM-C5F
    • _UID: F2B6359C243345ABBCAE26C526729DB3FD6C

    Notes:

    Donald (Sir),6th Earl of Mar; knighted 1270; one of the leading Scottish nobles who recognised Alexander III's daughter Margaret as heir to the throne after her father's death Feb 1283/4; following Margaret's death 1290 supported Robert the Bruce but was one of the seven Earls of Scotland who referred a decision in the matter to Edward I of England, to whom he swore fealty as overlord 13 June 1291; nevertheless was a leading participant in the Scottish Uprising against the English shortly afterwards, being captured by them following the Battle of Dunbar 27 April 1296 and renewing his allegiance to Edward I thereafter. [Burke's Peerage]

    Donald, Earl of Mar, by his 1st wife Helen, daughter of Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales. [Magna Charta Sureties, Line 41-5]

    Donald, Earl of Mar, by Helen or Elen, illegitimate daughter of Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, widow of Malcolm, Earl of Fife. [Magna Charta Sureties, Line 41b-5]

    Donald, Earl of Mar, was knighted 1270, living 25 July 1297, d. shortly thereafter. His wife, and mother of Isabel, was Helen, widow of Malcolm, 7th Earl of Fife, d. 1266, and daughter of Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales. [Ancestral Roots, Line 252-30]



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    Donald married Helen Verch LLEWELYN about 1269 in 2ND Husband. Helen (daughter of Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of Wales and Mistress Unknown) was born about 1234 in Caernarvonshire, Walesey, Wales; died after Feb 1294-1295 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Helen Verch LLEWELYN was born about 1234 in Caernarvonshire, Walesey, Wales (daughter of Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of Wales and Mistress Unknown); died after Feb 1294-1295 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GMN1-GP5
    • _UID: 059146DAD5C9430398C1B507CD4AC7A532BA
    • Alt. Death: Aft 1291; Alt. Death

    Notes:

    Helen, daughter of Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales. [Magna Charta Sureties, Line 41-5]

    Helen or Elen, illegitimate daughter of Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, widow of Malcolm, Earl of Fife. [Magna Charta Sureties, Line 41b-5]

    This Helen was illegitimate and born very late- shortly before Llewellyn's death.

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    His [Donald 6th Earl of Mar's] wife, and mother of Isabel, was Helen, widow of Malcolm, 7th Earl of Fife, d. 1266, and daughter of Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales. Helen's first husband must have been an old man when she married him, for he succeeded his uncle in 1228. When he died, his son and heir was Colban, the 8th Earl, then under age, who had been knighted in his teens in 1264. Colban was married in his nonage, for when he died in 1270, when he could not have been more than 24, his heir was his son Duncan, aged 8. (Mr. Balfour Paul believes Colban's wife Alice was one of three daughters and co-heirs of Sir Alan Durward. If so, his issue shared with the Soulis family the descent from Alexander II of Scotland. However, since the line of his heir Duncan has died out, remaining descendants of this line would stem from younger children of Colban and Alice, if there were any.) The Helen, daughter of Llewellyn, who was successively the wife of Malcolm and of Donald, and mother of the children of both, appears clearly the daughter of Llewellyn ap Iorwerth but must not be confused with his daughter Helen, successively the wife of John le Scot, Earl of Chester, and of Robert de Quincy, whose mother was Princess Joan. [Ancestral Roots, Line 252-30]

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    He [Malcolm MacDuff 7th Earl of Fife] m. Helen, daughter of Llewellyn, Prince of Wales. He d. 1266. His widow m. Donald, Earl of Mar, who d. about 1292. She was living 1291. [Complete Peerage V:373]

    Children:
    1. 1. Margaret (Marjory Or Mary) De MAR was born about 1270 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before 24 Jul 1326 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
    2. Gratney 7Th Earl De MAR, Sir was born about 1272 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before Sep 1305.
    3. Isabel (Matilda) De MAR was born on 11 Jul 1277 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was christened in 1278 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 12 Dec 1296 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried on 12 Dec 1296 in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William 5Th Earl De MAR, Sir was born in 1222 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of Duncan 4Th Earl De MAR); died before 25 Jul 1281 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GJ9X-WY8
    • _UID: 9DC61CD798874E65B763B8E98FA5AB672995

    Notes:

    William, 5th Earl of Mar; Chamberlain to Alexander III King of Scots c1252; intermittently member of Council of Regency of Scotland in the 1250's and 1260's; also Chamberlain 1262-64 and Sheriff of Dunbartonshire 1264-66. [Burke's Peerage]

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    William married Elizabeth COMYN in 1st Wife. Elizabeth (daughter of William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan and Margaret BUCHAN) was born about 1223 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1267 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth COMYN was born about 1223 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (daughter of William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan and Margaret BUCHAN); died in 1267 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GVSM-C5Z
    • _UID: 23537E2D746E40FFAA6A4ACD95A5378E6C0D

    Children:
    1. 2. Earl Donald Of MAR, Sir Knight was born about 1243 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died after 25 Jul 1297 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  3. 6.  Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of WalesLlewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of Wales was born in 1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesy, Wales (son of Iorwerth "Drwyndwn" Ap OWAIN, Prince North Wales and Marared Verch MADOG); died on 11 Apr 1240 in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales; was buried in Apr 1240 in Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 9HFS-PKH
    • Name: Llewelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth of Anglesey
    • Name: Llewelyn OF GWYNEDD
    • Name: Llywelyn FAWR AB IORWERTH
    • _UID: 465073A13EB744D480BC13D6AA6D994AD697
    • MilitaryService: 1194, Aberconwy, Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales; In 1194, with the aid of his cousins Gruffudd ap Cynan and Maredudd ap Cynan, Llywelyn defeated his uncle Dafydd ab Owain at the Battle of Aberconwy
    • TitleOfNobility: Between 1194 and 1240, Wales; King of Gwynedd and Prince of Wales under King John I and King Henry III of England
    • Conquers territory of Gwynedd, and appointed Overlord...: Abt 1203, Gwynedd, Wales
    • Invasion: 1215, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; Llywelyn beseiged Shrewsbury and the town surrendured to him.

    Notes:

    Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd
    Llywelyn the Great (Welsh: Llywelyn Fawr, [??'w?l?n va??r]), full name Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, (c. 1173 ? 11 April 1240) was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually ruler of all Wales. By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for 45 years.

    During Llywelyn's childhood, Gwynedd was ruled by two of his uncles, who split the kingdom between them, following the death of Llywelyn's grandfather, Owain Gwynedd, in 1170. Llywelyn had a strong claim to be the legitimate ruler and began a campaign to win power at an early age. He was sole ruler of Gwynedd by 1200 and made a treaty with King John of England that year. Llywelyn's relations with John remained good for the next ten years. He married John's natural daughter Joan in 1205, and when John arrested Gwenwynwyn ap Owain of Powys in 1208, Llywelyn took the opportunity to annex southern Powys. In 1210, relations deteriorated, and John invaded Gwynedd in 1211. Llywelyn was forced to seek terms and to give up all lands east of the River Conwy, but was able to recover them the following year in alliance with the other Welsh princes. He allied himself with the barons who forced John to sign Magna Carta in 1215. By 1216, he was the dominant power in Wales, holding a council at Aberdyfi that year to apportion lands to the other princes.

    Following King John's death, Llywelyn concluded the Treaty of Worcester with his successor, Henry III, in 1218. During the next fifteen years, Llywelyn was frequently involved in fights with Marcher lords and sometimes with the king, but also made alliances with several major powers in the Marches. The Peace of Middle in 1234 marked the end of Llywelyn's military career, as the agreed truce of two years was extended year by year for the remainder of his reign. He maintained his position in Wales until his death in 1240 and was succeeded by his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn.

    Llywelyn was born about 1173, the son of Iorwerth ab Owain and the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, who had been ruler of Gwynedd until his death in 1170. Llywelyn was a descendant of the senior line of Rhodri Mawr and therefore a member of the princely house of Gwynedd. He was probably born at Dolwyddelan, though not in the present Dolwyddelan Castle, which was built by Llywelyn himself. He may have been born in the old castle which occupied a rocky knoll on the valley floor. Little is known about his father, Iorwerth Drwyndwn, who died when Llywelyn was an infant. There is no record of Iorwerth having taken part in the power struggle between some of Owain Gwynedd's other sons following Owain's death, although he was the eldest surviving son. There is a tradition that he was disabled or disfigured in some way that excluded him from power. J. E. Lloyd states that Iorwerth was killed in battle at Pennant Melangell, in Powys, in 1174 during the wars deciding the succession following the death of his father.

    By 1175, Gwynedd had been divided between two of Llywelyn's uncles. Dafydd ab Owain held the area east of the River Conwy and Rhodri ab Owain held the west. Dafydd and Rhodri were the sons of Owain by his second marriage to Cristin verch Goronwy. This marriage was not considered valid by the church as Cristin was Owain's first cousin, a degree of relationship which according to Canon law prohibited marriage. Giraldus Cambrensis refers to Iorwerth Drwyndwn as the only legitimate son of Owain Gwynedd. Following Iorwerth's death, Llywelyn was, at least in the eyes of the church, the legitimate claimant to the throne of Gwynedd.

    Llywelyn's mother was Marared, occasionally anglicised to Margaret, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd, prince of Powys. There is evidence that, after her first husband's death, Marared married in the summer of 1197, Gwion, the nephew of Roger Powys of Whittington Castle with whom she had a son, David ap Gwion. Therefore, some maintain that Marared never married into the Corbet family of Caus Castle (near Westbury, Shropshire) and later, Moreton Corbet Castle. However, there is in existence a grant of land from Llywelyn ab Iorworth to the monastery of Wigmore, in which Llywelyn indicates his mother was a member of the house of Corbet, leaving the issue unresolved.
    ...
    Following his capture, William de Braose decided to ally himself to Llywelyn, and a marriage was arranged between his daughter Isabella and Llywelyn's heir, Dafydd ap Llywelyn. At Easter 1230, William visited Llywelyn's court. During this visit he was found in Llywelyn's chamber together with Llywelyn's wife Joan. On 2 May, de Braose was hanged; Joan was placed under house arrest for a year. The Brut y Tywysogion chronicler commented: "that year William de Breos the Younger, lord of Brycheiniog, was hanged by the lord Llywelyn in Gwynedd, after he had been caught in Llywelyn's chamber with the king of England's daughter, Llywelyn's wife."
    A letter from Llywelyn to William's wife, Eva de Braose, written shortly after the execution enquires whether she still wishes the marriage between Dafydd and Isabella to take place. The marriage did go ahead, and the following year Joan was forgiven and restored to her position as princess.
    ...
    Llywelyn married Joan, natural daughter of King John of England, in 1205. Llywelyn and Joan had three identified children in the records but in all probability had more, as Llywelyn's children were fully recognized during his marriage to Joan whilst his father-in-law, King John, was alive. Little is known of Llywelyn's mistress, Tangwystl Goch, except that she was the daughter of Llywarch "Goch" of Rhos. The identity of the mother of some of Llywelyn's children before this union is uncertain, but the following are recorded in contemporary or near-contemporary records.

    Children by Joan
    1. Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1212? 1246)
    2. Elen (Helen) ferch Llywelyn (c. 1206? 1253) married John Earl of Huntington, and secondly Robert de Quincy.
    3. Susanna ferch Llywelyn (died after November 1228) King Henry III of England granted the upbringing of "L. princeps Norwallie et Johanna uxor sua et?soror nostra Susannam filiam suam" to "Nicholao de Verdun et Clementie uxori sue" by order dated 24 November 1228. Her birth date is estimated on the assumption that Susanna was under marriageable age, but older than an infant, at the time.
    4. Marared ferch Llywelyn (died after 1268), married John de Braose in 1219, and secondly (c. 1232) Walter III de Clifford; she had issue by both husbands.
    5. Elen the Younger ferch Llywelyn (born before 1230; died after 16 February 1295), married firstly M?el Coluim II, Earl of Fife (son of Duncan Macduff of Fife and wife Alice Corbet), and secondly (after 1266) Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (son of William, Earl of Mar and first wife Elizabeth Comyn of Buchan). Elen and Domhall's daughter, Isabella of Mar, married Robert, the Bruce, King of Scots and had one child by him, Marjorie Bruce, who was the mother of the first Stewart monarch, Robert II of Scotland.

    Children by Tangwystl Goch (died c. 1198)
    1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1196? 1244) He was Llywelyn's eldest son. He married Senena, daughter of Caradoc ap Thomas of Anglesey. Their sons included Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who for a period occupied a position in Wales comparable to that of his grandfather, and Dafydd ap Gruffydd who ruled Gwynedd briefly after his brother's death.

    Children whose parentage is uncertain
    1. Gwladus Ddu (c. 1206? 1251), probable daughter by Joan. She married Sir Randulph Mortimer
    2. Angharad ferch Llywelyn (c. 1212? 1256), probable daughter by Joan; married Maelgwn Fychan
    3. Tegwared y Baiswen ap Llywelyn (c. 1215), a son by a woman named as Crysten in some sources, a possible twin of Angharad.
    4. Elen the Younger ferch Llywelyn (born before 1230; died after 16 February 1295), married firstly M?el Coluim II, Earl of Fife (son of Duncan Macduff of Fife and wife Alice Corbet), and secondly (after 1266) Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (son of William, Earl of Mar and first wife Elizabeth Comyn of Buchan). Elen and Domhall's daughter, Isabella of Mar, married Robert, the Bruce, King of Scots and had one child by him, Marjorie Bruce, who was the mother of the first Stewart monarch, Robert II of Scotland.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Great


    Llewelyn married Mistress Unknown. Unknown was born about 1210 in Wales, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mistress Unknown was born about 1210 in Wales, England; and died.

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    • _UID: BA003B4CFE2640059ED295E9442F6BF66C0F

    Children:
    1. 3. Helen Verch LLEWELYN was born about 1234 in Caernarvonshire, Walesey, Wales; died after Feb 1294-1295 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Duncan 4Th Earl De MAR was born about 1160 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of Morgund Macgylocher 2Nd Earl De MAR and Agnes); died before 7 Feb 1243-1244 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    • _UID: 49250B0EF72E4B4FA9BD19B29EE25B3F91E4

    Notes:

    Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar [3rd Earl was elder brother Gilchrist], which dignity he held by 29 Aug 1228, though his right to it was challenged at some point prior to 1231; witness to the Anglo Scottish agreement sealed autumn 1237. [Burke's Peerage]

    Children:
    1. Margaret Of MAR was born about 1220 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; and died.
    2. 4. William 5Th Earl De MAR, Sir was born in 1222 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before 25 Jul 1281 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  2. 10.  William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan was born about 1170 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland (son of Richard COMYN, Justiciar Of Scotland and Hextilda Of TYNEDALE); died in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    • Fact: ; William was the first Norman Earl of Buchan and more interestingly, the first Norman Earl in Scotland.
    • FamilySearch ID: L17J-SKN
    • Occupation: ; Great Chancellor of Scotland
    • _UID: D1B042D148F9441A817852A6C92E91C87450
    • Occupation: Between 1195 and 1211; Sheriff of Forfar

    Notes:

    The Life Summary of William
    When William de Comyn II was born in 1163, in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, Richard de Comyn, was 48 and his mother, Hextilda fitz Huchtred of Tynedale, was 41
    About William Comyn, Earl of Buchan
    William Comyn was one of four sons (and three daughters) of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey. He was Lord of Badenoch and was earl-consort of Buchan.
    William made his fortune in the service of king William I of Scotland fighting the Meic Uilleim in the north. William witnesses no less than 88 charters of the king. William was sheriff of Forfar (1195-1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205-33) and warden of Moray (1211-2). Between 1199 and 1200, William was sent to England to discuss important matters on King William's behalf with the new king, John.
    William was appointed to the prestigious office of Justiciar of Scotia, the most senior royal office in the kingdom, in 1205. Between 1211 and 1212, William, as Warden of Moray (or Guardian of Moray) fought against the insurgency of Gofraid mac Domnaill (of the Meic Uilleim family), who William beheaded in Kincardine in 1213.[1] Upon finally destroying the Meic Uilleim's in 1229, he was given the Lordship of Badenoch and the lands it controlled.
    From an unknown date, William held the title Lord of Kilbride.
    He helped oversee the construction of St Mungo's Cathedral in Glasgow and after his death, Marjory continued his work there.
    William (is believed to have) had six children through his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh and eight through Marjory, Countess of Buchan. The two branches would be associated with the Lordship of Badenoch through his first wife and the Earldom of Buchan through the second. For the historian Alan Young, William's life, and particularly his marriage to the Countess of Buchan, marks the beginning of the "Comyn century".
    NB. Children are ranked according to either accounts showing a specific rank in the order of Williams children's birth or according to the earliest available date the child was thought to have been born.
    * father Richard Comyn (b.c.1115-1123 d.c.1179); mother Hextilda of Tynedale (aka. Hextilda FitzUchtred or Hextilda FitzWaldeve) (b.1112-1122 d.c. 1149-1189). Hextilda's first husband was Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl, making their son Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl, William Comyn's half-brother.
    o first wife married 1193: Sarah Fitzhugh (aka. Sarah filia Roberti) (b.1155-1160 d.c.1204)
    + 1. Richard (b.c.1190-1194 d.c.1244-1249); married to unknown wife; father of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (b.c.1220 d.c.1277)
    + 2. Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy (b. during or before 1190)
    + 3. Walter, Lord of Badenoch (b.1190 d.c.1258) married Isabella, Countess of Menteith
    + 4. Johanna (aka. Jean) (b.c.1198 d.c.1274); married c.1220: Uilleam I, Earl of Ross (aka. William de Ross) (b.c.1194-1214 d.1274)
    + 5. John Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Angus (d.1242); married (c.1242); Matilda, Countess of Angus (aka. Maud) (b.c.1222, d.1261)
    + 6. David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (d.1247); married Isabel de Valoigne (d.1253)
    o second wife married c.1209-1212: Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan (aka. Margaret Colhan of Buchan) (b.c.1184 d.c.1243-1244)
    + 1. Idonea (aka. Idoine) (b.c.1215-1221); married 1237: Gilbert de Haya of Erroll (aka. Gilbert de la Hay) (d.1262)
    + 2. Alexander, Earl of Buchan (b.c.1217 d.c.1289-1290); married: Elizabetha de Quincy (aka. Isabel) (b.1220 d.1282)
    + 3. William (b.c.1217)
    + 4. Margaret (b.c. 1218-1230); married Sir John de Keith, Marischal of Scotland (b.1212 d.1270)
    + 5. Fergus (b.c.1219-1228 d.); married 1249: unknown wife; father of Margaret Comyn (b.c.1270)
    + 6. Elizabeth (b.c. 1223 d.1267); married: Uilleam, Earl of Mar (d.1281)
    + 7. Agnes (b.c.1225); married 1262: Sir Philip de Meldrum, Justiciar of Scotia (aka. Philip de Fedarg or Philip de Melgarum)
    [edit] Notes
    1. ^ "Scotland". http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
    References
    * Young, Alan, Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1213-1314, (East Linton, 1
    ( ttp://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p390.htm#i7749 )
    from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA
    ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

    William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    William Comyn was one of four sons (and three daughters) of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey. He was Lord of Badenoch and was earl-consort of Buchan.
    William made his fortune in the service of king William I of Scotland fighting the Meic Uilleim in the north. William witnesses no less than 88 charters of the king. William was sheriff of Forfar (1195-1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205-33) and warden of Moray (1211-2). Between 1199 and 1200, William was sent to England to discuss important matters on King William's behalf with the new king, John.
    William was appointed to the prestigious office of Justiciar of Scotia, the most senior royal office in the kingdom, in 1205. Between 1211 and 1212, William, as Warden of Moray (or Guardian of Moray) fought against the insurgency of Gofraid mac Domnaill (of the Meic Uilleim family), who William beheaded in Kincardine in 1213.[1] Upon finally destroying the Meic Uilleim's in 1229, he was given the Lordship of Badenoch and the lands it controlled.
    From an unknown date, William held the title Lord of Kilbride.
    He helped oversee the construction of St Mungo's Cathedral in Glasgow and after his death, Marjory continued his work there.
    Earl of Buchan
    During his period as Warden of Moray, Comyn was so successful, it may have been the reason he received the hand of Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan, sometime between 1209-1212. Her father Fergus, Earl of Buchan, had no male heirs and so in marrying his daughter to William he ensured a suitable line for his titles before his death. Dying sometime around 1214 (perhaps earlier) William took over the management of the mormaerdom (earldom) of Bucham, by right of his wife.
    [edit]Family tree
    William (is believed to have) had six children through his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh and eight through Marjory, Countess of Buchan. The two branches would be associated with the Lordship of Badenoch through his first wife and the Earldom of Buchan through the second. For the historian Alan Young, William's life, and particularly his marriage to the Countess of Buchan, marks the beginning of the "Comyn century".
    NB. Children are ranked according to either accounts showing a specific rank in the order of Williams children's birth or according to the earliest available date the child was thought to have been born.

    father Richard Comyn (b.c.1115-1123 d.c.1179); mother Hextilda of Tynedale (aka. Hextilda FitzUchtred or Hextilda FitzWaldeve) (b.1112-1122 d.c. 1149-1189). Hextilda's first husband was Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl, making their son Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl, William Comyn's half-brother.
    first wife married 1193: Sarah Fitzhugh (aka. Sarah filia Roberti) (b.1155-1160 d.c.1204)
    1. Richard (b.c.1190-1194 d.c.1244-1249); married to unknown wife; father of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (b.c.1220 d.c.1277)
    2. Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy (b. during or before 1190)
    3. Walter, Lord of Badenoch (b.1190 d.c.1258) married Isabella, Countess of Menteith
    4. Johanna (aka. Jean) (b.c.1198 d.c.1274); married c.1220: Uilleam I, Earl of Ross (aka. William de Ross) (b.c.1194-1214 d.1274)
    5. John Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Angus (d.1242); married (c.1242); Matilda, Countess of Angus (aka. Maud) (b.c.1222, d.1261)
    6. David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (d.1247); married Isabel de Valoigne (d.1253)

    second wife married c.1209-1212: Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan (aka. Margaret Colhan of Buchan) (b.c.1184 d.c.1243-1244)
    1. Idonea (aka. Idoine) (b.c.1215-1221); married 1237: Gilbert de Haya of Erroll (aka. Gilbert de la Hay) (d.1262)
    2. Alexander, Earl of Buchan (b.c.1217 d.c.1289-1290); married: Elizabetha de Quincy (aka. Isabel) (b.1220 d.1282)
    3. William (b.c.1217)
    4. Margaret (b.c. 1218-1230); married Sir John de Keith, Marischal of Scotland (b.1212 d.1270)
    5. Fergus (b.c.1219-1228 d.); married 1249: unknown wife; father of Margaret Comyn (b.c.1270)
    6. Elizabeth (b.c. 1223 d.1267); married: Uilleam, Earl of Mar (d.1281)
    7. Agnes (b.c.1225); married 1262: Sir Philip de Meldrum, Justiciar of Scotia (aka. Philip de Fedarg or Philip de Melgarum)
    [edit]Notes
    ^ "Scotland". Retrieved 2007-06-13.
    [edit]References
    Young, Alan, Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1213-1314, (East Linton, 1997)

    1st Earl of Buchan, Justiciar of Scotland (d 1233, 2nd son)
    http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Comyn-4
    Lord William Comyn of Tynedal aka of Badenoch
    Born 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotlandmap Son of Richard Comyn and Hextilda F. (Tynedale) Comyn Brother of Unknown (Atholl) Lundin, Henry (Atholl) of Atholl and Margaret (Comyn) Atholl Husband of Margaret Countess of Buchan (Buchan) Comyn Countess o ? married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Sarah (Fitzhugh) Comyn ? married [date unknown] [location unknown] Father of Richard Comyn, Walter Comyn Lord of Ba, Johanna (Comyn) Ross, Alexander Comyn II Earl of, Margaret (Comyn) Keith and Elizabeth Comyn Died 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotlandmap Profile managers: Jacques Charles Pictet private message [send private message], Katherine Patterson private message [send private message], Ted Williams private message [send private message], David Robinson private message [send private message], Sharon Meeds private message [send private message], and Allan Stuart private message [send private message] Last profile change on 10 January 2014 13:07: Eugene Quigley edited the Biography for Willi


    William married Margaret BUCHAN in 1215 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Fergus 4Th Earl Of BUCHAN) was born in 1184 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before 1244; was buried in 1244 in Old Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Margaret BUCHAN was born in 1184 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (daughter of Fergus 4Th Earl Of BUCHAN); died before 1244; was buried in 1244 in Old Deer Abbey, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GJKT-L8V
    • _UID: ED7309734A2545609E7801121F2CB690AA97
    • Alt. Death: 8 Apr 1244, Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Children:
    1. Idoine COMYN was born about 1215 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; and died.
    2. John COMYN was born about 1216 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1242 in France (Dsp).
    3. Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan was born about 1217 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before 6 Apr 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
    4. Margaret COMYN was born about 1218 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; and died.
    5. 5. Elizabeth COMYN was born about 1223 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1267 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  4. 12.  Iorwerth "Drwyndwn" Ap OWAIN, Prince North Wales was born in 1130 in Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales (son of Owain "Gwyness" King Of GRUFFUDD, King Of Gwynedd and Gwladus Verch LLYWARCH); died in 1174 in Pennant Melangell, Powys, Montgomery, Wales; was buried in 1174 in Pennant Melangell, Powys, Montgomery, Wales.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 9BL9-S7
    • FamilySearch ID: 9ZH7-FWJ
    • TitleOfNobility: ; Prince of Wales
    • Tribe: ; Grffdd ap Cynn
    • Name: Drwyndwn
    • Name: Edward
    • Name: Iorwerth Broken Nose
    • _UID: BC10EE0B59204806872C98B49F318010EB74
    • Cause of Death: 1174; killed in battle at Pennant Melangell in Powys

    Notes:

    Iorwerth Drwyndwn

    However, he did not receive the crown succession, as was the normal tradition, because of his nose defect (his sobriquet 'Trwyndwn' means broken-nosed).[1]

    He was killed in battle at Pennant Melangell, in Powys, during the wars deciding the succession following the death of his father.[2]

    References
    Citations
    Matthew 2004.
    Lloyd 1959, p. 417.
    Sources
    Lloyd, J. E. (1959). The Dictionary of Welsh biography down to 1940. Blackwell (hardcopy).
    Matthew, H. C. G. (23 September 2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: In Association with the British Academy (V31 p.399). OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1.
    Categories: 1174 deathsWelsh royaltyMedieval Welsh killed in battleWelsh people of Irish descent12th-century Welsh peopleHouse of Aberffraw

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    Iorwerth ab Owain Gwynedd (or Iorwerth Drwyndwn meaning "the flat-nosed"),[1] also called Edward (c. 1130? 1174), was the eldest legitimate son of Owain Gwynedd (the king of Gwynedd) and his first wife Gwladys (Gladys) ferch Llywarch. He married Marared ferch Madog. His son, Llywelyn the Great,[1] eventually united the realm and became known as Llywelyn Fawr and is one of Wales's most famous monarchs. Iorwerth received Nant Conwy as his inheritance from his father, Owain Gwynedd.[1] However, he did not receive the crown succession, as was the normal tradition, because of his nose defect (his sobriquet 'Trwyndwn' means broken-nosed).[1]

    Death
    He was killed in battle at Pennant Melangell, in Powys, during the wars deciding the succession following the death of his father.[2]

    References
    Citations
    Matthew 2004.
    Lloyd 1959, p. 417.
    Sources
    Lloyd, J. E. (1959). The Dictionary of Welsh biography down to 1940. Blackwell (hardcopy).
    Matthew, H. C. G. (23 September 2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: In Association with the British Academy (V31 p.399). OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1.
    Categories: 1174 deathsWelsh royaltyMedieval Welsh killed in battleWelsh people of Irish descent12th-century Welsh peopleHouse of Aberffraw


    Iorwerth married Marared Verch MADOG in 1163 in Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales. Marared (daughter of Madog Ap MAREDUDD, King Of Powys and Susanna Verch GRUFFUDD) was born about 1150 in Penmachno, Caernarfonshire, Wales; died in 1198 in Caernarfonshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Marared Verch MADOG was born about 1150 in Penmachno, Caernarfonshire, Wales (daughter of Madog Ap MAREDUDD, King Of Powys and Susanna Verch GRUFFUDD); died in 1198 in Caernarfonshire, Wales.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9CM9-HB5
    • TitleOfNobility: ; Princess of Powys
    • Name: Margred ferch LLYWELYN
    • Name: Margred ferch Madog of Montgomery
    • _UID: 8FF149ADD394490DB8E9FC41AE8BAA8175DF

    Children:
    1. Margaret ferch IORWERTH was born about 1167 in Wales; and died.
    2. Maelgwin ferch IORWERTH was born about 1169 in Wales; and died.
    3. Dafydd ap IORWERTH was born about 1171 in of, Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1203.
    4. 6. Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of Wales was born in 1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesy, Wales; died on 11 Apr 1240 in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales; was buried in Apr 1240 in Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales.