Earl Donald Of MAR, Sir Knight

Abt 1243 - Aft 1297  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Donald Of MAR  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Earl
  Suffix	Sir Knight
  Birth	Abt 1243	Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	GVSM-C5F
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GVSM-C5F
  _UID	F2B6359C243345ABBCAE26C526729DB3FD6C
  Death	Aft 25 Jul 1297	Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  Person ID	I338	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	William 5Th Earl De MAR, Sir,   b. 1222, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 25 Jul 1281, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth COMYN,   b. Abt 1223, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1267, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	1st Wife   [3]
  Family ID	F5941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Verch LLEWELYN,   b. Abt 1234, Caernarvonshire, Walesey, Wales d. Aft Feb 1294-1295, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1269	2ND Husband   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret (Marjory Or Mary) De MAR,   b. Abt 1270, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 24 Jul 1326, Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland (Age ~ 56 years)   2. Gratney 7Th Earl De MAR, Sir,   b. Abt 1272, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef Sep 1305 (Age ~ 33 years)   3. Isabel (Matilda) De MAR,   b. 11 Jul 1277, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 12 Dec 1296, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• 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] Click here for Photo of Kildrummy Castle (use browser back arrow to return)

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, 41-5, 41b-5 (Reliability: 3). [S289] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles M o s l e y Editor-in-Chief, 1999, 2770, 26 May 2003. (Reliability: 3). [S289] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles M o s l e y Editor-in-Chief, 1999, 1853, 26 May 2003. (Reliability: 3). [S845] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999, 252-30 (Reliability: 3). [S63] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000, III:57 (Reliability: 3).