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Princess Egidia STUART, Of Scottland

Princess Egidia STUART, Of Scottland

Female 1368 - 1388  (20 years)

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  1. 1.  Princess Egidia STUART, Of ScottlandPrincess Egidia STUART, Of Scottland was born in 1368 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1388 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried in 1388 in Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LTG9-2SR
    • TitleOfNobility: Scotland; Princess
    • Name: Egidia STEWART
    • Name: Nithsdale Jill Egidia STEWART
    • _UID: 1E2D39059AF047599D2494546183D4DDF1E3

    Notes:

    Egidia is a daughter of Robert II Stewart and Euphemia Ross.[1] She was known for her great beauty, which was so renown that the King of France was said to have offered for her hand and sent an artist to Scotland to paint her likeness. Egidia, however, fell in love with one of the most famous knights in Scotland at that time, Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale, the illegitimate son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of Douglas, by an unknown mistress, and in 1387 she married him.[1][2][3][4] On their marriage, an annuity of ?300 was granted to "Douglas, and the king's daughter, Egidia" and the first of these payments appears in the Exchequer Rolls of 1388.[2]

    There were two children from this marriage:[5]

    William Douglas, Knt. of Nithsdale[1][5]
    Giles Douglas; m(1) c.1407 Henry Sinclair, earl of Orkney;[1][5] m(2) aft. 29 Apr 1418 Alexander Stewart;[1] she succeeded her brother in the territory of Nithsdale[1]
    Sir William Douglas was assassinated (probably) in 1392.[1][2] The date of Egid


    Egidia married Sir William DOUGLAS in 1387 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. William (son of Earl Archibald "The Grim" DOUGLAS and Joan (Jean) DE MORRAY) was born about 1356 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1392 in Pomorskie, Poland; was buried in 1392 in Ayrshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Egidia (Jill) DOUGLAS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1375 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died about 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland; was buried about 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.
    2. 3. Sir William DOUGLAS, Knight, 2nd Lord of Nithsdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1388; died in 1419.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Egidia (Jill) DOUGLASEgidia (Jill) DOUGLAS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Egidia1) was born about 1375 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died about 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland; was buried about 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LRPD-JTK
    • TitleOfNobility: ; Countess of Orkney
    • Name: Jill DOUGLAS
    • _UID: 01DD4444D66C462B9B44534276C7276253E7

    Egidia married Earl Henry SINCLAIR, Of Or on 17 Nov 1407 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Henry (son of Henry SINCLAIR and Jean HALYBURTON) was born on 24 May 1373 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland; died on 1 Feb 1421 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland; was buried in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Beatrice SINCLAIR, Countess of Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1404 in Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; was buried in 1463 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
    2. 5. Katherine SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1405 in Herdmanston, East Lothian, Scotland; died in 1449 in Seton, East Lothian, , Scotland.
    3. 6. William SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1408 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 29 Mar 1484 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Churchyard, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
    4. 7. Elizabeth SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1410 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1462 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    5. 8. Margaret SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1418 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1462 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  2. 3.  Sir William DOUGLAS, Knight, 2nd Lord of NithsdaleSir William DOUGLAS, Knight, 2nd Lord of Nithsdale Descendancy chart to this point (1.Egidia1) was born in 1388; died in 1419.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GNGQ-8PD
    • Name: William DOUGLASS



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Beatrice SINCLAIR, Countess of DouglasBeatrice SINCLAIR, Countess of Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born after 1404 in Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; was buried in 1463 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: K6HS-Q5N


  2. 5.  Katherine SINCLAIRKatherine SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1405 in Herdmanston, East Lothian, Scotland; died in 1449 in Seton, East Lothian, , Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LRG1-VZY


  3. 6.  William SINCLAIRWilliam SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1408 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 29 Mar 1484 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Churchyard, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Clan: ; Clan Sinclair
    • FamilySearch ID: LCCN-H49
    • Name: William SINCLAIR
    • _UID: A16D21FEEAE945E29CD2A7FC7AB46F21F63D
    • MilitaryService: 1436, Scotland; Sinclair was high admiral of Scotland
    • TitleOfNobility: Between 1454 and 1456, Scotland; Chancellor of Scotland
    • TitleOfNobility: 16 Sep 1476, Fife, Scotland; Feudal Baron of Ravenscraig and Dysart

    William married Elizabeth DOUGLAS about 1431 in Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Archibald DOUGLAS, 4th Earl of Douglas and Lady Margaret STEWART) was born in 1401 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1451 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom; was buried in 1451 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Catherine SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1434 in Scotland; died in 1479 in Scotland, United Kingdom.
    2. 10. Baron William SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1435 in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England; died after Jul 1487.
    3. 11. Elizabeth SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1440 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1508 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    William married Marjory SUTHERLAND before 15 Nov 1456. Marjory was born in 1424 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1480 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland; was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral Graveyard, Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Marjory SINCLAIR, Of Orkney  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1455 in Roslin Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1508 in Scotland.
    2. 13. Lady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of Atholl  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1457 in Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1519 in Laighwood Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried on 31 Mar 1518 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. 14. William SINCLAIR, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England; was buried in Sep 1513.
    4. 15. George SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1460 in Roslin, Caithness, Scotland; and died.

  4. 7.  Elizabeth SINCLAIRElizabeth SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1410 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1462 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LVMF-3FR


  5. 8.  Margaret SINCLAIRMargaret SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1418 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1462 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: L19R-X36



Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Catherine SINCLAIRCatherine SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1434 in Scotland; died in 1479 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GNH4-5R2


  2. 10.  Baron William SINCLAIRBaron William SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born about 1435 in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England; died after Jul 1487.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GQPK-RZ6
    • _UID: D957498F9A304AFAB862A213A705354F15DD

    William married Christina LESLIE on 29 Apr 1458. Christina (daughter of George LESLIE and Christian HALYBURTON) was born about 1439 in Rothes, Fifeshire, Scotland; died before 16 Mar 1500. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Baron Henry SINCLAIR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1460; died on 9 Sep 1513.

  3. 11.  Elizabeth SINCLAIRElizabeth SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1440 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1508 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GWDM-HMM


  4. 12.  Marjory SINCLAIR, Of OrkneyMarjory SINCLAIR, Of Orkney Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born about 1455 in Roslin Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1508 in Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: GN6Y-7F9


  5. 13.  Lady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of AthollLady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of Atholl Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born on 19 Apr 1457 in Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1519 in Laighwood Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried on 31 Mar 1518 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LYVL-B5N


  6. 14.  William SINCLAIR, IIWilliam SINCLAIR, II Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England; was buried in Sep 1513.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LTNJ-LGN


  7. 15.  George SINCLAIRGeorge SINCLAIR Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.Egidia2, 1.Egidia1) was born in 1460 in Roslin, Caithness, Scotland; and died.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: G741-3S4
  

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