Gratney de Mar mac Domhnaill

• Preferred Name: Gratney de Mar mac Domhnaill^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: Gartnait MacDomhnaill Earl of Mar
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Mormaer or Mar, Earl of Mar (7th or 8th depending on source)
  
• FSID: LB29-ZGT
  
• Death: SEP 1305 in Kildrummy Castle, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  
• Birth: 1272 in Kildrummy Castle, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Burial: 1305 in Scotland
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Gartnait of Mar, Earl of Mar-Gartnait mac Domhnall, 8th Mormaer (or Earl) of Mar, was a Scottish noble during the first War of Scottish Independence (1296-1328). His name is sometimes rendered as Gartney or Gratney. A son of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar, and his wife, Elen ferch Llywelyn, Gartnait of Mar died in about 1305.
  
  «b»Support for Edward I, King of England«/b»
  During the Scottish war against King Edward I of England, Andrew Moray, son of Sir Andrew Moray of Petty, took action in the Highlands in 1297, besieging Urquhart Castle near Inverness, which was under the control of the English constable, Sir William FitzWarin. Moray failed in this attempt but moved on to Moray and Aberdeenshire. In response, Edward sent three Scottish nobles deemed favorable to him at the time to quell this rebellion, Henry le Chen, Bishop of Aberdeen; John Comyn, Earl of Buchan; and Gartnait of Mar, whose father had just been released from the Tower of London and was under oath to support King Edward.
  
  These three, along with Euphemia, Countess of Ross, engaged Moray near the River Spey on 17 July but, instead of apprehending him, allowed him to withdraw without pursuit. To explain themselves, they sent a letter to King Edward on 25 July, saying they had encountered "Andrew de Moray with a great body of rogues. . . and the aforesaid rogues betook themselves into a very great stronghold of bog and wood where no horseman could be of service." To provide the king with details, the three sent Andrew de Rait with a letter of credence. Along the way, Rait met with Hugh de Cressingham, treasurer of the English administration in Scotland, and showed him the letter. Cressingham, however, seems not to have placed much confidence in the veracity of the letter and, on 5 August, told Edward "to give little weight to it, for it is false in many points and obscure, as will be well known hereafter, I fear." Cressingham had the right of it, as Moray joined forces with Sir William Wallace and continued the struggle against the English king.
  
  «b»Earldom«/b»
  Gartnait's father, the 7th earl of Mar, died at Kildrummy Castle on 25 July 1297, the same day on which Chen's letter to Edward was composed. The exact date on which Gartnait succeeded his father as earl of Mar is unknown, but it has been argued that this may have occurred soon after Gartnait's mission in the north against Moray. There is no surviving document mentioning Gartnait as earl of Mar during his lifetime, but writs composed after his death refer to him thus.
  
  «b»Family«/b»
  Though the wife of Gartnait of Mar has historically been identified as Christina Bruce, sister of Robert the Bruce, it is now argued that Mar married not Christina, but an elder sister of Robert.
  
  «b»Mar and his wife were the parents of three children:«/b»
  1.) Margaret of Mar (1270-1326), who married Malise Stewart
  
  2.) Helen of Mar, who married, first, Sir John Menteith, Lord of Arran, and, secondly, Sir James Garioch
  
  3.) Domhnhall, 9th Earl of Mar (d. 12 August 1332)
  
  «b»Death«/b»
  The date of the death of Gartnait, earl of Mar, is not certain. However, since Robert the Bruce as earl of Carrick was holding Kildrummy Castle in 1305, it has been suggested that Mar died before then and that Carrick was, at that time, the guardian of his nephew, the Earl's heir.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#EllenMarMJohnMenteith as of 12/9/2018
  
  GRATNEY (-before Sep 1305). He succeeded his father in 1297 as Earl of Mar.
  
  m (1292 or aft
  
  === Title (Nobility) note ===
  Seventh Earl of Mar
  
  === !#21-v5-p104fn(a); #240-v9-p254; ===
  !#21-v5-p104fn(a); #240-v9-p254;
  
  === Ancestral File Number: 9G46-92 ===
  Ancestral File Number: 9G46-92
  
  === Birth note ===
  Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar.
  
  === Gartnait of Mar ===
  The 8th known Mormaer of Mar, ruling from around 1301, perhaps as early as 1297, until his death in 1305.
  
  === !11th Earl of Marr. [Magna Charta Barons ===
  !11th Earl of Marr. [Magna Charta Barons, p. 142] BURR LINE - 20thggrandfather !1st husband of Lady Christian Bruce. [The Bruces and theCumyns, p. 517] 7th Earl of Mar; bro of Margaret who m. John Strabolgi;bro. of Isabel who m. Robert the Bruce. [Charlemagne, Alfred the Great,and Other Ancestors, Chart 2503] m. Christina Bruce; father of: 1. Donaldwho m. Isobel Stewart 2. Ellen who m. John Menteith [Carrie Holbrook Sonof Donald Earl de Mar and Elen de Wales; m. Christina de Bruce; father ofDonald Earl de Mar who m. Isabel Stewart. [Michael Rugg d. 1305; son ofDonald Mar and Helen/Ellen verch Llewelyn; m. Christina Bruce; father of:1. Margaret Ellen Mar who m. John Menteith 2. David Stewart who m.Christina Bruce 3. Donald Mar who m. Isabel Stewart 4. Helen of Mar whom. John Menteith [Richard Hodgson m. Christina de Bruce; father ofMargaret who m. William Douglas. [Bob Furtaw b. 1272, d. bef 1305; son ofDonald of Mar and Ellen/Helen verch Llewelyn; m. Christina Bruce; fatherof: 1. Margaret who m. William Douglas 2. Helen who m. John Mentieth 3.Donald who m. Isabel Stewart [C Trier
  
  === Relationship to N. G. Utting note ===
  Twentieth Great Grandfather : Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Grandfather

1. Elyne de Mar, b. ABT 1292 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland     d. 1342 in Scotland

1. Domhnall Earl of Mar II, b. 1293 in Saline, Fife, Scotland     d. 11 AUG 1332 in Battle of Dupplin Moor, Dupplin Moor, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
2. Elyne de Mar, b. ABT 1292 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland     d. 1342 in Scotland

1. Title: Wikipedia, "Gartnait, Earl of Mar"
   Author: Wikipedia.org.
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartnait%2C_Earl_of_Mar;
   Note: Gartnait of Mar, Earl of Mar – Gartnait mac Domhnall, 8th Mormaer (or Earl) of Mar, was a Scottish noble during the first War of Scottish Independence (1296–1328). His name is sometimes rendered as Gartney or Gratney. A son of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar, and his wife, Elen ferch Llywelyn, Gartnait of Mar died in about 1305. Contents 1 Support for Edward I, King of England 2 Earldom 3 Family 4 Death 5 External links 6 Notes Support for Edward I, King of England During the Scottish war against King Edward I of England, Andrew Moray, son of Sir Andrew Moray of Petty, took action in the Highlands in 1297, besieging Urquhart Castle near Inverness, which was under the control of the English constable, Sir William FitzWarin. Moray failed in this attempt but moved on to Moray and Aberdeenshire. In response, Edward sent three Scottish nobles deemed favorable to him at the time to quell this rebellion—Henry le Chen, Bishop of Aberdeen; John Comyn, Earl of Buchan; and Gartnait of Mar, whose father had just been released from the Tower of London and was under oath to support King Edward.[1][2] These three, along with Euphemia, Countess of Ross, engaged Moray near the River Spey on 17 July but, instead of apprehending him, allowed him to withdraw without pursuit. To explain themselves, they sent a letter to King Edward on 25 July, saying they had encountered “Andrew de Moray with a great body of rogues. . . and the aforesaid rogues betook themselves into a very great stronghold of bog and wood where no horseman could be of service.” To provide the king with details, the three sent Andrew de Rait with a letter of credence. Along the way, Rait met with Hugh de Cressingham, treasurer of the English administration in Scotland, and showed him the letter. Cressingham, however, seems not to have placed much confidence in the veracity of the letter and, on 5 August, told Edward “to give little weight to it, for it is false in many points and obscure, as will be well known hereafter, I fear.”[3][4] Cressingham had the right of it, as Moray joined forces with Sir William Wallace and continued the struggle against the English king. Earldom Gartnait’s father, the 7th earl of Mar, died at Kildrummy Castle on 25 July 1297, the same day on which Chen’s letter to Edward was composed. The exact date on which Gartnait succeeded his father as earl of Mar is unknown, but it has been argued that this may have occurred soon after Gartnait’s mission in the north against Moray. There is no surviving document mentioning Gartnait as earl of Mar during his lifetime, but writs composed after his death refer to him thus.[5] Family Though the wife of Gartnait of Mar has historically been identified as Christina Bruce, sister of Robert the Bruce, it is now argued that Mar married not Christina, but an elder sister of Robert.[6] Mar and his wife were the parents of two children: Helen of Mar, who married, first, Sir John Menteith, Lord of Arran, and, secondly, Sir James Garioch Domhnhall, 9th Earl of Mar (d. 12 August 1332) Death The date of the death of Gartnait, earl of Mar, is not certain. However, since Robert the Bruce as earl of Carrick was holding Kildrummy Castle in 1305, it has been suggested that Mar died before then and that Carrick was, at that time, the guardian of his nephew, the Earl’s heir.[7]
   
2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Gratney Stewart - Published information: birth-name: Gratney Stewart
   Note: Published information: birth-name: Gratney Stewart Published information: male Published information: birth: 1262; Scotland Published information: death: September 1305; Scotland
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3246349899
   
3. Title: THe Medieval Lands Project, "GRATNEY (of Mar)"
   Author: fmg.org
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#GratneyMardied1305;
   Note: 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]. Earl Gratney & his wife had two children: (Donald and Ellen).
   
4. Title: foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Note: 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"[479]. She married secondly Christopher Seton, and thirdly (dispensation 20 Sep 1326, Cambuskenneth 1326) Andrew Moray of Bothwell. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon records the marriage of "Andreas de Moravia" and "dominam Christianam sororem…regis" at Cambuskenneth in 1326[480]. 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[481]. 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"[482]. Earl Gratney & his wife had two children: a) DONALD (-killed in battle Duplin 12 Aug 1332). b) ELLEN of Mar .