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Margaret de Mar
- Preferred Name: Margaret de Mar[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- Alternate Name: Margaret of Mar Countess of Atholl
- Alternate Name: Marjory Margaret Stewart
- Alternate Name: Sutherland
- Alternate Name: de Mar
- Alternate Name: Margaret of Mar
- Gender: F
- Burial: BEF 24 JUL 1326
- Death: 24 JUL 1326 in Dunrobin Castle,Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland at LATI: N7.973 LONG: E3.9771
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Countess of Atholl, Countess of Sutherland with note: Medieval Lands.
- After her marriage, Margaret of Mar was styled as Countess of Atholl: 6 AUG 1270 with note: GEDCOM data
- FSID: L87D-45X
- Birth: MAR 1270 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland at LATI: N7.2333 LONG: E2.8667
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Margaret of Mar, was the daughter of Domhnall I, 6th Earl of Mar and Helen verch Llewellyn, a daughter of Llewelyn the Great. Therefore a granddaughter of the King of Wales. Marjorie’s sister, Isabella of Mar, was the first wife of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland).
Marjorie married (1) John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl who was executed by the English in London on 7 November 1306. (2) Kenneth de Moravia who died 19 July 1333, the 4th Earl of Sutherland and chief of Clan Sutherland.
Together they had 3 children:
- William, 5th Earl of Sutherland.
- Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus, the surname being now fully adopted, ancestor of the Sutherlands, Lords Duffus.
- Eustachia, married Gilbert Moray, son and heir of Reginald Moray of Culbin.
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Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
MARGARET of Mar (-after 1306). A charter dated 3 Sep 1296 records petitions to King Edward I by women whose estates had been seized in Scotland, including an order of restoration of property to "la contesse de Atheles"[496]. "Gilbertus de Haia constabularius Scotie" confirmed donations to Cupar abbey, including the donation made by "Mariore comitisse Atholie, relicte quondam Johannis comitis Atholie et confirmatione David filii sui primogeniti et heredis", by charter dated 5 Oct 1309[497]. m JOHN of Strathbogie Earl of Atholl, son of DAVID of Strathbogie Earl of Atholl & his second wife Isabel of Chilham (-executed London 7 Nov 1306). [Medieval Lands.]
Mary (or Marjorie) of Mar, the widow of John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl who was executed by the English in London on 7 November 1306. She was the daughter of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar and Helen verch Llewellyn, a daughter of Llewelyn the Great. Mary’s sister, Isabella of Mar, was the first wife of Robert the Bruce (Robert I, King of Scotland).
=== Line 1436 from GEDCOM File not recogniza ===
Line 1436 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
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NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not th ===
NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not the same as Isabell (Matilda) Of /MAR/ 1278-1320, PAF ID {b3d61681-dd07-4f90-b9dc-e88921a77c31}
=== Ancestral File Number: 83TP-S3 ===
Ancestral File Number: 83TP-S3
=== FN #83TPS3; ^bornL1> Kildrummy Castle; ===
FN #83TPS3; ^bornL1> Kildrummy Castle;
=== Line 2827 from GEDCOM File not recogniz ===
Line 2827 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] Line 3102 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL]
=== !Name, birthdate and birthplace and marr ===
!Name, birthdate and birthplace and marriage info and LDS Ordinance Data: 1994
IGI ver 3.04
=== ?? Line 2629: (New PAF RIN=215) 1 TITL ===
?? Line 2629: (New PAF RIN=215) 1 TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL]
=== Line 751 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
Line 751 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] Line 662 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL]
=== Line 876 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
Line 876 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 876 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 67 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Name Suffix: [Countess Of Atholl] ===
Name Suffix: [Countess Of Atholl] Ancestral File Number: B3C6-5C
=== AFN: B3C6-5C ===
AFN: B3C6-5C
=== Line 399 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
Line 399 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF ATHOLL]
=== Is she Margaret Mar the daughter of Patr ===
Is she Margaret Mar the daughter of Patrick Earl of Mar per Rutland p. 181.
=== Margaret, daughter of 6th Earl of Mar. ===
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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=== !#21-v1-p306; FN #B3C65C; ===
!#21-v1-p306; FN #B3C65C;
=== Ancestral File Number: FKP2-QT ===
Ancestral File Number: FKP2-QT
=== AFN: HRCR-Q6 ===
AFN: HRCR-Q6
=== Nickname: SISTER-IN-LAW OF ROBERT ===
Nickname: SISTER-IN-LAW OF ROBERT THE BRUC
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== !#189-v7-p496; #240-v8-p594; !ASSUMPTION ===
!#189-v7-p496; #240-v8-p594; !ASSUMPTION> sources do not indicate which David, Earl of Atholl is her father, dating seems to indicate David, 9th Earl of Atholl, have placed as dau of said David for recording purposes;
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== 1st Marriage - John Strathbogie,1289 (A ===
1st Marriage - John Strathbogie,1289 (Age 19), Mar, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
2nd Marriage - Kenneth Sutherland, 1306 (Age 36)
=== Margaret, daughter of 6th Earl of Mar. ===
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]
=== Name Suffix: Countess Ancestral Fi ===
Name Suffix: Countess Ancestral File Number: B3C6-5C
=== !#21-v !#189-v ===
!#21-v !#189-v
Preferred Parents:
Father: Domhnall de Mar - 6th Earl of Mar I, b. MAR 1243 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 25 JUL 1297 in Castle Kildrummy, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother: Elen ferch Llywelyn 'The Younger', b. 1230 in Cantref, Breconshire, Wales d. 14 FEB 1295 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Family 1: Kenneth Sutherland 4th Earl of Sutherland, b. in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 27 JUL 1333 in Battle of Halidon Hill, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
- William de Moravia 5th Earl of Sutherland, b. ABT 1310 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland d. 27 FEB 1370 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Family 2: Maol Cholium Malcolm Mormaer, b. 1270 in Scotland d. 19 JUL 1333 in Scotland
Family 3: John De Strathbogie 9th Earl of Atholl, b. 1266 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 7 NOV 1306 in London, Middlesex, England
Sources:
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Margaret DE STRATHBOGIE -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244051500
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3243695014
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Source 5 (please edit title)
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2644080679
- Title: Book - Plantagent Ancestry
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222799
- Title: The Medieval Lands Project, "MARGARET of Mar"
Author: fmg.ac
Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#MargaretMarMJohnStrathbogieAtholl;
Note: MARGARET of Mar (-after 1306). A charter dated 3 Sep 1296 records petitions to King Edward I by women whose estates had been seized in Scotland, including an order of restoration of property to "la contesse de Atheles"[496]. "Gilbertus de Haia constabularius Scotie" confirmed donations to Cupar abbey, including the donation made by "Mariore comitisse Atholie, relicte quondam Johannis comitis Atholie et confirmatione David filii sui primogeniti et heredis", by charter dated 5 Oct 1309[497]. m JOHN of Strathbogie Earl of Atholl, son of DAVID of Strathbogie Earl of Atholl & his second wife Isabel of Chilham (-executed London 7 Nov 1306).
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998 Repository: Family History Library 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2824422833
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Margaret DE STRATHBOGIE -
Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222799
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222795
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/31781145;
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Majory Mar -
Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2941801618
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