Countess of Mar Margaret of Mar
- Abt 1391-
Name Margaret of Mar Title Countess of Mar Gender Female Reference Number 188 Died Abt 1391 Person ID I188 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Domhnall II of Mar, b. Abt 1302, Saline, Fife, Scotland , d. 12 Aug 1332, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 30 years) Relationship natural Mother Isabella Stewart, b. Abt 1300, Scotland , d. 1347, Scotland (Age ~ 47 years) Relationship natural Family ID F1536 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Douglas, b. 1327, Scotland , d. May 1384, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 57 years) Children 1. Isabel Douglas, b. Abt 1360, Scotland , d. 1408, Scotland (Age ~ 48 years) [natural] 2. James Douglas, b. Abt 1358, Scotland , d. 14 Aug 1388, Otterburn, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 30 years) [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F753 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Margaret of Mar (died c. 1391) was Countess of Mar, an ancient Earldom in Scotland, in her own right.
She was a daughter of Domhnall II of Mar and after the death of her childless brother Thomas became Countess of Mar. She had married William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, who was succeeded by their son, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Earl of Mar and Garioch in right of his mother, and when he fell, leading the Scots at the battle of Otterburn.
She was succeeded by her daughter, Isabel, who became Countess of Mar, possessed the Lordship of the Garioch, and also became the Countesss of the unentailed lands of the House of Douglas.
- Margaret of Mar (died c. 1391) was Countess of Mar, an ancient Earldom in Scotland, in her own right.