Countess of Mar Margaret of Mar

Female - Abt 1391


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  • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1332, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabella Stewart,   b. Abt 1300, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1347, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Douglas,   b. 1327, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1384, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Isabel Douglas,   b. Abt 1360, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1408, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)  [natural]
     2. James Douglas,   b. Abt 1358, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1388, Otterburn, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.