Mary of Scotland, Countess of Angus

PRINCESS MARY STEWART

Marriage

Princess Mary Stewart married Sir James Kennedy of Dunure. NRS: GD25/1/28

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

27 January 1405: Charter by King Robert III. to James Kennedy and Mary Stewart his wife (daughter of the King) in liferent, and the heirs male procreate between them, whom failling Alexander, Hugh, John, Thomas and David Kennedies, brothers of the said James Kennedy, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively, whom failling the nearest heirs whatsoever of Sir Gilbert Kennedy, Knight, of the Barony of Dalrymple lying in Kyle-regis; proceeding on the resignation of the said Sir Gilbert Kennedy; To be holden of the King and his successors for services used and wont. Witnesses - Gilbert Bishop of Aberdeen Chancellor of Scotland, Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan Knight, John Stewart brother natural of the King, Hector Macgillane, John Kennedy of Lenzie [Lenzhe], Fergus Kennedy his son, Mr. Malcolm Macdowal [Macdoul] Dean of Kintyre, John Dean of Carrick, William [Joyse] chaplain, John of Dalrympil and John de Craufurd Chaplain to the King. Dated at Dundonald. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments), reference GD25/1/28

NOTES

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996205

Lady MARY Stewart (-after 1458, bur Strathblane).

• m firstly (contract 24 May 1397) GEORGE Douglas 1st Earl of Angus,
  • illegitimate son of WILLIAM Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & his mistress Margaret Ctss of Angus ([1378 or before]-1402).
• m secondly (1404) Sir JAMES Kennedy of Dunure (-killed in battle before 8 Sep 1408).
• Betrothed (Papal dispensation Jul 1409) as his second wife, Sir WILLIAM Cunningham (-[7 Aug 1413/Dec 1415]).
  • There is no clear evidence that this marriage took place[1134].
• m thirdly (13 Nov 1413) as his second wife, Sir WILLIAM Graham of Kincardine,
  • son of Sir PATRICK Graham & his first wife Maud --- (-1424).
  • He may have been created Lord Graham in [1419][1135].
• m fourthly (1425) Sir WILLIAM Edmonton of Duntreath (-1462, bur Strathblane).

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In 1390 Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, married Lady Margaret (d.1451), eldest daughter of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, who later became King Robert III. Of their children:

   * Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, and Wigton, &c., (1390–1439), who succeeded to the earldom.

* Elizabeth (d. c. 1451), who married first John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan, secondly Thomas Mar, son of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, and thirdly William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney (d. 1480).
* William Douglas (b. before 1401)
* James Douglas (d. 17 August 1424)
weblinks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Douglas

grand-daughter of King Robert III of scotland

Given lands of Duntreath castle as wedding gift in 1435

Lady Mary Stewart was the daughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond.

She married by contract, firstly, George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, on 24 May 1397.1

She married, secondly, Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, younger, son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, circa 1404.1 She and Sir William Cunningham were engaged in July 1409.1 S

he married, thirdly, Sir William Graham on 13 November 1413.1

She married, fourthly, Sir William Edmondstone of Culloden, son of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, in 1425.3 She died circa 1458.3 She was buried at Strathbane Church, Scotland.3

    Lady Mary Stewart gained the title of Princess Mary of Scotland.4 As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Stewart was styled as Countess of Angus after 24 May 1397. From after 24 May 1397, her married name became Douglas. From circa 1404, her married name became Kennedy. From 13 November 1413, her married name became Graham. From 1425, her married name became Edmonstone.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son William Edmonston by SmartCopy: Sep 3 2015, 5:28:36 UTC

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Mary Stuart Edmonstone

Birth: 1380 Death: 1458

Princess of Scotland. Mary Stuart/Stewart was born in Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the daughter of King Robert III of Scotland and Annabella Drummond. She married 1st Sir George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus the son of Sir William Douglas Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart Countess of Angus, at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, on May 24, 1397 and had issue. She married 2nd Sir James Kennedy of Dunure in 1404. She married 3rd William, 1st Lord Graham in 1413 and had issue. She married 4th in 1425 Sir William Edmonstone of Duntreath and had issue.

Family links:

Parents:

 Robert Stewart, King of Scots (1337 - 1406)

 Annabella Drummond (1350 - 1401)

Spouses:

 George Douglas (1378 - 1402)

 William Graham (1376 - 1424)

 James Kennedy (1376 - 1437)

 William Edmonstone (1390 - 1460)

Children:

 Gilbert Kennedy (____ - 1489)*

 William Douglas (1399 - 1437)*

Siblings:

 Margaret Stewart Douglas*

 Mary Stuart Edmonstone (1380 - 1458)

 James King of Scots (1394 - 1437)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Strathblane Church Stathblane Stirling, Scotland

Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15201601

Lady Mary Stewart1,2 F, #105322, b. between 1378 and 1396, d. circa 1458 Last Edited=17 Jun 2016 Consanguinity Index=0.09%

    Lady Mary Stewart was born between 1378 and 1396. She was the daughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond.2 She married by contract, firstly, George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, on 24 May 1397.1 She married, secondly, Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, younger, son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, in 1405.1,3 She and Sir William Cunningham were engaged in July 1409.1 She married, thirdly, Sir William Graham of Kincardine, son of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine and of Dundaff and Matilda (?), on 13 November 1413.1 She married, fourthly, Sir William Edmondstone, 1st of Duntreath, son of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd of Edmonstone and Janet Shaw, in 1425.4 She died circa 1458.4 She was buried at Strathbane Church, Scotland.4

    She gained the title of Princess Mary of Scotland.5 As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Stewart was styled as Countess of Angus after 24 May 1397. From after 24 May 1397, her married name became Douglas. From 1405, her married name became Kennedy. From 13 November 1413, her married name became Graham. From 1425, her married name became Edmonstone. Children of Lady Mary Stewart and Sir William Graham of Kincardine

Robert Graham+1

   Patrick Graham1 d. 1478

   William Graham6

   Walter Graham6

Children of Lady Mary Stewart and Sir William Edmondstone, 1st of Duntreath

   Sir William Edmonstone, 2nd of Duntreath+7

   Mary Edmondstone+8

Children of Lady Mary Stewart and George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus

   Lady Elizabeth Douglas+1

   William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus+1 b. c 1398, d. Oct 1437

Children of Lady Mary Stewart and Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, younger

   Sir John Kennedy1 d. a 1434

   Mary Kennedy+9

   Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy+1 b. c 1406, d. a 6 Mar 1478/79

   James Kennedy1 b. 1405/6, d. Jul 1465

Citations

   [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 228. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

   [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 154. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

   [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume IX, page 2. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

   [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 229.

   [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 121.

   [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2752. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

   [S37] BP2003. [S37]

   [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

   [S157] Sir Andrew, of Lochnaw Agnew, The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway (n.n.: n.n., 1893), page 271. Hereinafter cited as The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway.

Sources: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10533.htm

Genealogical Account of the Family of Duntreath of Edmonstone, p. 30

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