Sir William Douglas1

M, #107891, b. before 1326, d. August 1353
Sir William Douglas|b. b 1326\nd. Aug 1353|p10790.htm#i107891|Sir James Douglas|b. b 1311|p10920.htm#i109191||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=27 Nov 2003
     Sir William Douglas was born before 1326.1 He was the son of Sir James Douglas.1 He married, firstly, Margaret Graham after 1345.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth (?).1 He was murdered in August 1353 by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, without male issue.1
     Sir William Douglas also went by the nick-name of 'the Flower of Chivalry'.1 He was created 1st Earl of Atholl [Scotland] on 18 July 1341.1 He abdicated as Earl of Atholl after July 1341.1 On 3 November 1351 he entailed his lands of Liddesdale on the sons of his brother, John Douglas.1

Citations

  1. [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 310. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Margaret Bruce1

F, #107892
Margaret Bruce||p10790.htm#i107892|Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|Sir Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale|b. 1210\nd. 31 Mar 1295|p10248.htm#i102474|Isabella de Clare|b. 2 Nov 1226\nd. a 10 Jul 1264|p10248.htm#i102475|Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick|b. c 1202\nd. 1256|p10462.htm#i104611|Margaret Stewart|b. c 1206|p10785.htm#i107849|

Last Edited=11 May 2008
     Margaret Bruce was the daughter of Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick.1 She married Sir William de Carlyle.1
     Margaret Bruce was also known as Margaret de Brus.

Children of Margaret Bruce and Sir William de Carlyle

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Sir William de Carlyle1

M, #107893, b. before 1312, d. before 1329

Last Edited=3 Oct 2003
     Sir William de Carlyle was born before 1312. He married Margaret Bruce, daughter of Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick.1 He died before 1329.1

Children of Sir William de Carlyle and Margaret Bruce

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

William de Carlyle1

M, #107894, d. 1347
William de Carlyle|d. 1347|p10790.htm#i107894|Sir William de Carlyle|b. b 1312\nd. b 1329|p10790.htm#i107893|Margaret Bruce||p10790.htm#i107892|||||||Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     William de Carlyle was the son of Sir William de Carlyle and Margaret Bruce.1 He died in 1347.1
     William de Carlyle was invested as a Knight.1

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

John de Carlyle1

M, #107895, d. 1347
John de Carlyle|d. 1347|p10790.htm#i107895|Sir William de Carlyle|b. b 1312\nd. b 1329|p10790.htm#i107893|Margaret Bruce||p10790.htm#i107892|||||||Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     John de Carlyle was the son of Sir William de Carlyle and Margaret Bruce.1 He died in 1347.1
     John de Carlyle was invested as a Knight.1

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Matilda Bruce1

F, #107896, d. between 1323 and 1329
Matilda Bruce|d. bt 1323 - 1329|p10790.htm#i107896|Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|Sir Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale|b. 1210\nd. 31 Mar 1295|p10248.htm#i102474|Isabella de Clare|b. 2 Nov 1226\nd. a 10 Jul 1264|p10248.htm#i102475|Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick|b. c 1202\nd. 1256|p10462.htm#i104611|Margaret Stewart|b. c 1206|p10785.htm#i107849|

Last Edited=11 May 2008
     Matilda Bruce was the daughter of Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick.1 She married Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross, son of William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross and Euphemia (?), circa 1308.1 She died between 1323 and 1329.2 She was buried at Fearn, Scotland.2
     Matilda Bruce was also known as Matilda de Brus.

Children of Matilda Bruce and Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 209.

Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross1

M, #107897, d. 19 July 1333
Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross|d. 19 Jul 1333|p10790.htm#i107897|William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross|d. 28 Jan 1323|p467.htm#i4668|Euphemia (?)||p467.htm#i4669|William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross|d. May 1274|p467.htm#i4670|Joan Comyn||p468.htm#i4671|||||||

Last Edited=25 Jun 2006
     Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross was the son of William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross and Euphemia (?). He married, firstly, Matilda Bruce, daughter of Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick, circa 1308.2 He married, secondly, Margaret Graham, daughter of Sir David Graham, before 29 November 1329.3 He married, thirdly, Jean Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Alice Erskine.4 He died on 19 July 1333.
     Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross gained the title of 4th Earl of Ross.1

Children of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Matilda Bruce

Child of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Margaret Graham

Citations

  1. [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 XI, page 144. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 208. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 145.
  4. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 214.
  5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 209.
  6. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 223.

Matilda de Ross1

F, #107898, d. after 1350
Matilda de Ross|d. a 1350|p10790.htm#i107898|Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross|d. 19 Jul 1333|p10790.htm#i107897|Matilda Bruce|d. bt 1323 - 1329|p10790.htm#i107896|William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross|d. 28 Jan 1323|p467.htm#i4668|Euphemia (?)||p467.htm#i4669|Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|

Last Edited=3 Jul 2006
     Matilda de Ross was the daughter of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Matilda Bruce.1 She married Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn, son of Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn and Agnes (?), between 1325 and 1328.2,3 She died after 1350.1
     Matilda de Ross was also known as Marjory.3 She was also known as Mary.2

Children of Matilda de Ross and Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 642. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 133. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn1

M, #107899, b. circa 1290, d. between 1344 and 1357
Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn|b. c 1290\nd. bt 1344 - 1357|p10790.htm#i107899|Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn|b. bt 1275 - 1280\nd. b 1329|p10919.htm#i109189|Agnes (?)|d. a 1311|p19799.htm#i197986|||||||||||||

Last Edited=3 Jul 2006
     Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn was born circa 1290.3 He was the son of Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn and Agnes (?).2,3 He married, firstly, Mary (?) before 1320.3 He married, secondly, Matilda de Ross, daughter of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Matilda Bruce, between 1325 and 1328.3,4 He died between 1344 and 1357, without male issue.5
     Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn succeeded to the title of Earl of Caithness between 1320 and 1329.2 He gained the title of 8th Earl of Strathearn between 1323 and 1329.1,2 In 1331 he seems to have enjoyed revenues of a quarter of the Earldom of Caithness.3 In 1332 he was attainted and his honours forfeited.3 He gained the title of Earl of Orkney before 1334.3

Child of Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn and Mary (?)

Children of Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn and Matilda de Ross

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  2. [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 XII/1, page 385. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 642. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 133. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 476.
  6. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  7. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 153.

William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross1

M, #107900, d. 1372
William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross|d. 1372|p10790.htm#i107900|Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross|d. 19 Jul 1333|p10790.htm#i107897|Matilda Bruce|d. bt 1323 - 1329|p10790.htm#i107896|William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross|d. 28 Jan 1323|p467.htm#i4668|Euphemia (?)||p467.htm#i4669|Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus|b. Jul 1243\nd. b 4 Apr 1304|p10776.htm#i107755|Margaret, Countess of Carrick|d. b 9 Nov 1292|p10248.htm#i102473|

Last Edited=11 May 2008
     William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross was the son of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Matilda Bruce.1 He married Mary Macdonald, daughter of Angus 'Oig' Macdonald, Lord of the Isles and Agnes O'Cathan.1 He died in 1372.1
     William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross gained the title of 5th Earl of Ross.1

Child of William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross

Child of William de Ross, 5th Earl of Ross and Mary Macdonald

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 207.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 221.