Isabella of Mar b. ~ 1277 Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 12 Dec 1296 Manor of Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

1277 - 1296 (~ 19 years)

Name	Isabella of Mar
Birth	~ 1277	Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Death	12 Dec 1296	Manor of Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2]
Burial	Paisley Abbey, Scotland [2]
Person ID	I46858	The Hennessee Family
Last Modified	1 Dec 2016

Father	Domhnall, I, Earl of Mar, b. (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) d. 1297-1302, (Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Mother	Helen of Wales, b. 1246, (Wales) d. Aft 16 Feb 1295, Wales (Age 49 years)
Marriage	Aft 1266 [2, 3]
Family ID	F17190	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Robert the Bruce, I, King of the Scots, b. 11 Jul 1274, Turnberry Castle, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 7 Jun 1329, Manor of Cardross, Scotland (Age 54 years)

Marriage Y [2, 3]

Children

1. Marjorie Bruce, b. 1297, (Ayrshire, Scotland)

d. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

(Age 19 years)

Family ID F17189 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Apr 2023

Event Map

	Birth - ~ 1277 - Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
	Death - 12 Dec 1296 - Manor of Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
	Burial - - Paisley Abbey, Scotland

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Notes

Isabella of Mar (modern Scottish Gaelic: Iseabail) (c. 1277 – 12 December 1296) was the first wife of Robert the Bruce and the grandmother of Robert II of Scotland, founder of the royal House of Stuart. She died before Robert was crowned King of Scots, and never became the Queen.

She was the daughter of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar and Helen (or Ellen) of Wales (1246–1295), the illegitimate daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth ("the Great") Prince of Wales; she had previously been the wife of Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife. Her father was one of the seven guardians of Scotland who believed Robert Bruce to be the rightful King of Scotland. Despite the considerable risks, the Earl of Mar could foresee the advantage of the two families joining in marriage and bearing an heir to the throne, and the marriage of Isabella and Robert was arranged. Mar was the first to sign over the estates of his family to the Bruce.

Isabella was married to Robert at the age of 18 and legend has it that they were much in love. Shortly after their marriage Isabella became pregnant. She had a healthy pregnancy but she died soon after giving birth to a daughter, Marjorie Bruce in 1296. She is buried at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.[2]

Robert married his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, six years later. Isabella's daughter Princess Marjorie (died 1316) married Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and their son became Robert II of Scotland. From him descend the monarchs of the House of Stewart and the later royal families of the United Kingdom. [2]

Sources

[S10060] "Llywelyn the Great" biography, accessed & downloaded Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https://en.wik.
[S10067] "Isabella of Mar" biography, accessed & downloaded Thursday, December 1st, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https://en.wikipe.
[S11448] "Domhnall I, Earl of Mar", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domhnall_I,_Earl_of_Mar, retrieved, recorded & uploa.