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Peerage Record – 460

William, 5th Earl of Mar1

Male, Registry Number #4591, d. from 16 May 1291 to 12 November 1291

Last Edited=28 Dec 2011
     William, 5th Earl of Mar was the son of Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Comyn, daughter of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and Margaret, Countess of Buchan.2 He married, secondly, Muriel of Strathearn, daughter of Malise, 5th Earl of Strathearn.2 He died from 16 May 1291 to 12 November 1291.3 He was also reported to have died in 1281.1
     He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Mar [S., c. 1115] before 7 February 1243/44.1 He was Chamberlain to King Alexander III of the Scots circa 1252.1 He was member of the Council of Regency of Scotland circa 1255.1 He held the office of Chamberlain of Scotalnd between 1262 and 1264.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Dunbartonshire between 1264 and 1266.1

Child of William, 5th Earl of Mar and Elizabeth Comyn

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [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 V, page 576. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume V, page 577.

Elizabeth Comyn1

Female, Registry Number #4592, d. 1267

Last Edited=27 Dec 2011
     Elizabeth Comyn was the daughter of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and Margaret, Countess of Buchan.1 She married William, 5th Earl of Mar, son of Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar.2 She died in 1267.2

Child of Elizabeth Comyn and William, 5th Earl of Mar

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [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 V, page 576. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar1

Male, Registry Number #4593, d. after 7 February 1244

Last Edited=28 Dec 2011
     Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar was the son of Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar and Agnes (?)1 He died after 7 February 1244.1
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Mar [S., c. 1115] before 29 August 1229.1 In 1237 he was witness to the Anglo-Scottish agreement sealed in the autumn 1237.1

Child of Duncan, 4th Earl of Mar

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar1

Male, Registry Number #4594, d. before 30 March 1183

Last Edited=28 Dec 2011
     Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar married Agnes (?)2 He died before 30 March 1183.2
     He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Mar [S., c. 1115] after 1133.2 Before 1152 he was witness to a charter of King David I and his son Henry to Dunfermline.2

Children of Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar and Agnes (?)

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 VIII, page 398. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Agnes (?)1

Female, Registry Number #4595

Last Edited=27 Dec 2011
     Agnes (?) married Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar.1

Children of Agnes (?) and Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

William Comyn, Earl of Buchan1

Male, Registry Number #4596, d. 1233

Last Edited=25 Jul 2012
     William Comyn, Earl of Buchan was the son of Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale and Hextilda (?) He married, firstly, Sarah FitzHugh, daughter of Robert FitzHugh. He married, secondly, Margaret, Countess of Buchan, daughter of Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan, before 1210.1 He died in 1233.1
     He founded the Abbey of Deer in Buchan.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Scotland].1 He gained the title of Earl of Buchan, in right of his wife.1

Children of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and Sarah FitzHugh

Children of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and Margaret, Countess of Buchan

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 II, page 374. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Margaret, Countess of Buchan1

Female, Registry Number #4597, d. between 8 April 1242 and 1244

Last Edited=8 Feb 2018
     Margaret, Countess of Buchan was the daughter of Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan.1 She married, secondly, William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, son of Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale and Hextilda (?), before 1210.1 She died between 8 April 1242 and 1244.1
     She succeeded as the 5th Countess of Buchan [S., c. 1115] before 1199.1 From before 1210, her married name became Comyn.1

Children of Margaret, Countess of Buchan and William Comyn, Earl of Buchan

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 II, page 374. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale

Male, Registry Number #4598, d. after 1177

Last Edited=7 Apr 2008
     Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale married Hextilda (?), daughter of Uchtred FitzWaldeve and Bethoc of Scotland, between 1152 and 1159.1 He died after 1177.
     He gained the title of Lord of Tynedale.

Child of Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale and Hextilda (?)

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 186. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Hextilda (?)

Female, Registry Number #4599

Last Edited=13 Jun 2016
     Hextilda (?) was the daughter of Uchtred FitzWaldeve and Bethoc of Scotland.1 She married, firstly, Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale between 1152 and 1159.2 She married, secondly, Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl, son of Madach, 1st Earl of Atholl and unknown wife (?), between 1164 and 1166.3
     Her married name became Comyn. After her marriage, Hextilda (?) was styled as Countess of Atholl between 1164 and 1166.

Child of Hextilda (?) and Richard Comyn, Lord of Tynedale

Child of Hextilda (?) and Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 181. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 186.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 180.
  4. [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 305. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Uchtred FitzWaldeve

Male, Registry Number #4600

Last Edited=8 Feb 2003
     Uchtred FitzWaldeve married Bethoc of Scotland, daughter of Donald III ‘Donald bane’, King of Scotland.1
     He was also known as Huctred of Tynedale.2 He was also known as Uctred of Tynedale.3 He was also known as Waltheof of Tynedale.3

Child of Uchtred FitzWaldeve and Bethoc of Scotland

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 186. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 181.
  3. [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 304. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

 

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