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Donald Earl De Mar 1243–1297 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1243

Birth Location: Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland

Death Date: Jul 1297

Death Location: Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Mar

Mother: Elizabeth Comyn

Spouse(s): Helen Llewelyn

Children(s): Matlda Mar, Gartnait Mar, Margaret Demar, Duncan Mar, Alexander Mar

Donald Earl De Mar was born in 1243 in Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland, the child of William 5Th Earl Of Mar And Elizabeth Comyn. Donald Earl De Mar married Helen Elen Verch Llewelyn, and had children including Alexander Of Mar, Duncan Of Mar, Gartnait Gartnait Mac Domhnaill Earl Of Mar, Margaret Demar, Matlda Isabella Queen Of Scots Mar. Donald Earl De Mar passed away in 1297 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Donald Earl De Mar was born in 1243 in Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland, the child of William 5Th Earl Of Mar And Elizabeth Comyn.
  • Donald Earl De Mar married Helen Elen Verch Llewelyn, and had children including Alexander Of Mar, Duncan Of Mar, Gartnait Gartnait Mac Domhnaill Earl Of Mar, Margaret Demar, Matlda Isabella Queen Of Scots Mar.
  • Donald Earl De Mar passed away in 1297 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Mar's Ancestors

Self
Donald Mar
1243–1297
Birth Place: Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland
Parents
William 5th Earl of Mar
1222–1281
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Comyn
1223–1267
Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Donnchadh (Duncan) Mar
1153–1244
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Orabillis Nessius
1173–1250
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William (Comyn Lord Of Badenoch 1st Earl Of Buchan Justiciar Of) Scotland
1158–1233
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret ("Heiress of Colhan Countess" of) Buchan
1185–1244
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115–1177
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
2nd-Great-Grandparents
End Tynedale
1096–1152
Bethoc
1098–1160

Donald Mar's Descendants

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Donald (Earl De) Mar (1243–Jul 1297) m. Helen (Elen Verch) Llewelyn (1246–14 Feb 1295)
  1. 1. Matlda (Isabella Queen of Scots) Mar 1277–1296 m. Robert Bruce 1274–1329
    1. 1. Marjorie Bruce 1296–1316 m. Walter (Stewart, 6th High Steward Of) Scotland 1292–1326
      1. 1. Robert (Stewart) II 1316–1390 m. Elizabeth (Strathearn) Mure 1315–1355
        1. 1. King (of Scotland Robert Stewart) III 1337–1406 m. Annabella (Drummond, Queen Consort Of) Scotland 1350–1401
        2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1352–1405
        3. 3. Princess (Katherine) Stewart 1352–1446
        4. 4. John Stewart 1332–1425
        5. 5. Margaret (of) Scotland 1334–
  2. 2. Gartnait (Gartnait Mac Domhnaill Earl Of) Mar 1272–1305
  3. 3. Margaret Demar 1270–1326
  4. 4. Duncan (of) Mar 1274–
  5. 5. Alexander (of) Mar 1276–

Donald Mar's Timeline

7 Records

1243
Mar 1243
Birth of Donald Earl De Mar in Castle Kildrummie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Castle Kildrummie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1243
1243
Birth of Donald Earl De Mar in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1243
1243
Birth of Donald Earl De Mar in Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland
Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland
1297
25 Jul 1297
Age 54
Death of Donald Earl De Mar in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1297
15 Jul 1297
Age 54
Death of Donald Earl De Mar in Scotland
Scotland
1297
15 Jul 1297
Age 54
Death of Donald Earl De Mar in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1297
Jul 1297
Age 54
Death of Donald Earl De Mar in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1243
    Event Place: Castle Kildrummie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1243
    Event Place: Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1243
    Event Place: Mar Castle Cary, Saline, County Forfar, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1297
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1297
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1297
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1297
    Event Place: Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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