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William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar 1222–1281 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: circa 1222

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jul 1281

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Duncan Mar

Mother: Orabella Latherisk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Comyn

Children(s): Donald Mar

William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar was born in 1222 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Of Mar 4Th Earl Of Mar And Orabella Latherisk. William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar married Elizabeth Comyn, and had children including Donald De Mar 6Th Earl Of Mar. William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar passed away in 1281 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar was born in 1222 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Of Mar 4Th Earl Of Mar And Orabella Latherisk.
  • William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar married Elizabeth Comyn, and had children including Donald De Mar 6Th Earl Of Mar.
  • William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar passed away in 1281 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Duncan Mar
1158–1244
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Orabella Latherisk
1185–1250
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Comyn
1223–1267
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Donald Mar
1250–1297
Birth Location: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Mar's Ancestors

Self
William Mar
1222–1281
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Duncan of Mar, 4th Earl of Mar
1158–1244
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Orabella Latherisk
1185–1250
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Morggan (mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of) Mar
1115–1182
Scotland
Agnes (d'Harcourt (de) Braose)
1133–1170
Bramber Castle, Bramber, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Gille Mar
1082–1131
Orabile Mar
1090–1115
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mar's Descendants

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William (de Mar, 5th Earl of) Mar (circa 1222–25 Jul 1281) m. Elizabeth Comyn (1223–1267)
  1. 1. Donald (de Mar, 6th Earl of) Mar 1250–1297 m. Elen (ferch) Lleywelyn 1230–1295
    1. 1. Isabella (of Mar, nic) Domhnail 1277–1296 m. Robert (the Bruce, King of Scots) I 1274–1329
      1. 1. Marjorie (Bruce) Stewart 1296–1316 m. Walter (Stewart, 6th High Steward of) Scotland 1293–1326
        1. 1. Robert (Stewart, King of Scots) II 1316–1390 m. Elizabeth (Mure of) Rowallan 1320–1355

William Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1222
circa 1222
Birth of William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1281
25 Jul 1281
Age 59
Death of William de Mar, 5th Earl of Mar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: circa 1222
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1281
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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