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

Birth Date: 1222

Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jul 1281

Death Location: Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Donnchadh Mar

Mother: Orabillis Nessius

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Comyn

Children(s): Donald Mar

William 5th Earl of Mar was born in 1222 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Donnchadh Duncan Mar And Orabillis Nessius. William 5th Earl of Mar married Elizabeth Comyn, and had children including Donald Earl De Mar. William 5th Earl of Mar passed away in 1281 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William 5th Earl of Mar was born in 1222 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Donnchadh Duncan Mar And Orabillis Nessius.
  • William 5th Earl of Mar married Elizabeth Comyn, and had children including Donald Earl De Mar.
  • William 5th Earl of Mar passed away in 1281 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Mar's Ancestors

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William Mar
1222–1281
Birth Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Donnchadh Duncan Mar
1153–1244
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Orabillis Nessius
1173–1250
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mar's Descendants

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William (5th Earl of) Mar (1222–25 Jul 1281) m. Elizabeth Comyn (1223–1267)
  1. 1. Donald (Earl De) Mar 1243–1297 m. Helen (Elen Verch) Llewelyn 1246–1295
    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
    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–

William Mar's Timeline

4 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1222
    Event Place: Kildrummy Castle, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1222
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1222
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1281
    Event Place: Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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