Forbhlaith, Countess Of Atholl
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Forbhlaith (written also as ''Forflissa'', ''Ferelith'', ''Fernelith'' or ''Forueleth'') was the latter of two heiresses of
Atholl Atholl or Athole ( gd, Athall; Old Gaelic ''Athfhotla'') is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in anti-clockwise order, from Northeast) Marr, Badenoch, Lochaber, Breadalbane, Strathearn, Perth, and Gowrie. H ...
, the other being her sister
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. She married
David de Hastings David de Hastings (or David Hastings) (c. 1190 – 1247 or 1269), jure uxoris Earl of Atholl, was a Norman knight who possessed minor lands in Angus. He was son of John de Hastings (''c''. 1160 – '' fl.'' 25 July 1210) of Dun, Angus, Scot ...
, a French knight who already possessed minor lands in
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. They were, however, without a son when David died in 1247. They were succeeded by their daughter
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Forbhlaith (Scottish Gaelic Given Names for Women)
{{Earls of Atholl 13th-century deaths People from Perth and Kinross Year of birth unknown Mormaers of Atholl 13th-century mormaers