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. Histor ...
, the other being her sister
Isabella
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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
Angus
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. They were, however, without a son when David died in 1247. They were succeeded by their daughter
Ada
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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