Helen of Galloway (
fl. thirteenth century) was a daughter and co-heiress of
Alan, Lord of Galloway
Alan of Galloway (before 1199 – 1234), also known as Alan fitz Roland, was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland, he was one of the most influential men in the Kingdom of S ...
(died 1234) and his first wife, a daughter of
Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester. Helen was the first wife of
Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester (died 1264). Although Helen was the first of Roger's three wives, his only descendants were his three daughters by Helen. The eldest daughter, Margaret, married
William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby (died 1254);
[ Acheson (2004).] the second daughter, Elizabeth (or Isabella), married
Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan (died 1289); the third daughter, Helen, married
Alan de la Zouche (died 1270).
[ Oram (2004b).]
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13th-century Scottish people
History of Galloway
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13th-century Scottish women
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