Hugh
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
: Aodh], was the third successor of Fearchar, Earl of Ross, Ferchar mac in tSagairt as Mormaer of Ross, Scotland, Ross (1323–1333).
Biography
Hugh de Ross was the eldest son and heir of
William II, Earl of Ross
William II, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: ''Uilleam''; died c. 1323) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, and a prominent figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
William was the only child of William I, Earl of Ross and his wi ...
by his wife Euphemia de Berkeley, or Barclay.
Hugh was a favorite of King
Robert I of Scotland, who endowed him with many lands. Hugh even married Robert's sister, Matilda/Maud Bruce (c. 1287 - aft. September 1323), in 1308 in the
Orkney Isles
Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...
. Hugh's young brother, John, married Margaret
Comyn,
heiress of
Buchan
Buchan is an area of north-east Scotland, historically one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by ...
(although he died childless).
Marriages and issue
Hugh de Ross married twice:
(1) Matilda (Maud) de Brus, sister of
Robert I "the Bruce", King of Scots, and daughter of
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus (11 July 1243 – 15 March 1304Richardson, Douglas, Everingham, Kimball G. "Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Genealogical Publishing Com, 2005: p732-3, ,link/ref>), 6th Lord of Annandale, ''jure ...
and his wife
Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
:''See also Marjorie Bruce, her granddaughter.''
Marjorie of Carrick (also called Margaret; died before 9 November 1292) was Countess of Carrick, Scotland, from 1256 to 1292, and is notable as the mother of Robert the Bruce.
Family
Marjorie wa ...
; married in 1308.
Hugh and Matilda had several children:
*
William de Ross III, oldest son and successor, made Earl of Ross on 17 May 1336.
* Marjory de Ross, wife of
Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn
* John de Ross, who died on 27 May 1364 without issue.
(2) Margaret de Graham, daughter of Sir John de Graham of Abercorn; married by Papal dispensation dated 24 November 1329.
Hugh and Margaret had two known children:
* Hugh de Ross of Rarichies, first of Balnagown; declared heir to the earldom of Ross in 1350; was a hostage for the return of David II King of Scotland from the English in 1351.
*
Euphemia de Ross
Euphemia de Ross (1329–1386), a member of Clan Ross, was Queen of Scots as the second wife of Robert II of Scotland.
Life
Euphemia was a daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross, and Margaret de Graham, Hugh's second wife and daughter of Sir John de Gr ...
, married (1)
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (died 17 October 1346) was an important figure in the reign of David II of Scotland, and was for a time joint Regent of Scotland.
Family
He was son of the famous Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, a companion-i ...
and (2) by dispensation (due to affinity)
Robert Stewart, Earl of Strathearn, subsequently
Robert II, King of Scots (1371–1390) as his second wife. Euphemia is sometimes incorrectly assigned as a daughter of Matilda, but this would have involved consanguinity in the 2nd and 3rd degrees which was not stated in the dispensation for her marriage to Robert Stewart.
Hugh and Margaret are often also assigned a daughter Janet, wife of Sir John de Monymusk. This has been found to be erroneous, as Janet was actually Janet de Barclay, daughter of Margaret de Graham by her 2nd husband, John de Barclay of Gartley.
[John P. Ravilious, The Ancestry of Euphemia, Countess of Ross: Heraldry as Genealogical Evidence, The Scottish Genealogist, Vol. LV, No. 1 (March 2008), pp. 33–38] All received prestigious marriage partners, including to the earls of Buchan and
Moray, to
Maol Íosa IV, Earl of Strathearn
Malise IV of Strathearn (Gaelic: ''Maol Íosa''; died c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman, the seventh known ruler of
Strathearn. He was an ardent supporter of King Robert the Bruce, in contrast to his father, Malise III, who sided with Edward I o ...
and the future king
Robert II.
Death
He was killed along many other Scottish nobles at the
Battle of Halidon Hill
The Battle of Halidon Hill took place on 19 July 1333 when a Scottish army under Sir Archibald Douglas attacked an English army commanded by King Edward III of England () and was heavily defeated. The year before, Edward Balliol had seize ...
on 19 July 1333, and was succeeded by his son and successor,
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
.
Notes
Bibliography
* Barrow, G.W.S., ''Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland'', (Edinburgh, 1988)
* Sir James Balfour Paul, Scots Peerage, Vol. VII:234-237
* John P. Ravilious, The Ancestry of Euphemia, Countess of Ross: Heraldry as Genealogical Evidence, The Scottish Genealogist Vol. LV, No. 1 (March 2008), pp. 33–38
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1333 deaths
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