Margaret, Countess of Lennox was the daughter of
Domhnall, Earl of Lennox
Mormaer Domhnall of Lennox ruled Lennox in the years 1333–1365. He succeeded his father Maol Choluim II.
Domhnall adhered to the cause of David II during the Second War of Scottish Independence. King David II stayed at Dumbarton on at least ...
, who died in about 1364.
[Maitland Club, ''Cartularium comitatus de Levenax ab initio seculi decimi tertii usque ad annum MCCCXCVIII'', p.xii] She married
Walter de Fasselane, a cousin, who also descended from previous
Earls of Lennox
The Earl or Mormaer of Lennox was the ruler of the region of the Lennox in western Scotland. It was first created in the 12th century for David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and later held by the Stewart dynasty.
Ancient earls
The first earl ...
.
Margaret and Walter's children were:
*
Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox
Donnchadh of Lennox was the Mormaer of Lennox, 1385–1425. He was a son of Baltar mac Amlaimh and Margaret, daughter of Domhnall, Earl of Lennox.
When Domhnall of Lennox died in 1365, Donnchadh's mother Margaret became ruler of Lennox. It had ...
*Alexander
*Alan
*Walter
Notes
1364 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Mormaers of Lennox
Scottish countesses
14th-century Scottish earls
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