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Maire inghean Mhuireadhaich or Mary, daughter of Muireadhach II, Mormaer of Menteith, was Countess of Menteith, successor to her sister Isabella (Iosbail).
The Countess Mary predeceased her husband, probably before 1286. Their tombstone is preserved in the Priory of Inchmahome, bearing the effigies of husband and wife, the former bearing on his shield the Stewart fess chequy with a label of five points, a device which also appears on his seal of arms in the
Life
She inherited the title from her father, and married Walter Bailloch, son ofWalter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
Walter Steward of Dundonald (died 1246) was 3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia.
Life
He was the eldest son of Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland, by his second wife Alesta of Mar. He was the first mem ...
. By the time of the death of Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, jure uxoris Earl of Menteith in 1258, she may have already been married. In 1260, Isabella was arrested, along with her new husband, an English knight called John Russell, for the poisoning of her late husband; by the month of April 1261, Walter and Mary were ruling the province as Count and Countess.
The Countess Mary predeceased her husband, probably before 1286. Their tombstone is preserved in the Priory of Inchmahome, bearing the effigies of husband and wife, the former bearing on his shield the Stewart fess chequy with a label of five points, a device which also appears on his seal of arms in the Public Record Office
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, London
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.
They had two sons and one daughter:
* Alexander, Earl of Menteith
Alexander of Menteith (d. bef. 1306), a Scottish nobleman and member of the Clan Stewart, Stewart family, he was the Earl of Menteith.
Life
Alexander was the eldest son and heir of Walter Bailloch Stewart and Mary I, Countess of Menteith and was ...
, the next ruler of the province
* Sir John de Menteith
Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later joined with King Robert I of Scotland and ...
, who captured Sir William Wallace
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Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of St ...
and handed him over to the English
* Elena Stewart, who married Sir John Drummond (aft. 1240-1301), Thane
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of Lennox, Chief of Clan
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and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...
Drummond, son of Sir Malcolm de Drummond (aft. 1209-1278), Thane of Lennox, and paternal grandson of Sir Malcolm Beg de Drummond (aft. 1169-1259), Thane of Lennox, and wife Ada of Lennox, daughter of Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox
Mormaer Maol Domhnaich (sometimes anglicized as ''Maldoven'') was the son of Mormaer Ailín II, and ruled Lennox in 1217–1250.
Biography
Like his predecessor Ailín II, he showed absolutely no interest in extending an inviting hand to oncomin ...
, and wife Elizabeth or Beatrix Stewart, and had issue:
** Sir Malcolm Drummond (aft. 1270-1325), Thane of Lennox, who fought in the Battle of Dunbar in 1296, where he was captured by the English, and in 1301 was again captured by the English, and in the Battle of Bannockburn
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in 1314, married to ... de Graham, daughter of Sir Patrick de Graham of Kincardine and wife Annabella of Strathearn, and had issue
** Gilbert Drummond, who was granted the lands and church of Kilpatrick Kilpatrick is surname of Irish and Scottish origin, a variant of a name Kirkpatrick. It may refer to:
People
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*Carl Kilpatrick, professional baske ...
, as Gilbert de Drumund of Dumbarton appears on the Ragman Rolls
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of 1296 swearing fealty to Edward I of England
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Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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). pp. 120 - 121.
** Walter Drummond, Scottish Ambassador
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to England and Secretary to King Robert the Bruce
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** Christian Drummond, who received grants of lands in Ardcurane from Maol Choluim I, Earl of Lennox
** Margaret Drummond, who received grants of lands in Ardcurane from Maol Choluim I, Earl of Lennox
Bibliography
* Brown, Michael, ''The Wars of Scotland, 1214-1371'', (Edinburgh, 2004) * Paul, James Balfour, ''The Scots Peerage
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'', Vol. VI, (Edinburgh, 1909)
References
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