Domhnall I Earl of Mar - Domhnall mac Uilleim ( Anglicized: Donald, William's son) - was the seventh known

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of Mar, or

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ruling from the death of his father,

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, in 1276 until his own death somewhere between 1297 and 1302. Excluding Gille Christ he is counted as sixth Mormaer or Earl of Mar. In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of Norway as the heir to King Alexander III. Domhnall was later a strong supporter of the Bruce cause during the crisis of the late 13th century. He was at

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in 1292, probably in the camp of

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, then

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Family

Domhnall married Helen (sometimes called Ellen) the widow of

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, and possibly the natural daughter of

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of Wales. By Helen, he had three sons and two daughters. * Gartnait,oldest son and successor, became the 8th Earl of Mar. * Duncan of Mar * Alexander of Mar, imprisoned in the Tower of London on 12 December 1297, along with Edward Baliol, son of King John. *

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, married

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as his 1st wife, mother of Marjorie Bruce who married

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. Marjorie was the mother of

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the first king of Scotland from the Royal

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. * Margaret of Mar (also called Marjory), married

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The last record of Domhnall was in 1297, and the earliest record of his son Gartnait as Earl was in 1305, therefore, Domhnall died sometime between these two dates. However, a document dating to 1302, suggests that Domhnall had just died. The document contains terms of reconciliation between

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and Robert the Bruce, and stipulates that Robert should act as warden of Gartnait.

References

Sources

* Rymer, Thomas,''Foedera Conventiones, Literae et cuiuscunque generis Acta Publica inter Reges Angliae''. London. 1745. (Latin

External links

A Genealogy Webpage
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