Euphemia de Ross
Euphemia de Ross († 1386 ) was the wife of King Roberts II. Queen of Scotland.
She was the daughter of Aodh, 4th Earl of Ross from his marriage to Matilda Bruce, sister of the Scottish King Robert I.
Her first marriage was to John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray . The marriage remained childless and the earl died on October 17, 1346. She remained a widow for nine years.
On May 2, 1355 she was married to Robert Stewart, later King Robert II of Scotland. Her husband was the only son of Walter Stewart and his wife Marjorie Bruce, Countess of Carrick, a daughter of King Robert I, to whom she was already related through her mother. For the marriage had to be due to the high degree of relationship with Pope Innocent VI. seeking dispensation in order to be recognized by the Catholic Church.
The couple had five children:
- David Stewart, 1st Earl of Strathearn and Caithness
- Walter Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl
- Margaret Stewart
- Elisabeth Stewart ⚭ David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford
- Egidia Stewart ⚭ Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale
Euphemia died in 1386 and was buried in Paisley Abbey .
Web links
- Eupheme de Ross, Countess of Moray on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Drummond |
Queen Consort of Scotland 1371–1386 |
Annabella Drummond |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Euphemia de Ross |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Randolph, Euphemia, Countess of Moray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Scotland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1346 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1386 |