Marjory, 5th Countess of Buchan
Marjory, 5th Countess of Buchan , also Margaret (* before 1200; † between 1242 and August 1244), was a Scottish noblewoman .
Life
Born in the late 12th century, she inherited the title of nobility from her father, Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan , by 1211 at the latest . A deed of donation is dated to this time, with which she bequeathed the church of Turiff and all associated lands to the monks of the Abbey of Aberbrothock. The deed and donation were confirmed by King Wilhelm the Lion .
Around 1214 she married William Comyn , the son of Richard Comyn and his wife Hextilda, who was many years her senior . William became iure uxoris Earl of Buchan , as such he took part in the coronation of Alexander II .
Two documents have survived from the time of their marriage on which she (together with her husband) signed as Countess of Buchan : A document dates from the period between 1211 and 1214, with which the income of the Church of Oldmeldrum is transferred to the Church of “St. Thomas the Martyr ”in Arbroath; In 1219 they founded the Cistercian Abbey in Deer , "dedicated to the Blessed Virgin on a nearby old abbey ruin from the time of Columban ".
William died in 1233. Thereafter, Marjory appeared again in 1236 as a participant in a dispute with the Abbot of Arbroath over the property rights to lands in Tarves.
She and William had six children together; the sons Alexander , William and Fergus and the daughters Idonea, Elisabeth (⚭ Uilleam, 5th Earl of Mar ) and Agnes. Her eldest son Alexander was documented in 1242 as her heir to the title and appeared for the first time as Earl of Buchan in August 1244 ; between these dates she must have died.
literature
- John Milne: Comyn, Earl of Buchan . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 2 : Banff-Cranstoun . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1905, p. 250–261 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Margaret, Countess of Buchan on thepeerage.com
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fergus |
Earl of Buchan about 1211 – about 1244 |
Alexander Comyn |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marjory, 5th Countess of Buchan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Margaret, 5th Countess of Buchan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1244 |