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Female 1334 - 1380  (38 years)


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  • Name Margaret Graham 
    Nickname Duchess of Albany 
    Born 1334  Doune Castle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Scotland
    Scotland 
    Gender Female 
    Name Countess of Menteith 
    Name Elizabeth Graham 
    Name Margaret Graham 
    Name Margaret Monteith 
    Name Margaret Murdoch 
    Name Margaret Of Monteith 
    Occupation Countess of Monteith and Duchess of Albany, Countess of Menteith, Countess of Angus, Countess of Menteith (in suo iure), Countess of Mentieth 
    Died Between 20 Jul 1372 and 4 May 1380  Dundonald Castle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Irvine
    Irvine, Scotland 
    Buried Inchmahome Priory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Scotland
    Scotland 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} '''Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith''' was born before 1334, the daughter of Sir John Graham & Mary Menteith, Countess of Menteith.

      She married,
      * firstly, Sir John Moray, Lord of Bothwell, son of Sir Andrew Moray & Lady Christina Bruce, after 21 November 1348
      * secondly, Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, son of Donald, 8th Earl of Mar & Isabella Stewart, between 15 August 1352 and 29 May 1354. (She and Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar were divorced circa 1359.)
      * thirdly, Sir John Drummond circa 1359.
      * fourthly, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland & Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, after 9 September 1361, by Papal dispensation.


      She died between 20 July 1372 and 4 May 1380.3 She was buried at Inchmahone Priory, Perthshire, Scotland. [ThePeerage.com]

      She succeeded to the title of Countess of Menteith on 29 April 1360, suo jure (in her own right).

      Children of Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith and Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany

      * Janet Stewart

      * Mary Stewart+

      * Margaret Stewart

      * Joan Stewart+

      * Beatrice Stewart d. c 1424

      * Isabella Stewart+

      * Lady Marjorie Stewart+ d. b Aug 1432

      * Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany+ b. 1362, d. 24 May 1425


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      Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith was born before 1334, the daughter of Sir John Graham & Mary Menteith, Countess of Menteith.

      She married,
      •firstly, Sir John Moray, Lord of Bothwell, son of Sir Andrew Moray & Lady Christina Bruce, after 21 November 1348
      •secondly, Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, son of Donald, 8th Earl of Mar & Isabella Stewart, between 15 August 1352 and 29 May 1354. (She and Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar were divorced circa 1359.)
      •thirdly, Sir John Drummond circa 1359.
      •fourthly, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland & Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, after 9 September 1361, by Papal dispensation.

      She died between 20 July 1372 and 4 May 1380.3 She was buried at Inchmahone Priory, Perthshire, Scotland. [ThePeerage.com]

      She succeeded to the title of Countess of Menteith on 29 April 1360, suo jure (in her own right).

      Children of Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith and Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany
      •Janet Stewart
      •Mary Stewart+
      •Margaret Stewart
      •Joan Stewart+
      •Beatrice Stewart d. c 1424
      •Isabella Stewart+
      •Lady Marjorie Stewart+ d. b Aug 1432
      •Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany+ b. 1362, d. 24 May 1425
    • Stewart Tartan
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4a13bc85-ebf2-4ea9-8f4d-d9650afae13c&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Origins of the clan (Stuart or Stewart)
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=efd22f02-c04b-48a3-9e4a-257b525c3f42&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Stewart____
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=30e219c8-dd61-4cea-8884-3aa4b8f4e84e&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • scotlandlion
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e7de11d4-13b4-423b-b913-94ca4cb51fda&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Royal Stewart Tartan
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bb1a7423-268e-441b-8ae0-9ec9dd3f7fc2&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Margaret Stewart, 4th Countess of Angus
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=dcfc108e-5925-4317-9e33-ae05c2b908b6&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • saltire
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e9fa66d8-1ed8-4de1-8b33-ba7f10099a1d&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Clan Stewart Crest
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=a326684c-11ac-4bcb-bdfb-cad4f8652ce8&tid=18849986&pid=722267798
    • Line 194 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
      TITL [COUNTESS OF MENTEITH]
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
    • Line 194 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
      TITL [COUNTESS OF MENTEITH]
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
    • Her marriage to Robert was he 4th marriage.
    • An heiress, she carried the Earldom to her fourth husband. She wa ancestress of the Earls of Castle Stewart and Moray.
    • Basic Life Information

      Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith was born before 1334. She was the daughter of Sir John Graham and Mary Menteith, Countess of Menteith. She succeeded to the title of Countess of Menteith on 29 April 1360, suo jure.

      Marriages and Children

      She married, firstly, Sir John Moray, Lord of Bothwell, son of Sir Andrew Moray and Lady Christina Bruce, after 21 November 1348. From after 21 November 1348, her married name became Moray

      She married, secondly, Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, son of Donald, 8th Earl of Mar and Isabella Stewart, between 15 August 1352 and 29 May 1354. Her married name became Erskine

      She married, thirdly, Sir John Drummond circa 1359. She and Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar were divorced circa 1359. From 1359, her married name became Drummond.

      She married, fourthly, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, after 9 September 1361, by Papal dispensation. From after 9 September 1361, her married name became Stewart.

      Children of Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith and Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany

      Janet Stewart
      Mary Stewart
      Margaret Stewart
      Joan Stewart
      Beatrice Stewart d. c 14245
      Isabella Stewart
      Lady Marjorie Stewart b Aug 14326
      Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany b.1362, d. 24 May 1425

      Death

      She died between 20 July 1372 and 4 May 1380. She was buried at Inchmahone Priory, Perthshire, Scotland.2
      http://thepeerage.com/p10795.htm#i107947
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    • Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith in her own right, carried thetitle with its caput or chief seat of Doune Castle to her 4th husband,Robert Stuart, Duke of Albany, with whom she was ancestor of the Earlsof Castle Stewart and of Moray. [Burke's Peerage]

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      Margaret, d. between 20 July 1372 and 4 May 1380, suo juris Countessof Menteith. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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      He [Robert Stewart] m., 1stly (dispensation 9 Sep 1361), Margaret, suojure Countess of Menteith (who had previously been the wife of SirJohn Moray of Bothwell (dsp. 1352), of Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl ofMar, and of Sir John Drummond of Concraig), daughter (only survivingchild & heir) of John Graham, jure uxoris Earl of Menteith, by Mary,suo jure Countess of Menteith. She d. about 1380, between 21 Jul 1372and 4 May 1380. [Complete Peerage I:77-79, XIV:15]
    Person ID I6000000000174420430  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 1 May 2018 

    Father John de Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith,   b. 1300, Strathblane, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1347, Hanged, Drawn & Quartered in London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Mary Stewart, Countess of Menteith,   b. Abt 1312,   d. 29 Apr 1360  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married May 1334  Dunduff,,Perth,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6000000000517578923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany,   b. Abt 1340, Dundonald Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1420, Stirling Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married Aft 9 Sep 1361  4th husband 1st wife (dispensation date) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Stewart,   b. Abt 1368, Falkland Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1420, Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
     2. Joan Stewart,   b. 1379, Menteith Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Isobel Stewart,   b. Abt 1363, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1410, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000001783640812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart