Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (66 page)

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Authors: Alison Weir

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7  
Mary
She was designated Countess of Buchan, either at birth or upon her marriage. She married Wolfert van Borssele, Count of Grandpré and Lord of Campveere in Zeeland (
d
.1487), in 1444 at ter Veere, Zeeland, and had issue:
1  Unnamed son (
d.
young).
2  Unnamed son (
d.
young).
Mary died on 20 March, 1465, and was buried at Sandenburg-ter-Veere, Zeeland.
8  
Annabella or Jean
She married firstly Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva, afterwards King of Cyprus (
d
.1482), on 14 December, 1447 (or possibly 1455), at Stirling Castle. They divorced in 1458. Annabella married secondly George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly (
d
.1501), before 10 March, 1459/60, and had issue:
1  Isabella (
d.
by 1485); she married William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll (
d
.1507).
Annabella was also possibly, but improbably, the mother of the following:
2  Janet (
d
.1559); she married Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford (
d
.1489), and had issue. She married secondly Patrick Grey, 3rd Lord Grey (
d
.1541); they were later divorced. She married thirdly Patrick Butler of Gormock, and fourthly James Halkerstoun of Southwood.
3  Elizabeth (
d.
after 1525); she married William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal (
d.
1527), and had issue.
4  Margaret; she married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (
d.
1508), and had issue.
5  Agnes; she married Sir Gilbert Hay of Kilmalamak.
6  (Highly improbable) Alexander, Earl of Huntly (
d
.1524); he married firstly Janet (
d
.1510), daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth (
d.
1529/30), daughter of Andrew, 2nd Lord Hay.
Annabella was divorced from her second husband on 24 July, 1471, on grounds of consanguinity.
JAMES I
He was assassinated on 21 February, 1437, in the monastery of the Friars Preachers at Perth (or at Edinburgh), and was buried at Perth, either in the monastery of the Carthusians, or the monastery of the Black Friars, or the monastery of the Dominican Friars.
He was succeeded by his son James.
James II
F
ATHER
:
James I
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
Joan Beaufort
(
see here
, under
James I
).
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
James I
).
JAMES II
He was born on 16 October, 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the younger of twins. He succeeded his brother Alexander as Duke of Rothesay, probably in 1430, being first so styled on 22 April, 1431. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 21 February, 1437, and was crowned on 25 March, 1437, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.
James II married
, on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:
Mary
She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Gueldres, by Katherine, daughter of Adolf, Duke of Cleves, and she was born in 1433. She was crowned Queen Consort on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. She died on 16 November or 1 December, 1463, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Edinburgh.
Issue of marriage:
1  
Unnamed child
It was born on 19 May, 1450, and died the same day.
2  
Mary
She was probably born in the summer of 1451 (?), certainly before 16 May, 1452. She married firstly Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran
(
d
.1473/4), before 26 April, 1467/8, and had issue:
1  James, 2nd Lord Boyd (killed 1484).
2  Margaret or Grizelda (1468/73–after 1516); she married Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (
d
. by 1491). She married secondly David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis (killed at Flodden, 1513).
Mary’s marriage to Arran was declared null and void in
c
.February/March, 1473/4 (or, much less probably, in 1469). She married secondly James, 1st Lord Hamilton (1398?–1479), in
c
.February/March, and before April, 1474, and had issue:
1  James, Earl of Arran (1475?–1529); he married firstly Elizabeth (
d
.1544), daughter of Alexander, 2nd Lord Home; they were later divorced. He married secondly Janet (
d
.1522), daughter of Sir David Beaton of Creich, and had issue.
2  Robert, Seigneur d’Aubigny (
d
.1543).
3  Elizabeth (
d
. after 1531); she married Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (killed at Flodden, 1513), and had issue.
Mary died in
c
.May, 1488 (?).
3  
James III
(
see here
).
4  
Alexander
He was born in
c
.1454/5, certainly before 8 July, 1455. He was created Baron of Annandale and styled Earl of March before 4 August (on 8 July?), 1455, and was created Duke of Albany between 4 July, 1457, and 3 July, 1458. His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 4 October, 1479, but he was restored in blood between June and December, 1482, and was created Earl of Mar and Garioch between 29 September and 10 October, 1482. His titles and estates were again declared forfeit on 27 June, 1483. He was killed in 1485 (?) in France at a tournament, and was buried in the Church of the Celestines, Paris.
Alexander married firstly, in
c
.1475 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Katherine
She was the daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and Caithness, by Elizabeth, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, by Margaret, daughter of Robert III. She was divorced on 2 or 9 March, 1478, on grounds of propinquity, and her issue declared illegitimate. The divorce was ratified by Act of Parliament
on 15 November, 1516.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Margaret
She married Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil (
d
.1520), and was said to have had issue, but this is improbable. She died after 5 July, 1542.
(ii)
Andrew
Nothing is known of him.
(iii)
Son
(
name not known
)
He was born in 1477, and died before 1479.
(iv)
Alexander
He was born in the late 1470s. He took Holy Orders, and was appointed Prior of Whitehorn. He later became Abbot of Inchaffray. He was nominated Bishop of Moray on 31 May, 1528, and consecrated on 16 April, 1532. He died on 19 December, 1537, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
Alexander had the following
illegitimate issue
:
1  Alexander; he was legitimated in 1550.
2  Alexander.
3  Margaret; she married first Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie (
d
.1536), and had issue. She married secondly Colin Campbell of Glenurchy.
Alexander married secondly, between 16 January and 4 December, 1479 (and not on 10 February, 1480, as is sometimes stated), in France:
Anne
She was the daughter of Bertrand de la Tour, Count of Auvergne, by Louise, daughter of George de la Trémouille, Seigneur of Trémouille in Poitou. After the death of Alexander, she married secondly Louis, Count of La Chambre in Savoy (
d
.1517), on 17 February, 1487. She died on 13 October, 1512, at La Rochette Castle, Savoy, and was buried in the Carmelite monastery at La Rochette.

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