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sabella of Mar (fl. c. 1277 - 12 December 1296) was the first wife of R o b e r t B ruce VII, Earl of Carrick. Isabella died before her husband was c r o w n e d (as Robert I) King of Scotland. She and her husband were the gra n d p a r ents of Robert II, King of Scotland, founder of the Royal House of S t u a r t .
Isabella was the daughter of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (died 1297 - 1302) a n d H e l e n (died after 1295), widow of Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife.[1] I s a b e l la's father was evidently an adherent of Robert Bruce V, Lord of A n n a n d ale (died 1295), a man who staked a claim to the Scottish throne. T h e c l o s e relationship between Domhnall's family and the Bruces is evide n c e d b y t wo marriages; the first between Isabella and Robert, and the s e c o n d b etween Domhnall's son and comital successor, Gartnait (died c.13 0 2 ) , a n d a sister of Robert Bruce VII.[2]
The marriage of Robert Bruce VII and Isabella probably took place in th e 1 2 9 0 s .[3] The union produced a single child, a daughter named Marjori e ( d i e d 1 316),[4] who was born in about 1296.[5] Robert and Isabella's d a u g h t er, Marjorie, married Walter Stewart, Steward of Scotland,[6] and t h e i r s o n eventually reigned as Robert II, King of Scotland (died 1390). [ 7 ]
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== Biography ==
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Isabella of Mar (modern Scottish Gaelic: Iseabail) (c. 1277 - 12 Decemb e r 1 2 9 6 ) was the first wife of [[Bruce-129|Robert the Bruce]] and the g r a n d m other of Robert II of Scotland, founder of the royal House of Stua r t . S h e d ied before Robert was crowned King of Scots, and never became Q u e e n . She was the daughter of [[Mar-32|Donald, Earl of Mar]] and [[Llywe l y n - 1 6|Helen]] (or Ellen) of Wales (1246-1295), the illegitimate daught e r o f L l y welyn ab Iorwerth ("the Great") Prince of Wales; she had previ o u sl y b e en the wife of Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife. Her father was on e o f t h e s e ven guardians of Scotland who believed Robert Bruce to be th e r i g h t ful King of Scotland. Despite the considerable risks, the Earl o f M a r c o u ld foresee the advantage of the two families joining in marria ge a n d b e a ring an heir to the throne, and the marriage of Isabella and R ob e r t w a s arranged. Mar was the first to sign over the estates of his f a m i l y t o the Bruce.
Isabella was married to Robert at the age of 18 and legend has it that t h e y w e r e much in love. Shortly after their marriage Isabella became pre g n a n t . She had a healthy pregnancy but she died soon after giving birth t o a d a u g h ter, Marjorie Bruce in 1296. She is buried at Paisley Abbey, R enfr e w s h ire.
She was also called Matilda in a 1296 warrant.['''Paul, James Balfo u r , S i r , 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage''' : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Si r R o b e r t Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Ge ne a l o g ical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Bor r o w , A n d Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed May 1 7 2 0 2 0 . >[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft/page/4/ mo d e / 2 up Isabel, Vol I, pps 7-9.] ]
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*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10209.htm#i102090 The Peerage.com]
*Douglas Richardson, "Royal Ancestry", 2013, Vol. 1 pp. 605-610.
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Abt 1280 - Bef 1302 (< 21 years)
