Person:William Mar (7)
Uilleam _____, Earl of Mar
b.1222 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
d.Bef 25 Jul 1281
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  1. Uilleam _____, Earl of Mar1222 - Bef 1281
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  • H.  Uilleam _____, Earl of Mar1222 - Bef 1281
  • W.  Elizabeth Comyn1223 - 1267
  1. Domhnall I _____, Earl of Mar1243 - Aft 1297
  2. Duncan _____ - Bef 1296
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  • H.  Uilleam _____, Earl of Mar1222 - Bef 1281
  • W.  Muriel _____Abt 1244 - 1291
m. Aft 1267
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Facts and Events
Name[3] Uilleam _____, Earl of Mar
Alt Name[2] William _____, Earl of Mar
Gender Male
Birth? 1222 Aberdeenshire, ScotlandCitation needed
Marriage to Elizabeth Comyn
Marriage Aft 1267 to Muriel _____
Alt Death[3] 1276
Death[2] Bef 25 Jul 1281
Alt Death? 25 Jul 1281 Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandKildrummy Castle Citation needed
Reference Number? Q1756204?


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William of Mar, or Uilleam mac Dhonnchaidh (Anglicized: William, Duncan's son), was the mormaers of Mar from 1244 to 1276, also known as Earl of Mar. His father was Donnchadh of Mar

Uilleam was responsible for the construction of Kildrummy Castle, the greatest castle to have been built in 13th century northern Scotland. It is one of the few examples where a native Scottish magnate built a large-scale fortification, something normally practiced by the incoming French.

Uilleam, more than any of his predecessors, participated in Scottish and even British-wide politics, becoming a leading figure in the royal regime of Alexander II, and the minority of Alexander III. By 1244, Uilleam had married into the Comyn house, the fastest rising French family in the Scottish kingdom. He married Elisabeth Comyn, the daughter of William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan and Marjory, Countess of Buchan. The Comyn-Mar alliance helped fight off the ambitions of the Durwards, who were then in prime favor with the king.

Alan Durward used his descent from a daughter of Gille Críst to contest Uilleam's right to the Mormaerdom, but Uilleam successfully held off these claims. Uilleam and the Comyn Earl of Menteith then launched accusations of treason towards Alan while at the court of Henry III of England at York.

Uilleam engaged in supplementing his power on a nationwide basis. He held the post of Sheriff of Dumbarton between 1264 and 1266, a post which opened up connections in the western Highlands. Uilleam was able to marry his younger son Donnchadh to Cairistíona Nic Ruaidhrí, daughter of the Hebridean chief Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí, a man who had been one of the principal supporters of Norwegian cause against the Scottish Crown in the 1260s.

When his wife Isabel (also called Elizabeth) died in 1267, Uilleam married Muriel, the daughter of Maol Íosa II, Mormaer of Strathearn.

Uilleam died in 1276, and was succeeded by his son Domhnall.

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References
  1.   William, 5th Earl of Mar, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WILLIAM, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uilleam, Earl of Mar, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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