Mariota, Countess of Ross
| Mariota, Countess of Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scotland |
| Died | 1440 Scotland |
| Spouse | Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles |
| Issue |
|
Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross | |
| Mother | Euphemia I, Countess of Ross |
Mariota, Countess of Ross (Mairead, also called Mary and Margaret; died 1440) was the daughter of
Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles
pressed Mariota's superior claim to the earldom.
Domhnall attempted to gain control of the earldom, and sometime after 1405 but before 1411, Domhnall gained control of
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
, the Guardian of Scotland who was controlling Euphemia and the earldom.
With control over the principal seat of the earldom of
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
. This action was challenged by Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles, who continued to claim the earldom on behalf of his wife, Mariota.
After the return of King James the latter destroyed the power of the Albany Stewarts, executing the Albany's son and successor
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Domhnall had died in 1423, but Mariota continued to enjoy the support of his successor, her son, Alexander
. Alexander took over her claims, and in 1437 her son was recognized as earl by James I, who called Donald Macdonald the "first Lord of Ross of his name". She died in 1440. Mariota had five children: Alexander, Mariota, who married Alexander Sutherland, Agnes, Angus, who became Bishop of the Isles, and Marjory.
References
- ^ MacDonald, Iain G., Donald of the Isles and the Earldom of Ross: West-Highland Perspectives on the Battle of Harlaw (‘Macdonald had the victory but the governor had the printer’) June, 2011, published for Harlaw Remembered, commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Harlaw by The Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. See also the Irish Annals of Connacht under the year 1411, “Mac Domnaill of Scotland won a great victory over the Galls of Scotland."
- Boardman, Stephen, The Early Stewart Kings: Robert II and Robert III, 1371-1406, (Edinburgh, 1996)
- Brown, Michael, James I, (East Linton, 1994)
- Oram, Richard, "The Lordship of the Isles, 1336-1545", in Donald Omand (ed.) The Argyll Book, (Edinburgh, 2005), pp. 123–39
- Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, Vol. VII, (Edinburgh, 1910)