Gratney de Mar^{[1, 2, 3]}

1272 - Bef 1305  (33 years)

• Name	Gratney de Mar
  Birth	1272	Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef Sep 1305
  Notes	GRATNEY, EARL OF MAR [SCT], son and heir. On 11 June 1297, as Gartney deMar, he was acting with the Bishop of Aberdeen as joint keeper of theshire of Aberdeen, by appointment of Edward I, and received that King'sthanks for his work. As (Sir) Gartenethe fiz le conte de Marre he and hiscolleagues reported to Edward 25 July 1297. The dates both of hissuccession to the Earldom. (probably soon after July 1297) and of hisdeath are uncertain. He must have been dead in September 1305. Hemarried, in or after 1292, Christian, sister of Robert, KING OF SCOTLAND(1306-1329), and daughter of Robert (BRUCE), EARL OF CARRICK, [SCT], byMargaret, suo jure COUNTESS OF CARRICK [SCT]. With her he obtained thelordship (sometimes called Earldom) of Garioch. His widow married SirChristopher SETON. They were both in the castle of Kildrummy when it wastaken by assault in 1306 (between May and October), and Sir Christopherhanged and drawn for treason, by the English. She married, 3rdly(dispensation 12 Kal. October 1325), Sir Andrew MORAY, of Bothwell(1298-1338), Pantler and afterwards Regent of Scotland. King Davidvisited Kildrurnmy in June 1341, and Queen Joan appears to have stayedthere with the Countess Christian for some time during that year or 1342.She died at a great age in 1356 or 1357. [Complete Peerage VIII:403-4]
  Person ID	I11259	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Donald de Mar,   b. Abt 1243, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Aft 25 Jul 1297, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Helen verch Llywelyn,   b. Abt 1230, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. Aft 1295 (Age 66 years)
  Notes	_UID97579E27703F50459AF780F157F386CD96FE
  Family ID	F6765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Notes	_UID2E06248E0B14234C81D776EA19468D9EB6FF
  Family ID	F6779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1072564679] Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd , VIII:403-4. [S1072564681] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999}, 1853. [S1072564682] Dictionary of National Biography, George Smith, Oxford Press, Vols 1-21 (Orignially published 1885-90),Ed by Sir Leslie S, XII:1002.