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Detail. Margaret (Marjorie or Marsaili) Níall of Carrick (also Neil) was the second man to bear the title Mormaer, or Earl, of Carrick. He was successor of mormaer Donnchadh of Carrick. Originally he was believed to be the son of Donnchadh, however, it is now believed that he was more likely his grandson, the son of Donnchadh's oldest son and ...
Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, was the daughter and heiress of Niall, Earl of Carrick and Margaret Stewart. She was, by all accounts, a formidable woman. Her first husband was Adam de Kilconquhar, who died during the Eighth Crusade in 1270. Marjorie learned of her husband's death when one of his companions-in-arms, the handsome young Robert ...
Leben, Familie und Nachkommen. Marjorie war das einzige Kind von Niall, Earl of Carrick und dessen Frau Margaret Stewart, Tochter des Walter Fitzalan.Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters 1256 war sie als Countess of Carrick Erbin von Carrick in South Ayrshire.
In the late 13th century the castle belonged to Marjorie, the widowed Countess of Carrick. According to medieval legend, Marjorie held the visiting knight Robert de Brus captive until he agreed to marry her. The marriage between Marjorie and Robert in 1271 conveyed to him both the castle and the earldom.
Aug 2, 2007 · Marjorie of Carrick (also Margaret; c. 1253 or 1256 – soon bef. 9 November 1292) was Countess of Carrick, Scotland, from 1256 to 1292, and is notable as the mother of Robert the Bruce. She was the daughter and heiress of Niall, Earl of Carrick and Margaret Stewart, and Countess of Carrick in her own right. Her first husband was Adam of ...
Name variations: Marjory or Marjorie, Countess of Carrick. Born around 1254; died before October 27, 1292; daughter of Neil, 2nd earl of Carrick, and Margaret Stewart ; married Adam, 3rd earl of Carrick, before October 4, 1266; married Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick, in 1271; children: Robert Bruce (1274–1329) also known as Robert the Bruce ...
Marjorie was the daughter and heiress of Niall Mac Dhonnchad, 2nd Earl of Carrick and his wife Margaret Stewart. Her mother's father was Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland. Her father Niall was the head of their clan, having no sons, in 1255 he transferred the title of clan chieftain to his nephew Roland, and upon Niall's death in ...
