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Euphemia II, Countess of Ross

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107:, who claimed the earldom on behalf of his wife Mariota and who became an enemy of the Albany Stewarts. In 1411 he marched an army of 10,000 Islesmen and Ross vassals against Albany's main northern ally, 523: 508: 311: 164: 503: 533: 528: 471: 279: 104: 92: 76: 538: 396: 267: 208: 181: 115: 100: 444: 464: 374: 250: 108: 72: 166:
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from a precept of 11 July 1405, and never seems to have exercised much power in the province of
99:. Governor Albany became Regent and persuaded her to resign the earldom to his own second son, 237: 146: 213: 186: 96: 487: 458: 289: 431: 330: 326: 257: 225: 198: 79:. She was the only child and heir of Earl Alexander, and succeeded to the earldom 217: 190: 114:
There was a failed attempt to marry Euphemia to Thomas Dunbar, the son of
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Brown, M. H. "Stewart, John, third earl of Buchan (c.1380–1424)".
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Euphemia thereafter disappears from the record, retiring to the
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Munro, R. W.; Munro, Jean. "Ross family (per. c.1215–c.1415)".
430: 325: 54: 46: 38: 30: 23: 524:Scottish Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns 467:persuaded her to resign the earldom to his own son 305: 8: 212:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 185:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 474:, who opposed Albany's title in her favour. 75:and his wife Isabella Stewart, daughter of 312: 298: 290: 244: 20: 209:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 182:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 134: 509:Nobility from Highland (council area) 91:She became a ward of her grandfather 7: 158: 156: 105:Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles 93:Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany 77:Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany 14: 320:Mormaers, earls and dukes of Ross 103:. This action was challenged by 163:Leslie, Charles Joseph (1869). 109:Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar 73:Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross 42:Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross 1: 504:People from Ross and Cromarty 241:, Vol. VII, (Edinburgh, 1910) 150:, Vol. VII, (Edinburgh, 1910) 65:Euphemia II, Countess of Ross 25:Euphemia II, Countess of Ross 226:UK public library membership 199:UK public library membership 116:Thomas Dunbar, Earl of Moray 101:John Stewart, Earl of Buchan 50:John Stewart, Earl of Buchan 534:15th-century Scottish women 529:15th-century Scottish peers 560: 453: 264: 255: 247: 123:nunnery of North Berwick 83:upon his death in 1402. 539:15th-century Christians 465:Robert, Duke of Albany 218:10.1093/ref:odnb/54308 191:10.1093/ref:odnb/26483 71:) was the daughter of 472:Donald, Lord of Isles 380:Euphemia II (Leslie) 544:Scottish countesses 499:15th-century deaths 494:14th-century births 233:Paul, James Balfour 142:Paul, James Balfour 16:Scottish noblewoman 397:Alexander of Islay 481: 480: 445:Alexander Stewart 288: 287: 283: 280:Domhnall of Islay 278:with her husband 265:Succeeded by 238:The Scots Peerage 224:(Subscription or 197:(Subscription or 147:The Scots Peerage 62: 61: 551: 375:Alexander Leslie 339:MacHeth mormaers 331:Mormaers of Ross 314: 307: 300: 291: 273: 262:1402–1415 258:Countess of Ross 251:Alexander Leslie 248:Preceded by 245: 229: 221: 202: 194: 171: 170: 160: 151: 139: 21: 559: 558: 554: 553: 552: 550: 549: 548: 514:Cistercian nuns 484: 483: 482: 477: 449: 426: 321: 318: 284: 271: 261: 253: 223: 205: 196: 178: 175: 174: 162: 161: 154: 140: 136: 131: 89: 69:Euphemia Leslie 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 557: 555: 547: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 486: 485: 479: 478: 476: 475: 468: 461: 454: 451: 450: 448: 447: 442: 436: 434: 428: 427: 425: 424: 422:Charles Stuart 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 391:Mariota Leslie 388: 383: 377: 372: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 335: 333: 323: 322: 319: 317: 316: 309: 302: 294: 286: 285: 266: 263: 254: 249: 243: 242: 230: 203: 173: 172: 152: 133: 132: 130: 127: 88: 85: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 40: 36: 35: 34:1402-June 1415 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 556: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 519:Earls of Ross 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 491: 489: 473: 469: 466: 462: 460: 459:Walter Leslie 456: 455: 452: 446: 443: 441: 440:James Stewart 438: 437: 435: 433: 432:Dukes of Ross 429: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 407:James Stewart 405: 403: 402:John of Islay 400: 398: 395: 392: 389: 387: 384: 381: 378: 376: 373: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 336: 334: 332: 328: 324: 315: 310: 308: 303: 301: 296: 295: 292: 281: 277: 269: 260: 259: 252: 246: 240: 239: 234: 231: 227: 219: 215: 211: 210: 204: 200: 192: 188: 184: 183: 177: 176: 168: 167: 159: 157: 153: 149: 148: 143: 138: 135: 128: 126: 124: 119: 117: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 86: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 22: 19: 417:James Stuart 412:Henry Stuart 386:John Stewart 379: 268:John Stewart 256: 236: 207: 180: 165: 145: 137: 120: 113: 90: 80: 68: 64: 63: 18: 364:William III 274:Opposed by 39:Predecessor 488:Categories 470:³ Married 463:² In 1415 457:¹ Married 369:Euphemia I 354:William II 228:required.) 201:required.) 129:References 349:William I 47:Successor 344:Ferchar 276:Mariota 81:de jure 58:c. 1399 222: 195: 67:(also 31:Tenure 327:Earls 359:Hugh 97:Ross 87:Life 55:Born 329:or 214:doi 187:doi 118:. 111:. 490:: 235:, 155:^ 144:, 393:³ 382:² 371:¹ 313:e 306:t 299:v 282:. 272:¹ 270:¹ 220:. 216:: 193:. 189::

Index

Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross
Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany
Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany
Ross
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar
Thomas Dunbar, Earl of Moray
nunnery of North Berwick
Paul, James Balfour
The Scots Peerage


Historical records of the family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69. Collected from public records and authentic private sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/26483
UK public library membership
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/54308
UK public library membership
Paul, James Balfour
The Scots Peerage
Alexander Leslie
Countess of Ross
John Stewart
Mariota
Domhnall of Islay
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