Mary II, Countess of Menteith

Mary II, Countess of Menteith was a Scottish noblewoman. Her father was Alan II, 7th Earl of Menteith,[1] who died c. 1330 and her mother is known only as Marjory. She is believed to have agreed with her kinsman Muireadhach III, in 1330, that he should hold the Earldom,[2] but when he was killed in August 1332, Mary assumed the title.

Marriage

Mary married Sir John Graham (d. 28 February 1347),[3] who in her right became 9th Earl of Monteith and assumed the title in May 1346.[4] Mary was the mother of Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith[5] who married firstly Sir John Moray, Lord of Bothwell, secondly Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, thirdly Sir John Drummond of Concraig, and fourthly Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany.[2]

Mary died sometime prior to 29 April 1360.

References

1. J. Ravilious, The Earls of Menteith: Murdoch, Earl of Menteith and the Ferrers family of Groby, The Scottish Genealogist (March 2013), Vol. LX, No. 1, pp. 12–25
2. Anderson, William (1877). The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. A. Fullarton & Company. pp. 148-150. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
3. Fraser, William (1881). The red book of Menteith [memoirs of the earls of Menteith, followed by correspondence and charters]. Edinburgh: David Douglas.
4. Nicolas, Harris (1842). History of the Earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth. London: Pickering. p. Appendix,x. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
5. The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries. T. and A. Constable. 1903.

Preceded by Muireadhach III

Mormaer/Earl of Menteith (d. in or before 1360)

Succeeded by Margaret Graham