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Biography of Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross -1394

Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross was born to William 5th Earl Ross.

On 13th September 1366 Walter Leslie Earl of Ross and Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross were married. She the daughter of William 5th Earl Ross.

In 1372 [her father] William 5th Earl Ross died. His daughter Euphemia succeeded 6th Countess Ross. [her husband] Walter Leslie Earl of Ross by marriage Earl Ross.

On 24 or 25th February 1382 Alexander "The Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan (age 39) and Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross were married. He by marriage Earl Ross. She the daughter of William 5th Earl Ross. He the son of King Robert II of Scotland (age 65) and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

On 27th February 1382 [her husband] Walter Leslie Earl of Ross died at Perth [Map].

Before March 1386 [her brother-in-law] David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness (age 30) and Eupheme Lindsay Countess Strathearn Caithness (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. He the son of [her father-in-law] King Robert II of Scotland (age 69) and [her aunt] Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around March 1386 [her brother-in-law] David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness (age 30) died. His daughter Eupheme succeeded 2nd Countess Strathearn, 2nd Countess Caithness.

Before 1387 David Lindsay 1st Earl Crawford (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Stewart Countess Crawford (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] King Robert II of Scotland (age 70) and [her aunt] Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland. They were half first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 15th February 1390 Alexander Keith (age 50) and [her sister-in-law] Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray (age 42) were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] King Robert II of Scotland (age 73) and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland.

On 19th April 1390 [her father-in-law] King Robert II of Scotland (age 74) died at Dundonald Castle, Dundonald. He was buried at Scone Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] Robert (age 53) succeeded III King Scotland. Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland (age 40) by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. His son [her brother-in-law] David succeeded 3rd Earl Strathearn.

On 05 or 15th December 1392 Alexander "The Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan (age 49) and Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross were divorced.

In 1394 [her former brother-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 54) was created 1st Earl Buchan. Muriella Keith Duchess Albany (age 36) by marriage Countess Buchan.

After 5th September 1394 Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross died. She was buried at Fortrose Cathedral.

In 1405 [her former husband] Alexander "The Wolf of Badenoch" Stewart 3rd Earl Buchan (age 62) died.

Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross -1394 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross -1394

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross -1394

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Earl of Ross

GrandFather: Hugh 4th Earl Ross

Father: William 5th Earl Ross 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bruce 3rd Lord Annandale

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 4th Lord Annandale

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christina Unknown Lady Annandale

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 5th Lord Annandale 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel "the Scot" Dunkeld Lady Annandale 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bruce Earl Carrick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Lady Annandale 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Matilda Bruce Countess Ross 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Niall Carrick 2nd Earl Carrick

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Fitzwalter 2nd High Steward

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Stewart 3rd High Steward

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Carrick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gille Críst Angus 4th Earl Angus

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bethóc Angus

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Angus

Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England