Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan
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Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan (before 1428 – 20 March 1465) was the fifth daughter of James I of Scotland
and Lady Joan Beaufort
. She married Wolfert VI of Borselen, a Zeeland
er nobleman and lived in the Netherlands
until her death in 1465. She had two children who died young.
. Her sisters married into various European royal dynasties. Her sister Margaret became the dauphine of France, but died childless at age 20, apparently of fever. Her sister Isabella
became the duchess of Brittany and had two daughters. Another sister, Eleanor
, married a Habsburg
archduke and lived in Austria, but died without offspring. Her sister Joan, a deaf-mute
, stayed in Scotland and married a Scottish earl, leaving four children, and her youngest sister, Annabella
, was twice married and twice divorced and had children with her second husband, a Scottish earl.
in Veere
, Zeeland
, Netherlands
. He was the son of Hendrick van Borselen, Count of Grandpré and Jean van Halewyn. The marriage stimulated commercial relations between Scotland and the Low Countries.
Also in 1444, Mary was created the 1st Countess of Buchan. In 1464, her husband was a Marshal of France
, and he was later created Wolfart VI, Lord of Veere and Count of Grandpre. He was also called the Earl of Buchan.
Mary died on 20 March 1465, 30 to 40 years old, without surviving issue (Their son Charles had died in 1451). She was buried in Sandenburg, ter Veere
, Zeeland. After her death, her husband married Charlotte de Bourbon, daughter of Louis I, Count of Montpensier
. Their daughter Anna married a grandson of Philip the Good. Wolfart died 1487.
The title of Buchan was eventually conferred, in 1469, on her half-brother James Stewart
(her mother's son by her second marriage), who was called the 1st Earl of Buchan.
James I of Scotland
James I, King of Scots , was the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline as youngest of three sons...
and Lady Joan Beaufort
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
Joan Beaufort was the Queen Consort of Scotland from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I of Scotland. During part of the minority of her son James II , she served as the Regent of Scotland....
. She married Wolfert VI of Borselen, a Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
er nobleman and lived in the Netherlands
Burgundian Netherlands
In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands refers to a number of Imperial and French fiefs ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs in the period from 1384 to 1482...
until her death in 1465. She had two children who died young.
Family
Mary had five sisters and two twin brothers, one of whom died in infancy. Her surviving brother became James II of ScotlandJames II of Scotland
James II reigned as King of Scots from 1437 to his death.He was the son of James I, King of Scots, and Joan Beaufort...
. Her sisters married into various European royal dynasties. Her sister Margaret became the dauphine of France, but died childless at age 20, apparently of fever. Her sister Isabella
Isabella of Scotland
Not to be confused with Isabella of Scotland, Countess of NorfolkIsabella Stewart was a Scottish princess and by marriage the Duchess of Brittany...
became the duchess of Brittany and had two daughters. Another sister, Eleanor
Eleanor of Scotland
Eleanor of Scotland was a daughter of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She first married Sigismund , a Habsburg Duke, then Archduke of Further Austria, and finally ruler of Tyrol ....
, married a Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
archduke and lived in Austria, but died without offspring. Her sister Joan, a deaf-mute
Deaf-mute
For "deafness", see hearing impairment. For "Deaf" as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For "inability to speak", see muteness.Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was both deaf and could not speak...
, stayed in Scotland and married a Scottish earl, leaving four children, and her youngest sister, Annabella
Annabella of Scotland
Annabella Stewart was the youngest daughter of King James I and Joan Beaufort.-Early life:Annabella was presumably named after her father's mother, Annabella Drummond. She was the youngest of the six daughters and two sons of James I and Joan Beaufort...
, was twice married and twice divorced and had children with her second husband, a Scottish earl.
Marriage
In 1444, Princess Mary married Wolfert VI van BorselenWolfert VI van Borselen
Wolfert VI of Borselen , was stadholder van Holland, Friesland and Zeeland and Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders....
in Veere
Veere
Veere is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland.-Population centres :Aagtekerke , Biggekerke , Domburg , Gapinge , Grijpskerke , Koudekerke , Meliskerke , Oostkapelle , Serooskerke , Veere , Vrouwenpolder , Westkapelle...
, Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He was the son of Hendrick van Borselen, Count of Grandpré and Jean van Halewyn. The marriage stimulated commercial relations between Scotland and the Low Countries.
Also in 1444, Mary was created the 1st Countess of Buchan. In 1464, her husband was a Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
, and he was later created Wolfart VI, Lord of Veere and Count of Grandpre. He was also called the Earl of Buchan.
Mary died on 20 March 1465, 30 to 40 years old, without surviving issue (Their son Charles had died in 1451). She was buried in Sandenburg, ter Veere
Veere
Veere is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland.-Population centres :Aagtekerke , Biggekerke , Domburg , Gapinge , Grijpskerke , Koudekerke , Meliskerke , Oostkapelle , Serooskerke , Veere , Vrouwenpolder , Westkapelle...
, Zeeland. After her death, her husband married Charlotte de Bourbon, daughter of Louis I, Count of Montpensier
Louis I, Count of Montpensier
Louis de Bourbon was the third son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie de Berry, Duchess d'Auvergne; Count of Montpensier, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Dauphin of Auvergne, brother of Charles I of Bourbon...
. Their daughter Anna married a grandson of Philip the Good. Wolfart died 1487.
The title of Buchan was eventually conferred, in 1469, on her half-brother James Stewart
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan , was the second son of Sir James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne, and Joan Beaufort, the widow of James I of Scotland...
(her mother's son by her second marriage), who was called the 1st Earl of Buchan.