Euphemia DE ROSS Queen of Scotland 1723
- Born: 19 April 1329, Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland 1723
- Marriage (1): Robert II STEWART King of Scotland on 2 May 1355 in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland 1723
- Marriage (2): John RANDOLPH 3rd Earl of Moray before 1346 2073
- Died: 20 February 1386, Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland at age 56 1723
- Buried: After 20 February 1386, Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1723
FamilySearch ID: K6S2-5L7
General Notes:
Euphemia de Ross (died 1386), a member of Clan Ross, was Queen of Scots as the second wife of Robert II of Scotland.
Life
Euphemia was a daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross and Margaret de Graham, Hugh's second wife and daughter of Sir John de Graham of Abercorn. She first married John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray but the marriage was childless. Her husband died in 1346 and she remained a widow for nine years.
On 2 May 1355, Euphemia married Robert Stewart, sole son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjorie Bruce. Marjorie was a daughter of Robert I of Scotland and his first wife Isabella of Mar.
It appears that there was an obstacle of affinity to this second marriage, and a papal dispensation by Pope Innocent VI was required for it to be recognized by the Catholic Church. The affinity was due to her first husband, John Randolph, Earl of Moray, having been a second cousin of Robert Stewart. There also was a blood relationship, as the dispensation referenced their being related in the fourth degree of consanguinity, but this relationship has as yet not been identified. The children of Robert's first marriage to Elizabeth Mure were considered illegitimate by some due to reasons of consanguinity. Both sets of children from each marriage considered themselves rightful heirs to the throne, which constituted considerable future conflict.
Euphemia and Robert were parents to four children:
1.) David Stewart, 1st Earl of Caithness (d. bef. 1389)
2.) Walter Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (d. 1437)
3.) Elizabeth Stewart
4.) Egidia Stewart, married 1387 Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale
Robert II succeeded his childless maternal uncle David II of Scotland in 1371. Euphemia became his Queen and served in this position for about fifteen years, until her death in 1386.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Title of Nobility: Queen consort of Scotland, in 1355,. 2073
2. Title of Nobility: Countess of Moray,,. 2073
3. Coronation: on 26 March 1371,. 2073
Euphemia married Robert II STEWART King of Scotland, son of Sir Walter STEWART Knight of Dundonald, 6th High Stewart of Scotland and Marjorie DE BRUCE, on 2 May 1355 in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland.1723 (Robert II STEWART King of Scotland was born on 2 March 1316 in Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1719, christened on 2 March 1316 in Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland,1719 died on 19 April 1390 in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland 1719 and was buried on 24 April 1390 in Old Scone, Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland 1719.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
1. They have conflicting marriage information of 2 May 1355 and Fordoun, , Kincardineshire, Scotland. 1723
Euphemia next married John RANDOLPH 3rd Earl of Moray before 1346.2073 (John RANDOLPH 3rd Earl of Moray was born in 1306 in , , , Scotland 2073 and died on 17 October 1346 in Durham, , Durham, England 2073.)
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