wife of Malcolm Lennox

Not the same as Margaret of Mar, Lady Sutherland. Possibly a daughter or sister of Donald de Mar, 6th Earl of Mar but evidence is lacking.

Marriage and Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lennox-44

James Balfour Paul, the Lord Lyon, states that the name of the wife of Malcolm Lennox, fifth earl of Lennox, has not been ascertained.[4] William Fraser concurred, adding a note that "tradition assigns a sister or daughter of Donald, earl of Mar, as his wife but that is uncertain."[8] The lack of any sources indicating who Malcolm's wife may have been has also been noted by contemporary scholars of Scottish history, among them Dr Cynthia Neville, the George Munro professor of history at Dalhousie University.[9]

Malcolm, fifth earl of Lennox, had at least three children:

1. Donald Lennox, 6th earl of Lennox[4] d. bef. Nov 1364[10][11]
2. Murdoch Lennox of Duntreath[4][11]
3. Malcolm Lennox[4]

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Family notes

Lacking any reliable sources to establish the identity of the wife of Malcolm, fifth earl of Lennox, wife of Malcolm Lennox has been detached as daughter of Donald de Mar, 6th Earl of Mar. She can easily be reattached later if sources are found which verify such a relationship.

Genealogies of the Families of Douglas of Mulderg and Robertson of Kindeace references a daughter of Malcolm, fifth earl of Lennox, who married Duncan de Atholia, earl of Athol, and had by him had one son, Robert de Atholia.[12] There appears to be no source for this reference, however, and neither James Balfour Paul or William Fraser list any daughters of Malcolm Lennox.

Given the lack of reliable sources to establish the identity of the alleged daughter of Malcolm, fifth earl of Lennox, N.N. Lennox has been detached from this profile as Malcolm's daughter. She can easily be reattached later if sources are found which verify such a relationship.

Geanealogy

From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#IsabelMarMR...

5.         [MARGARET of Mar .  She is named as wife of Malcolm Earl of Lennox by Fraser[498].  She may have been the daughter or the sister of Donald de Mar, 6th Earl of Mar m MALCOLM Earl of Lennox, son of MALCOLM Earl of Lennox & his wife --- (-killed in battle Halidon Hill 19 Jul 1333).] 

From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#Mal...

MALCOLM, son of MALCOLM Earl of Lennox & his wife --- (-killed in battle Halidon Hill 19 Jul 1333). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. He succeeded his father as Earl of Lennox. "Malcolmus comes de Levenax" granted "totum officium…tosheagor de Levenax" to "Patricio de Lindsay filio domini Hugonis de Lindsay consanguineo nostro" by undated charter[297]. The relationship between the two parties has not yet been traced. m MARGARET of Mar, [possible] [sister or daughter] of DONALD Earl of Mar. She is named as [possible] wife of Malcolm Earl of Lennox by Fraser[298].
Earl Malcolm & his wife had two [three] children:

• 1. DONALD (-1364 or before). He succeeded his father as Earl of Lennox. "Dovenaldus comes de Levenax" confirmed "totam terram de Buchnwl" to "Patricio de Lindsay filio domini Patricii de Lindsay militis" by undated charter, witnessed by "domino Malcolmo Flemyng comite de Wygtone…"[299]. "Douenaldus comes de Levenax" granted "totam…terram…Tulewyn in comitatu nostro de Levenax" to "Waltero de Fosselane filio et heredi Anweleth de Fosselane", except a part held by "Duncano filio antedicti Walteri", by undated charter[300]. m ---. The name of Donald’s wife is not known. Donald & his wife had one child:
  • a) MARGARET of Lennox (-after 19 Aug 1388). m ([1344]%29 WALTER de Fasselane, son of ALAN de Fasselane & his wife --- (-after 19 Aug 1388). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 8 May 1386 under which Robert II King of Scotland confirmed "comitatum de Levenax" to "Duncano de Levenax militi", previously held by "Walteri filii Alani de Fasselane et Margarete sponse sua"[301]. Earl of Lennox, de iure uxoris. He and his wife resigned the Earldom of Lennox in 1385 in favour of their son Duncan.
• 2. MURDOCH . "Waltero de Fosselane, Willielmo de Galbraith, Murdaco fratre comitis de Levenax, Yvaro Campbell, Malcolmo filio Duncano" witnessed the undated charter under which "Donaldus comes de Levenax" granted land "de Eschend" to "Andree de Cunninghame"[302].
• 3. MALCOLM . "Malcolmus comes de Levenax" granted "terre…Cronverne…" to "Gilberto de Carric filio et heredi quondam domini Gilberti de Carrick militis" by undated charter witnessed by "dominis Malcolmo filio nostro…"[303].

References

• [298] Fraser, Sir. W. (1874) The Lennox, Vol. I, p. 240 (not yet consulted), < Archive.Org. > The lady whom this Earl married is not known. Tradition assigns a sister or daughter of Donald Earl of Mar as his wife, but this is uncertain.
• cited in CP VII 5
• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe... shows as daughter of Garnait (Gratney), 7th Earl of Mar & Christian Bruce, Lady of Garioch (Carrick),