Individual Details
Isabella Mentieth
(Abt 1217 - 1272)
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[[Category:Earls of Menteith]]
== Biography ==
Isabella (Countess of Mentieth) was born about 1217 before the death of her father in 1233. She was the daughter of Muireadhach II, the Earl of Menteith.
Isabella married Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, bringing the mormaerdom temporarily into the hands of the Comyn family. When her husband died in 1258, Isabella married again, this time to an English knight named John Russell. This mediocre marriage left her too weak to protect her status. Already by 1259, Walter Stewart (nicknamed "Ballaich") was claiming the province for his wife, Isabella's sister Mary. By 1261, Isabella was arrested and deposed from rulership of the province on charges of poisoning her late husband.
Isabella may have had one son by Walter Comyn, a man named Henry who witnesses a charter of Maol Domhnaich, Mormaer of Lennox. However, if this Henry was their son, he did not live long enough to inherit from his parents.
Isabella Mentieth died about 1272.
===Marriage===
Isabella was married First to Walter Comyn (Lord of Badenoch), (half brother of John Comyn).
After 1258 she was married to John Russell.
===Children===
Children of Isabella Montieth & John Russell;
* 1. Isabella Russell.
== Sources ==
* The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p31355.htm#i313546
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_Countess_of_Menteith
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muireadhach_II,_Earl_of_Menteith
* WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-93514 created through the import of 2e4y9w_6792005b2a92y72e4mejcc.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by [[Stuart-531 | Allan Stuart]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=UNKNOWN-93514 Changes page] for the details of edits by Allan and others.
[[Category:Earls of Menteith]]
== Biography ==
Isabella (Countess of Mentieth) was born about 1217 before the death of her father in 1233. She was the daughter of Muireadhach II, the Earl of Menteith.
Isabella married Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, bringing the mormaerdom temporarily into the hands of the Comyn family. When her husband died in 1258, Isabella married again, this time to an English knight named John Russell. This mediocre marriage left her too weak to protect her status. Already by 1259, Walter Stewart (nicknamed "Ballaich") was claiming the province for his wife, Isabella's sister Mary. By 1261, Isabella was arrested and deposed from rulership of the province on charges of poisoning her late husband.
Isabella may have had one son by Walter Comyn, a man named Henry who witnesses a charter of Maol Domhnaich, Mormaer of Lennox. However, if this Henry was their son, he did not live long enough to inherit from his parents.
Isabella Mentieth died about 1272.
===Marriage===
Isabella was married First to Walter Comyn (Lord of Badenoch), (half brother of John Comyn).
After 1258 she was married to John Russell.
===Children===
Children of Isabella Montieth & John Russell;
* 1. Isabella Russell.
== Sources ==
* The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p31355.htm#i313546
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_Countess_of_Menteith
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muireadhach_II,_Earl_of_Menteith
* WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-93514 created through the import of 2e4y9w_6792005b2a92y72e4mejcc.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by [[Stuart-531 | Allan Stuart]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=UNKNOWN-93514 Changes page] for the details of edits by Allan and others.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1217 | Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland | |||
| Death | 1272 | ||||
| Marriage | Walter "Lord of Badenoch" Comyn | ||||
| Reference No | 15878377 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Walter "Lord of Badenoch" Comyn (1190 - 1258) |
| Child | Isabel Comyn (1204 - 1301) |
| Father | Murdoch "Maurice" Menteith (1195 - 1234) |
| Sibling | Mary Menteith (1225 - 1286) |