Dame Elizabeth de Dunbar

1372 - Aft 1438  (> 66 years)

• Name	Elizabeth de Dunbar
  Prefix	Dame
  Birth	1372	Berwickshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  REPUDIATED	10 Mar 1397
  	Unhappy that the couple had not waited for permission, the Pope issued a dispensation dated 10 March 1397 stating that Elizabeth and David could 'remarry' after a period of separation.
  	Unhappy that the couple had not waited for permission, the Pope issued a dispensation dated 10 March 1397 stating that Elizabeth and David could 'remarry' after a period of separation.
  Annulment	1399	Scotland
  	Instead of remarrying, King Robert and David annulled the betrothal contract and David became betrothed to Mary Douglas instead.
  _AMTID	132543241792:1030:194851487
  _FSFTID	LTVG-Z86
  _UID	E29FD9C11AB4EE11AB79A820663F9BF307AA
  Death	Aft 24 Apr 1438	Perthshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I202148	World of Hyde
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir George Dunbar, 10th Earl Of Dunbar 4th Earl Of March,   b. Abt 1335, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. Mar 1420, Scotland (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Lady Christina Seton, Countess Of Dunbar And March,   b. 1340, Stranith, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Abt 1402, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F49762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duke David Stewart, Of Rothesay,   b. 24 Oct 1378, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Mar 1402, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	Bef Aug 1395
  	In 1395 Elizabeth and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay and heir apparent to the throne of Scotland were betrothed. They applied to the Pope for permission to marry and it was granted on 10 August 1395, but they were impatient and married before that. Unhappy that the couple had not waited for permission, the Pope issued a dispensation dated 10 March 1397 stating that Elizabeth and David could 'remarry' after a period of separation. Instead of remarrying, King Robert and David annulled the betrothal contract and David became betrothed to Mary Douglas instead. 1399, Incensed, the Earl of March demanded that the marriage between Elizabeth and David go through, at the least the betrothal monies paid should be refunded. King Robert refused. 1400. Incensed at the treatment of his daughter, the insult to his family and by the kings alliance with his biggest rival. The Earl of Dunbar threatened to do 'something unheard of and unusual'. True to his word, George de Dunbar renounced his titles, and his allegiance to Scotland, and moved his entire family to England and the court of King Henry IV.
  Family ID	F45385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1372 - Berwickshire, Scotland Annulment - Instead of remarrying, King Robert and David annulled the betrothal contract and David became betrothed to Mary Douglas instead. - 1399 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth