Annabella of Scotland

Annabella of Scotland ( 1436 – 1509) was a Scottish princess, a member of the House of Stewart, and by her two marriages Countess of Geneva and Countess of Huntly. Both of her marriages were annulled, the first without being consummated and the second on grounds of consanguinity.

Life Early years Presumably named after her paternal grandmother, Annabella was the eighth child and sixth daughter of King James I and Joan Beaufort. Her sisters were Margaret, Isabella, Eleanor, Mary and Joan, and her brothers were James II of Scotland and his twin brother Alexander, who died in infancy. Both bride and groom were about 8 years old. The following year, Annabella went to Savoy to be educated there.

The cortege of the princess, accompanied by the ambassadors of her father-in-law, arrived in Savoy in September 1445, after an eventful journey of 86 days.

Issue Annabella had children with her second husband the 2nd Earl of Huntly; two children are attributed to her: Lady Isabella Gordon (d. 1485), wife of William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll (d. 1507). Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 21 January 1523/24). James Gordon, mentioned in an entail in 1498. Lady Elizabeth Gordon, who was contracted to marry William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal, in 1481.

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