| Donald Mormaer, 8th Earl Of Mar |
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Information About ™Donald Mormaer, 8th Earl Of Mar |
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His father was Gartnait Of Mar , and his mother was Christina Bruce, sister of Robert I Of Scotland . In 1332 Domhnall became Regent after the death of the previous Regent, Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl Of Moray . Following the invasion of Edward Balliol , with the support of Edward III Of England , Mar led the Scots loyalists to defeat at the Battle Of Dupplin Moor and died in battle. Through his marriage to Isabella Stewart they had a son Thomas , and a single daughter, Margaret , who succeeded her brother and became in her turn Countess Of Mar .
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