Annabella DRUMMOND, Queen of Scotland

1350 - 1401  (51 years)

• Name	Annabella DRUMMOND  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Queen of Scotland
  Christened	1350	Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Born	14 Aug 1350	Scone, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	LZPK-KKT
  Political Coup	1399	Scotland   [3]
  	She organized a palace coup. Made elder son a duke (first in Scotish history) and appoin
  TitleOfNobility	[3]
  	Queen of Scotland
  Name	Annabella DRUMMOND  [3]
  Religion	[3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	Scottish Monarch   [3]
  Died	Oct 1401	Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Buried	Oct 1401	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I594767483	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Sir John DRUMMOND,   b. 1328, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 1373, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Mary Margaret MONTIFEX, Countess of Lennox,   b. 1325, Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 31 Jan 1375, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 50 years)
  Married	1347	Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F536728943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King Robert III STEWART, of Scotland,   b. 14 Aug 1337, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Apr 1406, Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland  (Age 68 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1365	Dispensation, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Lady Margaret STEWART,   b. 1370, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Schotland ,   d. Sep 1456, Thrieve Castle, Galloway, Scotland  (Age 86 years)   2. David STEWART, 1st Duke of Rothesay,   b. 24 Oct 1378, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 26 Mar 1402, Falkland, Fife, Scotland  (Age 23 years)   3. Lady Mary STEWART, Princess of Scotland,   b. 1 Jan 1380, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 20 Mar 1458, Duntreath, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 78 years)   4. Elizabeth STEWART,   b. 1386, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 3 Nov 1411, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 25 years)   5. King James I STEWART, of Scotland,   b. 25 Jul 1394, Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 21 Feb 1437, Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F536728934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Anabella Drummond (c. 1350? 1401) was the queen consort of Scotland by marriage to Robert III of Scotland. She was the daughter of Sir John Drummond, of Stobhall, near Perth, 11th Thane of Lennox and Chief of Clan Drummond, and Mary Montifex, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir William de Montifex, Justiciar of Scotland. It has been erroneous postulated that her father was the same John Drummond that was a brother to Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland but as this does not align with any historical dates, the latter John was probably a close ancestor. She married John Stewart (the future Robert III of Scotland) in 1367. Soon, she was enveloped in a power struggle with her husband's brother, Robert. Since Anabella and John did have two daughters, but no sons for several years, he was a supporter of a law that would bar women from inheriting the throne. Queen Anabella was crowned with Robert at Scone Palace when he came to the throne in 1390. She continued bearing children until she was past forty and had her last child, the future James I of Scotland, in 1394. King Robert, an invalid since 1384 due to an accident with a horse, grew increasingly despondent and incompetent throughout his reign and was not capable to govern. During this time he is said to have said to her that he should be buried in a dung heap with the epitaph "Here lies the worst of kings and the most miserable of men". Because the king was not able to rule, Anabella was prompted to manage state affairs as de facto ruler. The chronicles of Scotland generally praise queen Anabella and her conduct as queen. Protecting the interests of her oldest son, David, she arranged a great tournament in 1398 in Edinburgh, where her oldest son was knighted. In April of that year she also called a council where he was created Duke of Rothesay and Lieutenant of the Realm in the same year. Shortly after his mother's death he would be imprisoned by his uncle and died in mysterious circumstances. David was described as debauched, self-indulgent and erratic, and the Duke of Albany did not have to fight hard to control him. The Fife burgh of Inverkeithing was a favorite residence of the queen. Her presence is still recalled in the sandstone font, decorated with angels and heraldry, which she presented to the parish church of the town, one of Scotland's finest surviving pieces of late medieval sculpture. Anabella died in Scone Palace in October 1401, and was buried at her birthplace of Dunfermline. With the loss of her protection, her eldest son David would become the prey of his uncle, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, dying shortly after

  
  

• Sources

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