Isabella of Fife

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Isabella of Fife was a Scottish noblewoman, Countess of Buchan, best known for defying her family’s allegiance to support Robert the Bruce’s claim to the throne by ceremonially crowning him in 1306.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noblewoman
historical figure
medieval noble
activeInPeriod Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED
early 14th century
areaOfInfluence Buchan NERFINISHED
Fife NERFINISHED
northeast Scotland
associatedWith Earldom of Buchan NERFINISHED
MacDuff earls of Fife NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Scottish coronation customs
capturedBy forces loyal to Edward I of England
conflictWith English crown
supporters of the Comyn claim
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
date 1306
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyAllegiance Comyn family NERFINISHED
givenName Isabella NERFINISHED
historicalReputation remembered for defying her husband’s political allegiance
symbol of female political agency in medieval Scotland
languageSpoken Scots
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED
mannerOfPunishment public imprisonment in an outdoor cage
maritalStatus married
memberOfNobleFamily MacDuff family NERFINISHED
nobleRank countess
nobleTitle Countess of Buchan NERFINISHED
notableFor ceremonially crowning Robert the Bruce in 1306
supporting the claim of Robert the Bruce to the Scottish throne
opposed her family’s traditional allegiance to the Comyns
participatedIn coronation of Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED
partOf Scottish nobility
placeOfCoronation Scone NERFINISHED
placeOfImprisonment Berwick-upon-Tweed NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Bruce loyalist
positionHeld Countess of Buchan NERFINISHED
punishedBy Edward I of England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Buchan NERFINISHED
Fife NERFINISHED
roleInEvent performed the traditional MacDuff role in the coronation of a Scottish king
sexOrGender female
spouse John Comyn, Earl of Buchan NERFINISHED
supported Bruce faction in the Scottish succession crisis
Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED

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