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.
Statements (46)
| 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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