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Birth:          1082 Scotland
Death:          31 May 1116 St Saviors Monastery, Bermondsey, Middlesex,
Burial:         Bermondsey Priory, Middlesex, England

Notes
d St Saviors Monastery, Bermondsey, Middlesex, England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Scotland,_Countess_of_Boulogne
Mary of Scotland (1082–1116) was the younger daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland 
and his second wife Margaret of Wessex. Mary was a member of the House of 
Dunkeld by birth, and was Countess of Boulogne by marriage.
Family[edit]

Mary was the youngest of eight children. Her brothers included: Edmund, Ethelred, 
Edgar, King of Alba, Alexander I of Scotland and David I of Scotland. Mary had only 
one sister, Matilda of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England. Mary was a maternal 
aunt of Empress Matilda, who pressed her claim on the Kingdom of England but lost 
out to her cousin, Stephen. Stephen was married to Matilda, Mary's daughter.

Early life[edit]

When Mary was about four years old, in 1086, she and her sister, Matilda, were sent 
by their parents to Romsey. Their maternal aunt, Christina, was abbess there.

The two girls spent their early life at the monastery with their aunt, where they also 
received part of their education. Some time before 1093, they went to Wilton Abbey, 
which also had a reputation as a centre of learning, to finish their education. One of 
its inhabitants was the poet Muriel, who attracted much attention from scholars 
throughout Europe.[1] Matilda received many proposals for marriage but refused them 
all for the time being.

Matilda finally left the monastery in 1100 to marry King Henry I of England. At first the 
marriage was unacceptable, as Matilda and Mary had both spent their childhood in the 
abbey and were both considered to be nuns. Henry did however get permission to 
marry Matilda.

Marriage[edit]

Mary herself left the abbey in 1096. Matilda wanted her to also marry, so Henry I 
married her off to Eustace III, Count of Boulogne,[2] son of Eustace II of Boulogne 
and his wife, Ida of Lorraine. The marriage lasted for twenty years but only produced a 
daughter:
Matilda of Boulogne [3] (1105–1152), became countess of Boulogne after the death of 
her father. Married Stephen of England, hence she became Queen of England. They 
were parents of Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, William of Blois and Marie of 
Boulogne.

Mary died in 1116, nine years before her husband died. The same year of Eustace III's 
death, Matilda married Stephen.

Legacy[edit]

The daughters of Matilda and Mary of Scotland, both called Matilda, fought each 
other for control of England. Matilda of Boulogne raised an army after Matilda of the 
English had captured Stephen. Matilda of Boulogne won in the end. Stephen was 
released and was once again proclaimed King of England.

When Stephen died, he was forced to bequeath the English crown to his first cousin 
once removed, Matilda of the English's son Henry. On Stephen's death, it seemed that 
Matilda of Scotland's daughter, Matilda, had won because her son and his 
descendants sat on the throne.

Parents
____ Malcolm III "Ceanmor" (ABT 1033 - 13 Nov 1093)
OF SCOTLAND Margaret "Atheling" "Saint" (ABT 1048 - 16 Nov 1093)

Siblings
OF SCOTLAND Matilda "Atheling" (ABT 1079 - 1 May 1118)
____ David I "Saint" (ABT 1080 - 24 May 1153)
OF SCOTLAND Mary (1082 - 31 May 1116)

Marriage To ____ Eustace (Eustache) III (ABT 1059 - ABT 1125)
    m. 1102 

Notes

Parents
____ Eustace (Eustache) II "aux Gernons" (ABT 1018 - ABT 1080)
OF LORRAINE Ida (ABT 1040 - 13 Aug 1113)

Children by ____ Eustace (Eustache) III ABT 1059 - ABT 1125
OF BOULOGNE Matilda I (ABT 1105 - 3 May 1152)

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