Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 132
ught in vain. This lady abbess had previously been Countess of Ross. Theearldom of Ross was an ancient territorial dignity, which datedfrom the reign of Malcolm IV. in the twelfth century ; it left themale line shortly after the year 1370. There were two heiressesnamed Euphemia, and who were both… … Euphemia, Countess of Ross, Abbess of Elcho. It was to the second Countess Euphemia that this seal belonged.Douglas states in his Peerage of Scotland that she assumed theveil, but he was not aware that she was Abbess of Elcho. Shewas the daughter of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, by his wifethe…
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