Euphemia de Ross (died 1386) was the second wife and first Queen consort of Robert II of Scotland.
She was a daughter of Aodh, Earl of Ross and Matilda Bruce, sister of Robert I of Scotland. She first married John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray but the marriage was childless. Her husband died in 1346 and she remained a widow for nine years.
On May 2, 1355, Euphemia married Robert Stewart, sole son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjorie Bruce. Marjorie was a daughter of Robert I of Scotland and his first wife Isabella of Mar. Robert was however a son of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick and her consort Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick.
A daughter of the Countess and Earl of Carrick was married to her paternal grandfather Uilleam II, Earl of Ross; making Uilleam II their son-in-law and by some definition Aodh, their grandson of sorts. Though not actually related by blood, their marriage could still be considered incest and a papal dispensation by Pope Innocent VI was required for it to be recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.
Euphemia and Robert were parents to five children:
Robert II succeeded his childless maternal uncle David II of Scotland in 1371. Euphemia became his Queen consort and served in this position for about fifteen years.
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