Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch
- Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch and Countess of Tarras (31 August 1647 – 11 March 1661) was a young Scottish peer, the daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch.
- At the age of four Mary succeeded to her father's titles, when he died in 1651.
- She immediately became one of the most desirable matches of the kingdom.
- On 9 February 1659, aged only eleven years old, she married Walter Scott of Highchester, who was at that time fourteen.
- He was created Earl of Tarras a year later.
- Her mother arranged the marriage without proclamation, with a warrant from the presbytery of Kirkcaldy.
- It created a lot of disapproval and the court ruled that the couple should be separated until Mary was 12 years of age.
- During their separation they continued a very affectionate correspondence.
- However, she fell ill and died two years after their reunion, aged thirteen, in 1661 and her titles passed to her sister, Anne.
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