Elena of Galloway
- Born: Abt 1207, Carrick, Aryshire, Scotland
- Marriage: Sir Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl of Winchester Earl of Winton 160,529
- Died: Shortly before 26 Oct 1274, England about age 67 160
- Buried: Oct 1274, Leeds Priory 141
 General Notes:
~Weis' Ancestral Roots. , 38:27, 53:28, 57:28, 224:28, Helen was Alan's eldest daughter; she was not the daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon, whose children were Devorguilla and Christian. 160
Noted events in her life were:
• Background Information. 874
Elena, daughter of Alan, Lord Galloway, married Roger de Quincy, who in her right became Constable of Scotland. He was made Earl of inchster in England in 1235. He ruled Galloway, or his wife's share of the territory, so severely that the Galwegians, 1247, rose in insurrection against him, and forced him to seek refuge ith the King of Scots. he died 25 Apr 1264. Children of Elena and Roger were:
• Margaret, also called Agnes, married William Earl of Ferrars, also Earl of Derby. She was living in 1280, when she granted Groby to her son William.
• Elizabeth, styled Isabella and Marjory, married Alexander Comyn, Earl of buchan. She was alive in 1279.
• Elena, married Alan de la Zouch. She died not long before 20 Aug 1296, possesssed of estates in Scotland and in the counties of igton, Berick, Haddington, Kirkendbright, Fife and Ayr. She was succeeded by Alan de la Zouch, aged twenty-four, her grandson.
~The Scots Peerage, Vol. IV, p. 142
Elena married Sir Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl of Winchester Earl of Winton, son of Saher de Quincy 1st Earl of Winchester and Margaret de Beaumont 160.,529 (Sir Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl of Winchester Earl of Winton was born about 1195 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and died on 25 Apr 1264 in Winchester, Hampshire, England 141,529,874.)
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