Annabella of Scotland - Annabella, Princess of Scotland

There seems to be contradicting information available - if you look up her first 'husband' online you will find the following in his entry in wikipedia:
"On 14 December 1444, at Stirling Castle, he was betrothed to Annabella, youngest daughter of King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) and sister of King James II of Scotland. The marriage never took place and the betrothal was annulled in 1456."
So perhaps there never was a first marriage?

Thank you for the reply. It makes me speculate that perhaps the bethothal was her idea and her family didn't like the guy. Fascinating family.

Hi Lora,
In those days betrothals were often arranged by parents when children were very young - for dynastic or political reasons - but, by the time those children/young people had grown up to marrying age, the situations might have changed for one, if not both, of the families and so a different marriage might have been preferred. Young princesses were something of a 'commodity' to be bargained by their families and were highly unlikely to be allowed to make up their own minds, or state any preferences!
The more I read about women in those days the more I realise what a dreadful time they had.
Regards,
Sheila

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In this case the story behind the story is that Annabella's husband (George Gordon, Earl of Huntly) had been cheating on her with Elizabeth Hay. So he "conveniently" arranged to "find out" that he and Annabella were "too closely related" - the usual excuse for getting rid of an unwanted spouse in medieval times. (The nobility was such an inbred lot that finding "consanguinity" was usually not very difficult.)