Helen of Galloway


Helen of Galloway was a daughter and co-heiress of Alan, [Lord of Galloway] and his first wife, a daughter of Roger de [Lacy (1170–1211)|Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester]. Helen was the first wife of Roger de [Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester|Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester]. Although Helen was the first of Roger's three wives, his only descendants were his three daughters by Helen. The eldest daughter, Margaret, married William de [Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby|William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby] ; the second daughter, Elizabeth, married Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan ; the third daughter, Helen, married Alan de la Zouche.
Sources differ as to where exactly she was born, with likely locations being either Carrick in Ayrshire or in nearby Wigtownshire.