Presumably named after her paternal grandmother, Annabella was the eighth child and sixth daughter of King James I and Joan Beaufort.
[3] The cortege of the princess, accompanied by the ambassadors of her father-in-law, arrived in Savoy in September 1445, after an eventful journey of 86 days.
[2] Many expenses were incurred for her reception, even though she was neither the heiress to the Kingdom of Scotland nor the future Duchess of Savoy.
[2] King Charles VII of France, wasn't in favor of this alliance and sent several embassies to prevent it.
[4] Annabella returned to Scotland and married Lord George Gordon, son and heir of the 1st Earl of Huntly before 10 March 1460.