Adelaide of Anjou1

F, #2761, d. 1016

Father*Count Fulk II of Anjou "the Good"1,2,3 b. c 920, d. 11 Nov 958
Mother*Gerberga of the Gatinais3 d. 952
Adelaide of Anjou|d. 1016|p93.htm#i2761|Count Fulk II of Anjou "the Good"|b. c 920\nd. 11 Nov 958|p98.htm#i2913|Gerberga of the Gatinais|d. 952|p60.htm#i1778|Fulk I. t. R. (?)|b. 888\nd. bt 941 - 942|p165.htm#i4944|Roscille d. L. (?)||p165.htm#i4945|Herve (?)||p320.htm#i9579||||

Marriage* Principal=Stephen (?)3 
Marriage* his second wife, Principal=Count William II of Provence and Arles1,3,2 
Marriage*982 Principal=Louis V (?)3 
Marriage*before 1016 Principal=Count Otto-William of Bourgogne3 
Death*1016 3 
Death1026 2 
Name Variation Blanche1 
Name Variation Adelheid of Anjou (?)3 

Family 1

Stephen (?)
Children

Family 2

Count William II of Provence and Arles b. 950, d. 994
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-21.
  2. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-9.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 137-21.
  5. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 31-2.

Hugh Capet1

M, #2762, b. 941, d. 24 October 996

 

Father*Hugh Magnus of France2,3 b. c 895, d. 16 Jun 956
Mother*Hedwig of Saxony2,3 b. 922, d. 10 May 965
Hugh Capet|b. 941\nd. 24 Oct 996|p93.htm#i2762|Hugh Magnus of France|b. c 895\nd. 16 Jun 956|p93.htm#i2764|Hedwig of Saxony|b. 922\nd. 10 May 965|p93.htm#i2765|Robert I. King of the Franks|b. 866\nd. 15 Jun 923|p60.htm#i1790|Beatrix of Vermandois|d. a Mar 931|p93.htm#i2766|Henry the Fowler|b. 876\nd. 2 Jul 936|p88.htm#i2613|Mechtilde of Ringelheim|b. c 890\nd. 14 Mar 968|p88.htm#i2625|

Birthcirca 940 4 
Birth*941 1,3 
Marriage*968 Principal=Adelaide of Poitou1,3,4 
Death*24 October 996 Les Juifs, Chartres, France1,3,4 
Burial* St. Denis3 
Title*between 987 and 996 King of France, elected by the Frankish Nobles1,4 
Title Count of Orléans1 
HTML* 
National Politics Web Guide
The Election of Hugh Capet
Catholic Encyclopedia
1911 Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Brittanica
 
Title Count of Poitou1 

Family

Adelaide of Poitou b. c 945, d. c 1004
Children

Last Edited4 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-20.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-19.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 31-1.
  5. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 106-20.
  6. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 31-2.

Adelaide of Poitou1

F, #2763, b. circa 945, d. circa 1004

 

Father*William I of Poitou2 b. 900, d. 3 Apr 963
Mother*Adela of Normandy2 b. c 920, d. c 14 Oct 962
Adelaide of Poitou|b. c 945\nd. c 1004|p93.htm#i2763|William I of Poitou|b. 900\nd. 3 Apr 963|p95.htm#i2846|Adela of Normandy|b. c 920\nd. c 14 Oct 962|p153.htm#i4565|Count Ebles Mancer|b. 890\nd. 934|p165.htm#i4930|Eremburg (?)||p365.htm#i10925|Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson|b. 846\nd. c 927|p149.htm#i4449|Poppa de Valois||p149.htm#i4450|

Birth*circa 945 1,2 
Marriage*968 Principal=Hugh Capet1,2,3 
Death*circa 1004 1 
Death15 June 1006 2 
Name Variation Alice1 
Name Variation Adelais of Aquitaine (?)2 

Family

Hugh Capet b. 941, d. 24 Oct 996
Children

Last Edited16 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-20.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 31-1.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 106-20.

Hugh Magnus of France1

M, #2764, b. circa 895, d. 16 June 956

Father*Robert I King of the Franks1,2 b. 866, d. 15 Jun 923
Mother*Beatrix of Vermandois3,2 d. a Mar 931
Hugh Magnus of France|b. c 895\nd. 16 Jun 956|p93.htm#i2764|Robert I King of the Franks|b. 866\nd. 15 Jun 923|p60.htm#i1790|Beatrix of Vermandois|d. a Mar 931|p93.htm#i2766|Rutpert I. of Wormsgau|d. 15 Sep 866|p93.htm#i2783|Aelis of Tours|b. c 819\nd. c 866|p93.htm#i2784|Herbert I. de Vermandois|b. c 850\nd. 6 Nov, between 900 and 907|p60.htm#i1785|Bertha of Morvois||p60.htm#i1786|

Birth*circa 895 1,2 
Marriage*circa 914 Principal=Anonyma (?)4 
Marriage*938 Mainz oder Ingelheim, Germany, Principal=Hedwig of Saxony1,2 
Death*16 June 956 Deurdan, France1,2 
Burial* St. Denis2 
Title* Count of Paris, Orléans, Vexin and Le Mans, Duke of France1 
HTML* 
Encyclopedia Britannica
 

Family

Hedwig of Saxony b. 922, d. 10 May 965
Children

Last Edited3 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-19.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-18.
  4. [S302] Thierry le Hête, "Richilde", p. 4.
  5. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 121E-20.

Hedwig of Saxony1

F, #2765, b. 922, d. 10 May 965

Father*Henry the Fowler2,3 b. 876, d. 2 Jul 936
Mother*Mechtilde of Ringelheim3 b. c 890, d. 14 Mar 968
Hedwig of Saxony|b. 922\nd. 10 May 965|p93.htm#i2765|Henry the Fowler|b. 876\nd. 2 Jul 936|p88.htm#i2613|Mechtilde of Ringelheim|b. c 890\nd. 14 Mar 968|p88.htm#i2625|Otto of Saxony "the Illustrious"|b. c 836\nd. 30 Nov 912|p88.htm#i2627|Hedwig (?)|d. 24 Dec 903|p88.htm#i2628|Count Dietrich of Ringelheim|b. c 872\nd. 8 Feb 917|p88.htm#i2626|Reginhilde v. Friesland|d. 917|p165.htm#i4929|

Birth*922 3 
Marriage*938 Mainz oder Ingelheim, Germany, Principal=Hugh Magnus of France2,3 
Death*10 May 965 2,3 
Name Variation Hedwiga of Germany (?)3 

Family

Hugh Magnus of France b. c 895, d. 16 Jun 956
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141-18.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-19.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Beatrix of Vermandois1

F, #2766, d. after March 931

Father*Herbert I de Vermandois1,2 b. c 850, d. 6 Nov, between 900 and 907
Mother*Bertha of Morvois1,2
Beatrix of Vermandois|d. a Mar 931|p93.htm#i2766|Herbert I de Vermandois|b. c 850\nd. 6 Nov, between 900 and 907|p60.htm#i1785|Bertha of Morvois||p60.htm#i1786|Count Pepin of Senlis|b. 818\nd. a 840|p60.htm#i1789||||Count Guerri I. of Morvois||p60.htm#i1787|Eve of Roussillon||p60.htm#i1788|

Marriage* Principal=Robert I King of the Franks1,2 
Death*after March 931 1,2 
Name Variation Beatrice of Vermandois (?)2 

Family

Robert I King of the Franks b. 866, d. 15 Jun 923
Child

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 53-18.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Anonyma de Lacy1

F, #2767, d. before 1209

Father*Roger de Lacy of Pontefract2,1 b. c 1171, d. 1212
Mother*Maud de Clare1 b. c 1175, d. Jan 1225
Anonyma de Lacy|d. b 1209|p93.htm#i2767|Hugh de Lacy|b. c 1176\nd. b 26 Dec 1242|p524.htm#i15709|Lesceline de Verdun||p93.htm#i2768|Hugh de Lacey|d. 25 Jul 1185|p210.htm#i6300|Rose of Monmouth||p211.htm#i6301|Bertram de Verdun||p93.htm#i2769||||

Last Edited5 Jun 2005

Lesceline de Verdun1

F, #2768

Father*Bertram de Verdun1
Lesceline de Verdun||p93.htm#i2768|Bertram de Verdun||p93.htm#i2769||||||||||||||||

Marriage* Principal=Hugh de Lacy1 

Family

Hugh de Lacy b. c 1176, d. b 26 Dec 1242
Child

Last Edited5 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-26.
  2. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 120.

Bertram de Verdun1

M, #2769

Family
Child

Last Edited5 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-26.

Roger de Lacy of Pontefract1

M, #2770, b. circa 1171, d. 1212

Father*John de Laci2,3 b. 1150, d. 11 Oct 1190
Mother*Alice FitzRoger2 b. c 1150
Roger de Lacy of Pontefract|b. c 1171\nd. 1212|p93.htm#i2770|John de Laci|b. 1150\nd. 11 Oct 1190|p134.htm#i4006|Alice FitzRoger|b. c 1150|p134.htm#i4007|Richard FitzEustace|b. c 1128\nd. 1163|p134.htm#i4008|Albreda de Lizours|b. c 1128\nd. a 1194|p134.htm#i4009|Roger FitzRichard|b. b 1139\nd. 1178|p231.htm#i6922|Alice de Vere|b. 1124\nd. a 1185|p109.htm#i3249|

Birth*circa 1171 Lincolnshire, England2 
Marriage* 1st=Maud de Clare2,3 
Death1211 3 
Death*1212 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England2 
Burial* Stanslaw Abbey, Cheshire, England2 
Event-Misc*1194 She gave the honour of Pontefract to her grandson Roger, who assumed the surname Lacy, Principal=Albreda de Lizours3 
Title* Constable of Chester4 

Family

Maud de Clare b. c 1175, d. Jan 1225
Children

Last Edited8 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-26.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 121.
  4. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 139-1.

Roland of Galloway1

M, #2771, b. circa 1135, d. 19 December 1200

 

Father*Uchtred of Galloway2,3 d. 22 Sep 1174
Mother*Gunnild of Dunbar2,3 d. 1144
Roland of Galloway|b. c 1135\nd. 19 Dec 1200|p93.htm#i2771|Uchtred of Galloway|d. 22 Sep 1174|p93.htm#i2778|Gunnild of Dunbar|d. 1144|p93.htm#i2776|Fergus of Galloway|d. 12 May 1161 or 1166|p93.htm#i2777|Elizabeth FitzHenry||p93.htm#i2779|Waltheof of Allerdale|d. a 1124|p93.htm#i2780|Sigrid (?)||p93.htm#i2781|

Marriage* Principal=Elena de Morville4,3 
Birth*circa 1135 3 
Death*19 December 1200 Northampton, England1,3 
Note* He held animosity for his uncle Gilbert, and following Gilbert's death, he collect a large force, swept Galloway, slaying the more powerful inhabitants and establishing forts.5 
DNB* Roland [Lachlan], lord of Galloway (d. 1200), magnate, was the eldest son of Uhtred, lord of Galloway (d. 1174), and his wife, Gunnilda, daughter of Waltheof of Allerdale in Cumbria. He had two brothers, one of whom perished in battle in 1185, while the second, Fergus, made his career in the service of his nephew, Alan. In his marriage, made before 1185, to Helen de Morville (d. 1217), daughter of Richard de Morville, lord of Lauderdale and Cunningham and royal constable, Roland had five children, four of whom reached adulthood. His elder son, Alan, succeeded to his parents' estates, while the younger, Thomas, became earl of Atholl through marriage.

Known in his youth as Lachlan, his preference in adulthood for being known as Roland, the Norman-French equivalent of Lachlan, symbolizes the spread of foreign influences into Galloway which followed the overthrow in 1160 of his grandfather, Fergus of Galloway. Military conquest by Malcolm IV had replaced loose Scottish overlordship with rigorous supervision; royal officials were established in territories bordering Galloway, and Roland's father, and his uncle, Gilbert, between whom Galloway had been divided, were encouraged to settle colonists to meet new obligations due to the crown. This regime held until 1174, when King William the Lion was captured during his invasion of England in support of Henry II's rebellious eldest son. Uhtred and Gilbert, who had served in William's army, seized this opportunity to throw off Scottish overlordship and, having returned to Galloway, they attacked William's officers and appealed to their kinsman, Henry II of England. Revolt turned into civil war as rivalries between the brothers surfaced, and in September 1174 Gilbert murdered Uhtred. An English embassy negotiated terms, but, despite an offer of substantial tribute, when he learned of his kinsman's murder Henry II refused to make terms with Gilbert, and in 1175 sent the now-freed King William to subdue him. Supported by the Scots and by Uhtred's friends, Roland regained control of eastern Galloway, possibly as early as October 1176, when his uncle submitted to Henry II. Despite his continued open hostility to the Scots, Gilbert thereafter retained possession of western Galloway under English protection.

After 1174 Roland forged links with the Scottish crown. On his uncle's death in 1185, he enjoyed tacit Scottish encouragement for his takeover of Gilbert's lands and disinheritance of the latter's son, Duncan, in defiance of the wishes of King Henry, who in 1186 brought an army as far as Carlisle in an effort to subdue Roland. In a negotiated settlement, Roland swore homage and fealty to Henry II, but he was William's man. By 1187 he was active in the Scottish king's service, leading the force which defeated the MacWilliam pretender to the Scottish throne at ‘Mam Garvia’, near Inverness. Between about 1187 and 1190 he was appointed justiciar, possibly to restore royal authority in south-western Scotland.

Under Roland the Anglo-Norman infiltration of Galloway gained pace. His few surviving charters show him introducing members of his kin, mainly from Cumbria, to assist in his establishment of control over the reunited lordship, while the church, too, was cultivated in a move to consolidate his position. His foundation c.1192 of Glenluce Abbey in Wigtownshire, a daughter house of Dundrennan, saw the establishment of a friendly community in the heart of his uncle's former estates. But there is no evidence to support the view that he swept aside the native nobility to make room for dependent incomers, and it is clear that his family's power continued to rest on the support of the Celtic aristocracy.

Roland's horizons, however, had shifted beyond the confines of Galloway and, while still enjoying the relative independence of his patrimony, he moved at ease into the ranks of the Scottish nobility. The Morville marriage facilitated this trend. On the death in 1196 of his brother-in-law William, the Morville estates in Scotland and England devolved, with the office of constable, on Roland and his wife. There is little evidence for Roland's exercise of office, but it is likely that his attendance at Lincoln in November 1200, when King William the Lion swore fealty to King John for his English lands, depended on his position as constable and justiciar. From Lincoln Roland continued to Northampton, where he opened a lawsuit concerning a portion of his wife's inheritance, but on 19 December he died in the town and was buried there in the abbey of St Andrew.

Richard D. Oram
Sources

Scots peerage, 4.137–9 · R. D. Oram, ‘A family business? Colonisation and settlement in twelfth and thirteenth century Galloway’, SHR, 72 (1993), 111–45 · G. W. S. Barrow, ed., Regesta regum Scottorum, 1 (1960), 12–14, 37, 45, 65 n.119 · G. W. S. Barrow, The Anglo-Norman era in Scottish history (1980), 17 and n., 142 · A. A. M. Duncan, Scotland: the making of the kingdom (1975), vol. 1 of The Edinburgh history of Scotland, ed. G. Donaldson (1965–75), 182–6, 203–4, 233–4 · K. J. Stringer, ‘The early lords of Lauderdale, Dryburgh Abbey and St Andrew's Priory at Northampton’, Essays on the nobility of medieval Scotland, ed. K. J. Stringer (1985), 44–71, esp. 45, 49–52 · Chronica magistri Rogeri de Hovedene, ed. W. Stubbs, 4 vols., Rolls Series, 51 (1868–71)
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Richard D. Oram, ‘Roland , lord of Galloway (d. 1200)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49361, accessed 24 Sept 2005]

Roland (d. 1200): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/493616 
Event-Misc*1166 He appeared in a charter of William the Lion5 
Event-Misc1180 Roland was a member of the Scottish Court which decided a dispute between the monks of Melrose and Richard de Morville the Constable, his father-in-law (then or later)., Principal=Richard de Morville5 
Event-Misc1187 He led a great force against the freebooter, Donald Bane and captured him5 
Title*between 1189 and 1200 Constable of Scotland1 
Event-Misc22 November 1200 Lincoln, He accompanied King William when he swore fealty to King John5 

Family

Elena de Morville b. c 1153, d. 11 Jun 1217
Children

Last Edited24 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-26.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-24.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-25.
  5. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 102.
  6. [S376] Unknown editor, unknown short title.

Elena de Morville1

F, #2772, b. circa 1153, d. 11 June 1217

Father*Richard de Morville1 b. c 1125, d. 1189
Mother*Avice of Lancaster1,2 b. c 1134, d. 1 Jan 1191
Elena de Morville|b. c 1153\nd. 11 Jun 1217|p93.htm#i2772|Richard de Morville|b. c 1125\nd. 1189|p93.htm#i2773|Avice of Lancaster|b. c 1134\nd. 1 Jan 1191|p93.htm#i2774|Hugh de Morville||p147.htm#i4405||||William de Lancaster of Kendal|b. c 1115\nd. 1170|p93.htm#i2775|Gundred de Warenne|d. c 1166|p112.htm#i3333|

Marriage* Principal=Roland of Galloway1,2 
Birth*circa 1153 Kirkeswald, Cumberland, England2 
Death*11 June 1217 1,2 
Name Variation Helleria3 
Name Variation Eva3 

Family

Roland of Galloway b. c 1135, d. 19 Dec 1200
Children

Last Edited26 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-25.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 171.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 102.

Richard de Morville1

M, #2773, b. circa 1125, d. 1189

Father*Hugh de Morville
Richard de Morville|b. c 1125\nd. 1189|p93.htm#i2773|Hugh de Morville||p147.htm#i4405||||||||||||||||

Birth*circa 1125 Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England2 
Marriage1170 Principal=Avice of Lancaster1,2 
Death1189 Lauder, Lauderdale, Scotland2 
Death*1189 1 
Event-Misc*1180 Roland was a member of the Scottish Court which decided a dispute between the monks of Melrose and Richard de Morville the Constable, his father-in-law (then or later)., Principal=Roland of Galloway3 
Title* Constable of Scotland4 

Family

Avice of Lancaster b. c 1134, d. 1 Jan 1191
Children

Last Edited26 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-25.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 102.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 171.
  5. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 38-25.

Avice of Lancaster1

F, #2774, b. circa 1134, d. 1 January 1191

Father*William de Lancaster of Kendal1,2 b. c 1115, d. 1170
Mother*Gundred de Warenne2 d. c 1166
Avice of Lancaster|b. c 1134\nd. 1 Jan 1191|p93.htm#i2774|William de Lancaster of Kendal|b. c 1115\nd. 1170|p93.htm#i2775|Gundred de Warenne|d. c 1166|p112.htm#i3333|Gilbert d. Lancaster||p146.htm#i4354|Goditha (?)||p147.htm#i4407|Sir William de Warenne|b. 1071\nd. 11 May 1138|p101.htm#i3006|Isabel de Vermandois|b. 1081\nd. 13 Feb 1131|p64.htm#i1915|

Birth*circa 1134 2 
Marriage*1170 Principal=Richard de Morville1,2 
Death*1 January 1191 2 
Name Variation Alice3 
Name Variation Ada de Lancaster2 

Family

Richard de Morville b. c 1125, d. 1189
Children

Last Edited26 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-25.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 171.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 38-25.

William de Lancaster of Kendal1

M, #2775, b. circa 1115, d. 1170

Father*Gilbert de Lancaster2
Mother*Goditha (?)2
William de Lancaster of Kendal|b. c 1115\nd. 1170|p93.htm#i2775|Gilbert de Lancaster||p146.htm#i4354|Goditha (?)||p147.htm#i4407|||||||Eldred the Thane||p156.htm#i4673|Aldgytha (?)||p156.htm#i4674|

Birth*circa 1115 2 
Marriage* 2nd=Gundred de Warenne2,3 
Death*1170 2 
Event-Misc*1138 He served as castellan of William FitzDuncan's Castle of Egremont3 

Family

Gundred de Warenne d. c 1166
Children

Last Edited28 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-25.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 88-25.

Gunnild of Dunbar1

F, #2776, d. 1144

Father*Waltheof of Allerdale2 d. a 1124
Mother*Sigrid (?)2
Gunnild of Dunbar|d. 1144|p93.htm#i2776|Waltheof of Allerdale|d. a 1124|p93.htm#i2780|Sigrid (?)||p93.htm#i2781|Gospatric I. of Northumberland|b. c 1040\nd. 1075|p93.htm#i2782|(?) FitzEdmund||p137.htm#i4109|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Uchtred of Galloway1,3 
Death*1144 4 

Family

Uchtred of Galloway d. 22 Sep 1174
Children

Last Edited11 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-24.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-23.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 187.
  5. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 102.

Fergus of Galloway1

M, #2777, d. 12 May 1161 or 1166

 

Father*Gospatric II of Dunbar2 b. c 1070, d. b 16 Aug 1139
Fergus of Galloway|d. 12 May 1161 or 1166|p93.htm#i2777|Gospatric II of Dunbar|b. c 1070\nd. b 16 Aug 1139|p80.htm#i2381||||Gospatric I. of Northumberland|b. c 1040\nd. 1075|p93.htm#i2782|(?) FitzEdmund||p137.htm#i4109|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Elizabeth FitzHenry1,2 
Death*12 May 1161 or 1166 Holyrood Abbey2,3 
DNB* Fergus, lord of Galloway (d. 1161), prince, has been described variously as king, kinglet, prince, or lord of Galloway. He was of unknown ancestry, but was probably descended from a native dynasty of south-west Scotland. When first recorded, at the consecration of Glasgow Cathedral in 1136, Fergus was accompanied by Uhtred (d. 1174), the son of his marriage (datable to c.1120) to an unnamed illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England. From the same marriage he had a daughter, Affreca, whom he married to Olaf Godredsson (d. 1153), king of Man. Fergus's second recorded son, Gilbert (d. 1185), occasionally described as elder brother of Uhtred, may have been the child of a previous, irregular, liaison.

The ruler of a strategically located territory on the periphery of the spheres of power of the kings of Scotland and England, Fergus is traditionally represented as an independent or semi-independent magnate of the Norse–Celtic world of the Irish Sea and Hebridean regions. While the growing power of the Scottish crown may have curtailed his freedom of manoeuvre, he was largely successful in limiting foreign influence over his lands. The military manpower of his extensive domain led to his being courted by both kingdoms, but his co-operation may have extended only so far as the limits of mutual interest.

The southward expansion of Scottish royal authority saw Fergus drawn into the orbit of David I, king of Scots (r. 1124–53), and the Galwegians played a prominent role in David's campaigns against King Stephen in England after 1136. There is no evidence for the basis of the relationship between Fergus and David, which probably stemmed from simple recognition of the growing power of the Scottish king in the lands around the head of the Solway Firth, but it led to the provision of substantial numbers of warriors for David's armies. Atrocities committed in 1138 are ascribed in contemporary accounts of the campaign to the Galwegians, and their undisciplined action in the battle of the Standard in that year contributed significantly to the Scottish defeat.

Fergus was not involved in David's English ventures after 1138, but his relationship with the Scottish crown continued. The marriage of his heir, Uhtred, to Gunnilda, daughter of Waltheof of Allerdale, a prominent Cumbrian nobleman related to David by descent from the latter's great-uncle, Maldred, strengthened that relationship, at the same time binding Waltheof's family into the political framework of David's extended realm. Likewise, the marriage of Affreca to Olaf of Man drew an important regional power into the enlarged sphere of influence of the Scottish crown.

David I's attempts to free the Scottish church from the claims to metropolitan authority made by the archbishops of York did not, apparently, extend to the Galwegian bishopric of Whithorn, which had close links with York extending back to the eighth century. No bishops are recorded at Whithorn from the early ninth century until the appearance c.1128 of Bishop Gilla-Aldan, whose appointment may represent the revival of the old see. Fergus is often credited with the revival of Whithorn and the appointment of Gilla-Aldan, but there is no evidence for this, and Archbishop Thurstan of York (d. 1140), who needed loyal suffragan bishops both to strengthen his claims in Scotland and to fend off challenges to his status from the archbishop of Canterbury, is a more likely candidate. As the ruler of Galloway, however, Fergus must have been involved in any physical process of revival. His foundation of the Cistercian abbey of Dundrennan in 1142, colonized from Rievaulx in Yorkshire rather than Scottish Melrose, emphasizes the York connection.

In the 1150s Fergus's involvement in Scottish affairs declined. From 1153 his attention focused on Man and the Hebrides, where the assassination of his son-in-law had been followed by an attack on Galloway. There is, however, no evidence that Fergus assisted his grandson, Godred II, to win the Manx throne, or that he supported him in the general war in the Hebrides against Somerled of Argyll after 1154. A lessening involvement in Scottish matters, however, need not imply a rift with the new government of Malcolm IV (r. 1153–65). Indeed, the capture at Whithorn and delivery to the king in 1156 of Donald MacHeth, son of Malcolm MacHeth, pretender to the Scottish throne, indicates the contrary.

Restoration of English control over Carlisle in 1157 marked a turning point in Fergus's relationship with the Scots. Scottish influence in the Solway region diminished, and Fergus perhaps seized the freedom of action which this afforded in an effort to assert his authority over his unruly sons. Only a garbled account survives, but it appears that Fergus sought to capitalize on the unrest triggered by Malcolm IV's participation in Henry II of England's expedition to Toulouse in 1159 and raided Scottish territory in a move to silence domestic opposition from his sons.

Malcolm's return in 1160 led to speedy settlement of the disturbances over Toulouse, freeing him to deal with Fergus: three invasions of Galloway were mounted in the course of the year. Perhaps weakened by discord with Uhtred and Gilbert, Fergus came to terms, and was obliged to resign his lordship and to retire into Holyrood Abbey at Edinburgh, where he died on 12 May 1161. Fergus's fall resulted in the partition of his lands between his sons, the imposition of more rigorous supervision over Galloway, and the beginning of moves to draw the region more effectively under Scottish overlordship.

Richard D. Oram
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Richard D. Oram, ‘Fergus, lord of Galloway (d. 1161)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49360, accessed 24 Sept 2005]

Fergus (d. 1161): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/493604 
Event-Misc*7 July 1136 He appeared as a witness to a charter of King David I granting land in Perdeyc (Patrick) to the Church of Glasgow3 
Event-Misc1160 Holyrood Abbey, He participated in an insurrection, giving shelter to Donald MacHeth in his territory, but was forced to submit by King Malcolm IV and he became a monk3 
HTML* 
Hypertree.com
Origins of Prince Fergus
 

Family

Elizabeth FitzHenry
Children

Last Edited24 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-24.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 101.
  4. [S376] Unknown editor, unknown short title.

Uchtred of Galloway1

M, #2778, d. 22 September 1174

 

Father*Fergus of Galloway1,2,3 d. 12 May 1161 or 1166
Mother*Elizabeth FitzHenry1,2
Uchtred of Galloway|d. 22 Sep 1174|p93.htm#i2778|Fergus of Galloway|d. 12 May 1161 or 1166|p93.htm#i2777|Elizabeth FitzHenry||p93.htm#i2779|Gospatric I. of Dunbar|b. c 1070\nd. b 16 Aug 1139|p80.htm#i2381||||Henry I. Beauclerc|b. 1068\nd. 1 Dec 1135|p55.htm#i1629||||

Marriage* Principal=Gunnild of Dunbar1,2 
Death*22 September 1174 Loch Fergus, Scotland, |Slain in an attack by his nephew Malcolm, son of Gilbert2,3 
Note* Uchtred and Gilbert shared rule of Galloway, Principal=Gilbert of Galloway3 
Event-Misc*1160 Following his father's submission, he was for a time hostage in the Scottish Court3 
Event-Misc*1174 Uchtred and Gilbert accompanied King William the Lion on a march into England, where William was captured, following which the brothers tried to regain their independence. They expelled the king's officers and appealed to King Henry for recognition, but fell to quarreling amongst themselves and thus ended the effort., Principal=Gilbert of Galloway, Witness=William King of Scots "the Lion"4 

Family

Gunnild of Dunbar d. 1144
Children

Last Edited1 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-24.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 101.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 102.

Elizabeth FitzHenry1

F, #2779

Father*Henry I Beauclerc b. 1068, d. 1 Dec 1135; bastard1
Elizabeth FitzHenry||p93.htm#i2779|Henry I Beauclerc|b. 1068\nd. 1 Dec 1135|p55.htm#i1629||||William I. of Normandy "the Conqueror"|b. 1027\nd. 9 Sep 1087|p59.htm#i1768|Maud of Flanders|b. 1032\nd. 3 Nov 1083|p59.htm#i1769|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Fergus of Galloway1,2 

Family

Fergus of Galloway d. 12 May 1161 or 1166
Children

Last Edited1 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-24.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Waltheof of Allerdale1

M, #2780, d. after 1124

Father*Gospatric I of Northumberland2 b. c 1040, d. 1075
Mother*(?) FitzEdmund3
Waltheof of Allerdale|d. a 1124|p93.htm#i2780|Gospatric I of Northumberland|b. c 1040\nd. 1075|p93.htm#i2782|(?) FitzEdmund||p137.htm#i4109|Maldred MacCrinan|d. 1045|p80.htm#i2385|Ealdgith of Northumberland|b. c 1015|p80.htm#i2386|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Sigrid (?)1,3 
Death*after 1124 3 
Name Variation Waldeve3 

Family

Sigrid (?)
Children

Last Edited11 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-23.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-22.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Sigrid (?)1

F, #2781

Marriage* Principal=Waltheof of Allerdale1,2 
Name Variation Sigrid (Sigarith) (?)2 
Living*1126 1 

Family

Waltheof of Allerdale d. a 1124
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-23.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Gospatric I of Northumberland1

M, #2782, b. circa 1040, d. 1075

Father*Maldred MacCrinan2,3,4 d. 1045
Mother*Ealdgith of Northumberland2,5 b. c 1015
Gospatric I of Northumberland|b. c 1040\nd. 1075|p93.htm#i2782|Maldred MacCrinan|d. 1045|p80.htm#i2385|Ealdgith of Northumberland|b. c 1015|p80.htm#i2386|Crinan (?) "the Thane"|b. 978\nd. 1045|p98.htm#i2918|Bethoc MacMalcolm|b. c 984|p98.htm#i2919|Uchtred of Northumberland "the Bold"|b. 989\nd. 2 Dec 1016|p80.htm#i2387|Ælgifu of England|b. c 997|p80.htm#i2388|

Birth*circa 1040 1,3 
Marriage* Principal=(?) FitzEdmund3 
Death*1075 1,3 
Burial* Ubbanford (Norham), Scotland3 
Event-Misc*1061 He visited Rome1,6 
Name Variation Cospatrick (?)3 
Note*1067 Northumberland, England, He was Earl of Northumberland in 1067, deprived of the Earldom in 1072 and fled to Scotland where King Malcolm granted him Dunbar.2 
Event-MiscSeptember 1069 Although he had paid William the Conqueror a large fine to succeed to his Earldom, he joined the Norwegians, sailed up the Humber and took York, massacrring the Normans there. In revenge, William ravanged the country between York and Durham. Later, Gospatric obtained a pardon6 
Title* Lord of Carlisle and Allerdale1,7 
HTML* Gospatric the Earl
Clan Dunbar
 

Family

(?) FitzEdmund
Children

Last Edited11 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 38-22.
  2. [S196] G. Andrews Moriarty, "Royal Descent of a New England Settler", p. 371.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 34-21.
  5. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 34-22.
  6. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 187.
  7. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 34-22.
  8. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 40-23.
  9. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 34-23.

Rutpert IV of Wormsgau1

M, #2783, d. 15 September 866

Father*Rutpert III of Wormsgau2,3 d. c 834
Mother*Wialdruth of Orleans (?)2,3
Rutpert IV of Wormsgau|d. 15 Sep 866|p93.htm#i2783|Rutpert III of Wormsgau|d. c 834|p93.htm#i2787|Wialdruth of Orleans (?)||p93.htm#i2788|Rutpert I. of Wormsgau|b. b 770\nd. 12 Jul 807|p93.htm#i2789|Theoderata (?)|d. b 789|p93.htm#i2790|Hadrian of Orleans|d. b 15 Feb 824|p216.htm#i6459|Waldrat o. H. (?)|d. a 15 Feb 824|p216.htm#i6460|

Marriage*circa 864 Bride=Aelis of Tours1,3 
Death*15 September 866 Brissarthe, slain3,4 
Title* Count of Worsgau, Paris, Anjou, and Blois4 
Name Variation Robert "the Strong"1 

Family

Aelis of Tours b. c 819, d. c 866
Children

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-17.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-16.
  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-17.

Aelis of Tours1

F, #2784, b. circa 819, d. circa 866

Father*Count Hugh II of Tours1,2 b. c 765, d. c 9 Nov 836
Mother*Bava (?)1
MotherAba (?)2 b. c 779, d. a 837
Aelis of Tours|b. c 819\nd. c 866|p93.htm#i2784|Count Hugh II of Tours|b. c 765\nd. c 9 Nov 836|p93.htm#i2785|Bava (?)||p93.htm#i2786|Count Luitfride I. of Alsace|d. 780|p370.htm#i11074|Hiltrude (?)||p370.htm#i11075|||||||

Birth*circa 819 1,2 
Marriage* Groom=Conrad I of Auxerre2,3 
Marriage*circa 864 2nd=Rutpert IV of Wormsgau1,2 
Death*circa 866 1 
Deathcirca 866 2 
Name Variation Adelaide of Tours (?)2 

Family 1

Conrad I of Auxerre b. 800, d. 16 Feb 863
Children

Family 2

Rutpert IV of Wormsgau d. 15 Sep 866
Children

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-17.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-17.

Count Hugh II of Tours1

M, #2785, b. circa 765, d. circa 9 November 836

Father*Count Luitfride II of Alsace3 d. 780
Mother*Hiltrude (?)3
FatherHugh I (?)2
MotherBertha (?)2
Count Hugh II of Tours|b. c 765\nd. c 9 Nov 836|p93.htm#i2785|Count Luitfride II of Alsace|d. 780|p370.htm#i11074|Hiltrude (?)||p370.htm#i11075|Duke Luitfride I. of Alsace|d. c 750|p370.htm#i11076||||||||||

Marriage* Principal=Bava (?)1 
Birth*circa 765 2 
Marriage* Principal=Aba (?)2 
Death*circa 9 November 836 2 
Deathcirca 839 4 
Name Variation Hugh 'le Mefiant' (?)2 
Name Variation Hugh III of Tours5 

Family 1

Aba (?) b. c 779, d. a 837
Children

Family 2

Bava (?)
Child

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-17.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 181-4.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 181-5.
  5. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-17.
  6. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-3.

Bava (?)1

F, #2786

Marriage* Principal=Count Hugh II of Tours1 

Family

Count Hugh II of Tours b. c 765, d. c 9 Nov 836
Child

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-17.

Rutpert III of Wormsgau1

M, #2787, d. circa 834

Father*Rutpert II of Wormsgau1,2 b. b 770, d. 12 Jul 807
Mother*Theoderata (?)3,2 d. b 789
Rutpert III of Wormsgau|d. c 834|p93.htm#i2787|Rutpert II of Wormsgau|b. b 770\nd. 12 Jul 807|p93.htm#i2789|Theoderata (?)|d. b 789|p93.htm#i2790|Turincbertus (?)|d. a 1 Jun 770|p94.htm#i2792||||||||||

Marriage*808 Principal=Wialdruth of Orleans (?)1,2 
Death*circa 834 1,2 
Title* Count in Wormsgau4 
Name Variationbefore 789 1 

Family

Wialdruth of Orleans (?)
Child

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-16.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-15.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-16.

Wialdruth of Orleans (?)1

F, #2788

Father*Hadrian of Orleans1,2 d. b 15 Feb 824
Mother*Waldrat of Hornbach (?)1 d. a 15 Feb 824
Wialdruth of Orleans (?)||p93.htm#i2788|Hadrian of Orleans|d. b 15 Feb 824|p216.htm#i6459|Waldrat of Hornbach (?)|d. a 15 Feb 824|p216.htm#i6460|Count Geroud Of Swabia|d. a 779|p60.htm#i1797|Emma of Allamania|d. 798|p105.htm#i3131|Lambert (?)|d. a 783|p216.htm#i6471||||

Marriage*808 Principal=Rutpert III of Wormsgau3,1 
Name Variation Wiltrud (?)3 
Name Variation Waldrada (?)2 

Family

Rutpert III of Wormsgau d. c 834
Child

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-16.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-16.

Rutpert II of Wormsgau1

M, #2789, b. before 770, d. 12 July 807

Father*Turincbertus (?)2 d. a 1 Jun 770
Rutpert II of Wormsgau|b. b 770\nd. 12 Jul 807|p93.htm#i2789|Turincbertus (?)|d. a 1 Jun 770|p94.htm#i2792||||Rutpert I. of Wormsgau|b. b 722\nd. b 764|p94.htm#i2793|Williswint (?)||p94.htm#i2794|||||||

Birth*before 770 3 
Marriage*after 789 Principal=Isingard (?)3 
Marriage* Principal=Theoderata (?)3,4 
Death*12 July 807 4,5 
Title* Count in the Upper Rhine and Wormsgau5 
Name Variation Rutpert II (?)4 

Family

Theoderata (?) d. b 789
Child

Last Edited25 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-16.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-14.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-15.
  4. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  5. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 48-15.

Theoderata (?)1

F, #2790, d. before 789

Death*before 789 1,2 
Marriage* Principal=Rutpert II of Wormsgau1,2 

Family

Rutpert II of Wormsgau b. b 770, d. 12 Jul 807
Child

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 48-15.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
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