Colban, 7th Earl of Fife
Colban, 7th Earl of Fife (also Colban Macduff, Earl of Fife ) († around 1270 ) was a Scottish magnate .
Colban came from the Scottish clan Macduff . He was a son of Malcolm, 6th Earl of Fife . When his father died in 1266, he was still a minor when he inherited the title of Earl of Fife . His mother married his second wife a son of the Earl of Mar . This gained considerable influence in Fife until Colban came of age at the end of the 1260s. As a result, he played little part in Scottish politics until his untimely death, and only occasionally served as a witness for royal charters.
Colban had apparently been married as a teenager, because his son was eight years old when he died. His wife Anna may have been a daughter of Alan Durward . With her he had at least two children:
- Duncan, 8th Earl of Fife (1262–1289)
- Isabel (around 1270 – after 1313) ⚭ John Comyn, 7th Earl of Buchan
His son Duncan became his heir. The administration of Fife awarded King Alexander III. during the minority of the heir to his own son Alexander .
Web links
- Andrew McDonald: Macduff family (per. C. 1095-1371). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ Archibald AM Duncan: Scotland. The Making of the Kingdom (The Edinburgh History of Scotland; Vol. I ). Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1975. ISBN 0-05-00203-7-4 , p. 585.
- ↑ Michael Brown: The wars of Scotland, 1214-1371 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2004, ISBN 0-7486-1237-8 , p. 62.
- ^ Alan Young: Noble Families and Political Factions in the Reign of Alexander III . In: Norman H. Reid (ed.): Scotland in the Reign of Alexander III, 1249-1286 . Edinburgh, John Donald 1990, ISBN 0-85976-218-1 , p. 11.
- ^ Fiona Watson: Buchan [née Macduff], Isabel, countess of Buchan (bc 1270, d. After 1313). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- ^ GWS Barrow: A Kingdom in Crisis: Scotland and the Maid of Norway . In: The Scottish Historical Review , 69 (1990), p. 122.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm |
Earl of Fife 1266-1270 |
Duncan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colban, 7th Earl of Fife |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colban Macduff, Earl of Fife |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish magnate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1270 |