Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick

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Donnchadh mac Gille Brigte, Earl of Carrick ( Latin Duncanus filius Gilleberti ; English Duncan MacGilbert , † June 13, 1250 ) was a Scottish nobleman .

Origin and rise to the Lord of Carrick

He was the son of Gilla Brigte (Gilbert), Lord of Galloway . His father had against the sovereignty of the Scottish king William I rebelled. After 1177 the Scottish king was able to subdue Henry II Galloway with the support of the English king . To ensure peace, Gilla Brigte had to hold his son Donnchadh hostage to the English king. When Gilla Brigte died in early January 1185, Donnchadh's cousin, Roland Galloway , conquered . Donnchadh was still held hostage at the English royal court so that his father's supporters were leaderless. The Scottish king was finally only able to maintain his sovereignty over Galloway with the support of the English king. Roland submitted to the Scottish King in 1186 and was confirmed as Lord of Galloway. Donnchadh obviously accepted this. As compensation, the Scottish king gave him the rule of Carrick , north of Galloway , which had previously been part of the Kingdom of Galloway. Donnchadh had to recognize the Scottish king as his liege lord for the strongly Celtic region. From around 1216 he carried the title of Mormaer or Earl of Carrick .

Life

In 1210 Maud de Braose , the wife of the rebellious English baron William de Braose , as well as their eldest son William and his family fled from Ireland to Carrick from the English King John Unland. Donnchadh took them prisoner and had them brought back in cages to Johann Ohneland in Ireland. Donnchadh gave Paisley Abbey properties near Crossraguel before 1214 , but only after thirty years did the monks build a monastery there, as Donnchadh had promised.

Descendants and inheritance

Donnchadh had at least four sons:

  • Niall
  • Alexander
  • Alan
  • John

He died in old age. His heir and successor as Earl of Carrick was his eldest son Niall.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund Boleslav Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, ISBN 0901050172 , p. 472.
  2. ^ 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. 183.
  3. ^ Richard D. Oram: A Family Business? Colonization and Settlement in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Galloway, p. 128.
  4. ^ 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. 184.
  5. ^ 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. 234.
  6. ^ 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. 250.
  7. ^ 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. 458.

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predecessor Office successor
New title created Lord or Earl of Carrick
1186-1250 		Niall
personal data
SURNAME Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donnchad mac Gille Brigte; Duncanus filius Gilleberti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mormaer or Earl of Carrick
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1250