Gartnait, 1st Earl of Buchan

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Gartnait , also Gartnacht (* unknown; † after 1132), 1st Earl of Buchan , was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

Only a few details are known about his life: In contrast to some of his contemporaries, no transition between the old Celtic tribal system and the new idea of ​​feudal territorial rule was recognizable: on the founding deed of Scone Abbey from 1114, his name is Gartnacht Find called Mormaor ; from 1132 there is a document for Gartnait, Mormaor of Buchan , which was attested by Ruaidrí earllis Mar. Gartnait, son of Cainnech and Ete, daughter of Gille-Michéil can be found in the Gaelic notes of the Book of Deer , dated after 1130 . Based on this statement, it is assumed that the title already existed. But whether Cainnech or Gille-Michéil was the first title holder, ie Gartnait led him “in his own right” or “ iure uxoris ”, cannot be proven due to a lack of documents.

Gartnait and Ete had at least one child together; Éva , heiress and later title holder.

literature

  • James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage . tape 2 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1909, Comyn, Earl of Buchan , p. 250 ff . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 1, 2014]).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The exact date between 1114 and 1124 is disputed. However, on April 23, 1124, King Alexander I , founder of the abbey, died.
  2. ↑ The Book of Deer. Cambridge Digital Library, p. 4r , accessed September 1, 2014 .
  3. ^ The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer. in the text under III. The Corpus of Electronic Texts, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  4. ^ Paul, 1909 , p. 250
predecessor Office successor
? Cainneach /? Gille-Michéil Earl of Buchan
approx. 1114 – approx. 1132 		Éva
personal data
SURNAME Gartnait, 1st Earl of Buchan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garden night
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman, 1st Earl of Buchan
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 12th century
DATE OF DEATH uncertain: 12th century