Gille Brigte, 3rd Earl of Strathearn
Gille Brigte, 3rd Earl of Strathearn (English Gilbert , * around 1150 , † 1223 ), was a Scottish nobleman .
Life
His father was Ferchard, 2nd Earl of Strathearn ; his mother's name is given as Ethen or Ethne, but their origin remains unknown. With the death of his father in 1171, he took over his inheritance and thus also took over his title.
Gille Brigte first appeared in 1164, while his father was still alive, as a witness for Malcolm IV on a deed of gift to the monks of the Abbey of Scone . Thereafter, between 1178 and 1185, William the Lion gave him lands in Kinveachy; between 1211 and 1214 he received (from the same king) the land in Ure and Lethindie, which until then had belonged to his brother Malise.
Like his father Ferchard, he showed a keen interest in church matters. He supported the Lindores Abbey, which had recently been founded by the Order of the Culdeer , several times ; and in 1200 he founded a monastery for Augustinian canons on his lands at Inchaffray . In addition, about two dozen other donations to churches and monasteries are known from him between 1190 and 1220.
In 1223 Gille Brigte died of natural causes after a peaceful life at what for that time was 73 years of age.
He was married twice. The first marriage was with Mathilda, daughter of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel before 1210; his second marriage was to Yselda (or Ysende) of Gask, who owned lands in Abercairny. There were at least ten children from both marriages:
- Gilchrist († 1198)
- William († 1210)
- Ferthed (or Ferteth) († 1208)
- Robert , heir and later 4th Earl
- Fergus († 1247)
- Malise, Laird of Rossie († 1272)
- Gilbert († 1232)
- Mathilda ⚭ Malcolm, 5th Earl of Fife
- Cecilia ⚭ Sir Walter of Ruthven
- Ethna ⚭ David Hay, Laird of Erroll
literature
- James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Ancient Earls of Strathearn. In: The Scots Peerage. Volume 8, David Douglas, Edinburgh 1911, p. 239 ff. ( Archive.org )
Web links
- Earl of Strathearn on fmg.ac (accessed August 25, 2014)
- Gilbert, 3rd Earl of Strathearn on thepeerage.com , accessed August 20, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Scots Peerage , p. 242
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ferchard |
Earl of Strathearn around 1171-1223 |
Robert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gille Brigte, 3rd Earl of Strathearn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1223 |