Ruadrí, 1st Earl of Mar
Ruadrí, 1st Earl of Mar (also Ruadri or Rotheri , † after 1132), was a Scottish nobleman .
Life
Few details are known about his life: He is considered to be one of the first Scottish aristocrats for whom the transition between the old Celtic tribal system and the new idea of feudal territorial rule can be traced: His is on the founding deed of Scone Abbey from 1114 Find the name Rotheri with the Gaelic name Mormaor ; on a document from Dunfermline Abbey from 1128, he appears as a witness to the signature of King David I under the anglicised title of earllis . In 1130 he appears in the Gaelic Notes of the Book of Deeras Ruadrí mormar Marr , in 1132 he was again witness to a deed, this time for Gartnait, Mormaor of Buchan .
literature
- John Anderson: Ruadri or Rotheri, Earl of Mar . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 5 : Innermeath-Mar . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1908, p. 567 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Mormaers of Mar. fmg.ac, accessed August 29, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The exact date between 1114 and 1124 is disputed. However, on April 23, 1124, King Alexander I , founder of the abbey, died.
- ↑ The Book of Deer in the Cambridge Digital Library, p. 4r
- ^ The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer , in the text under III.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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New title created |
Earl of Mar around 1114 – around 1132 |
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SURNAME | Ruadrí, 1st Earl of Mar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruadri, 1st Earl of Mar; Rotheri, 1st Earl of Mar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1132 |