Uilleam, 2nd Earl of Ross

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Uilleam, 2nd Earl of Ross ( Anglicized also William of Ross , * by 1210; † to 18th May 1274 in "Earles Allane"), was a Scottish nobleman .

origin

Uilleam was the eldest son of Ferchar Mactaggart, 1st Earl of Ross , his mother is unknown. He did not lead the nickname of his father continued, but was named after the northern Scottish Ross named for his father before 1226 by the Scottish King Alexander II. The Earl of Ross had been raised. Uilleam King was beyond doubt after Alexander's father, William I named.

Supporters of Alexander II and Alexander III.

For the first time Uilleam is mentioned on September 12, 1232 in an agreement between the Bishop of Moray and Gilbert , son of Gilbert, Earl of Strathern over the property rights to the lands of "Kyncarny". In 1235 Uilleam was part of the force with which his father supported the king in Galloway . After his father's death around 1251, he inherited his possessions and the title of Earl of Ross. During the minority of King Alexander III. he supported his brother-in-law Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith , who claimed the reign as the leading Scottish magnate. After 1253, Uilleam caused damage in Pettie and other places. In reparation, he signed part of his land in Catboll to Archibald , Bishop of Moray. In the summer of 1257 he supported Walter Comyn with a contingent when the latter led a power struggle with the Regency Council led by Alan Durward . At the instigation of Walter Comyn, Ross concluded on March 18, 1259 an alliance directed against the English king with the Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd , which however had no consequence. When the young Alexander III. At the beginning of the 1260s his father's policy of extending the rule of the Scottish kings to western Scotland continued, Ross supported him. In 1262 he was one of the leaders of a Scottish army that plundered the Isle of Skye , which was under Norwegian rule . This led to the war with Norway , in which King Håkon IV of Norway led a fleet to western Scotland in 1263. However, the Norwegian king died in late 1263, after which Ross led a campaign against Caithness in 1264. In the Peace of Perth , the new Norwegian king sold Skye and other West Scottish possessions to Scotland in 1266. Uilleam appointed administrator of Skye and Lewis by the King of Scotland . He died in an unidentified location called Earles Allane , which was probably in the Eastern Ross. He was buried in Fearn Abbey , donated by his father . He had confirmed his father's donations to Fearn Abbey and also made various donations to other monasteries.

progeny

Uilleam had married Jean , daughter of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan . With her he had a son who became his heir:

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 570.
  2. ↑ Michael Brown: The wars of Scotland, 1214-1371 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2004, ISBN 0-7486-1237-8 , p. 82.
  3. ↑ Michael Brown: The wars of Scotland, 1214-1371 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2004, ISBN 0-7486-1237-8 , p. 84.
  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. 582.
predecessor Office successor
Ferchar Earl of Ross
around 1251–1274 		Uilleam
personal data
SURNAME Uilleam, 2nd Earl of Ross
ALTERNATIVE NAMES William of Ross
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 13th century
DATE OF DEATH around May 18, 1274
Place of death Earles Allane