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Uilleam "2nd Earl of Ross, O'Beolan" Ross
(1194 - May 1274)
== Biography ==William, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: Uilleam; d. 1274) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland.
William witnessed the charter dated 12 Sep 1232 which records an agreement between the bishop of Moray and "Gylbertum filium Gylberti quondam comitis de Stratheren" concerning "dimidiam dauacha de Kyncarny". He succeeded his father as Earl around 1251. He was one of the Scottish magnates who made an alliance with Llewellyn Prince of Wales against England in 1258. He also led an invasion of the Isles in 1262 and is said to have had a grant of the islands of Lewis and Skye from Alexander III King of Scotland. Playing a pioneering role in the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, which had been under Norwegian control. Indeed, in many ways, he may be regarded as the instigator of Scottish aggression. Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar tells us that in Norway:
"In the previous summer [i.e. that of 1262], letters came east from the Hebrides ... and they brought forward much about the dispeace that the Earl of Ross ... and other Scots, had made in the Hebrides, when they went out to Skye, and burned towns and churches, and slew very many men and women ... They said that the Scottish king intended to lay under himself all the Hebrides." 1
Uilleam's attacks on Norwegian possessions earned him the ire of King Haakon, who planned an expedition against him. However, William escaped this expedition. He was probably rewarded with Skye and Lewis after the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, a reward secured when the conquests were ratified by the Treaty of Perth in 1266.
William married Jean Comyn, daughter of William, Earl of Buchan and his first wife Sarah FitzHugh. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. So far as is known he had only one son, also named William, who succeeded him as Earl. William died in May 1274 at "Earles Allane", likely the site of modern Allanfearn or Allangrange.William, in Gaelic Uilleam, was granted the isles of Skye and Lewis by Alexander III.
== Birth ==William's birthdate is not certain. He appears in legal documents as early as 1232 so he was likely born sometime before 1212 and perhaps as early as 1194.
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== Sources ==[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I,_Earl_of_Ross William I Earl of Ross]
==References==
* 1. A.O. Anderson, ''Early Sources'', Vol. II, p. 605* 2. [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/qr/ross01.htm Genealogy Page] http://www.thepeerage.com/p467.htm#i4670
==Bibliography==* Paul, Sir James, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/232/mode/2up ''[[The Scots Peerage]]''], (Edinburgh, 1909)* Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286'', 2 Vols (Edinburgh, 1922)
* Brooke, Daphne, ''Wild Men and Holy Places'', (Edinburgh, 1994)* McDonald, R. Andrew, "Old and new in the far North: Ferchar Maccintsacairt and the early earls of Ross" in Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) ''The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200-1500'', (Dublin/Portland, 2003)*[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#_Toc253331025 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 233. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/232/mode/2up
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William witnessed the charter dated 12 Sep 1232 which records an agreement between the bishop of Moray and "Gylbertum filium Gylberti quondam comitis de Stratheren" concerning "dimidiam dauacha de Kyncarny". He succeeded his father as Earl around 1251. He was one of the Scottish magnates who made an alliance with Llewellyn Prince of Wales against England in 1258. He also led an invasion of the Isles in 1262 and is said to have had a grant of the islands of Lewis and Skye from Alexander III King of Scotland. Playing a pioneering role in the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, which had been under Norwegian control. Indeed, in many ways, he may be regarded as the instigator of Scottish aggression. Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar tells us that in Norway:
"In the previous summer [i.e. that of 1262], letters came east from the Hebrides ... and they brought forward much about the dispeace that the Earl of Ross ... and other Scots, had made in the Hebrides, when they went out to Skye, and burned towns and churches, and slew very many men and women ... They said that the Scottish king intended to lay under himself all the Hebrides." 1
Uilleam's attacks on Norwegian possessions earned him the ire of King Haakon, who planned an expedition against him. However, William escaped this expedition. He was probably rewarded with Skye and Lewis after the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, a reward secured when the conquests were ratified by the Treaty of Perth in 1266.
William married Jean Comyn, daughter of William, Earl of Buchan and his first wife Sarah FitzHugh. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. So far as is known he had only one son, also named William, who succeeded him as Earl. William died in May 1274 at "Earles Allane", likely the site of modern Allanfearn or Allangrange.William, in Gaelic Uilleam, was granted the isles of Skye and Lewis by Alexander III.
== Birth ==William's birthdate is not certain. He appears in legal documents as early as 1232 so he was likely born sometime before 1212 and perhaps as early as 1194.
== Acknowledgements ==
This WikiTree profile was created through merging one or more profiles either through imported GedComs or manual entry. Additionally, open profiles of historically significant people are subject to edits from many WikiTree managers.
Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions. If you want to review changes and contributors from pre-merged profiles, you need to access the Changes tab for each of the pre-merged profiles.
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== Sources ==[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I,_Earl_of_Ross William I Earl of Ross]
==References==
* 1. A.O. Anderson, ''Early Sources'', Vol. II, p. 605* 2. [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/qr/ross01.htm Genealogy Page] http://www.thepeerage.com/p467.htm#i4670
==Bibliography==* Paul, Sir James, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/232/mode/2up ''[[The Scots Peerage]]''], (Edinburgh, 1909)* Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286'', 2 Vols (Edinburgh, 1922)
* Brooke, Daphne, ''Wild Men and Holy Places'', (Edinburgh, 1994)* McDonald, R. Andrew, "Old and new in the far North: Ferchar Maccintsacairt and the early earls of Ross" in Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) ''The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200-1500'', (Dublin/Portland, 2003)*[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#_Toc253331025 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]* The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1910 Vol. 7, p. 233. http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun07paul#page/232/mode/2up
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Events
| Birth | 1194 | Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | May 1274 | Castle Delgany, Delny, Co Ross, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Johanna "Jean" Comyn | ||||
| Reference No | 11349060 | ||||
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| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Johanna "Jean" Comyn (1198 - 1274) |
| Child | Uilleam "3rd Earl of Ross, O'Beolan" Ross (1249 - 1323) |
| Father | Earl Fearchar "1st Earl of Ross, O'Beolan" MacTaggart (1170 - 1251) |
| Mother | Margaret MacGillvray (1178 - ) |
| Sibling | Christina Ross (1200 - 1230) |
| Sibling | Malcolm Ross (1200 - ) |
| Sibling | Euphemia Ross (1213 - ) |