Individual Details

Ranald "Lord of the Isles" MacSomerled

(Bef 1153 - Abt 1207)

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== Biography ==
Ragnall is the son of [[Macgillibride-1|Somerled Macgillibride]] and [[Olafsdatter-41|Ragnhilda Olafsdatter]].

=== Variation of Name ===
Ragnall, Raghnall, Ragnvald son of Somerled, Rognvald, Reginaldi filii Sorleti, Reginald or RanaldPoMS, no. 6562 (http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/person/6562; accessed 5 March 2017)

=== Titles ===
''King of the Isles,'' ''lord of Kintyre,'' ''lord of Argyll,'' ''Lord of the Isles,'' ''dominus de Inchegal,'' ''lord of Innse Gall,'' PoMS, no. 6562 (http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/person/6562; accessed 5 March 2017)

=== Birth ===The time of Ragnall's birth is not known. He was probably born in Argyll but this is not certain. His father, [[Macgillebride-1|Somerled Macgillebride]], (killed in battle in 1164), is first mentioned in records in 1153, then styled 'regulus' of Argyll, when he rebelled against King Malcolm IV. PoMS, no. 337 (http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/person/337/#; accessed 5 March 2017) As Somerled had already established himself as king by 1153 it is likely that his children were already born prior to that time.

=== Death === Ragnall was defeated by his brother Angus in 1192.FMG, [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672006 Lords of the Isles] From then on he seems to all but disappear from the records. Some reference to 'circa 1207' is givenPoMS, no. 337 (http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/person/337/#; accessed 5 March 2017) but he may have lived well beyond that point.

== Marriage ==
Ragnall was married to "Fonia _____"[Fonie_____].FMG, [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672006 Lords of the Isles]PoMS, 3/30/3 (Pais. Reg., 125 (http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/source/2685; accessed 5 March 2017) While it is claimed here that Fonia was of the house of Moray there is no evidence to corroborate this. For more on her possible origins refer to the Wikipedia article on ''Ragnall mac Somairle - Family and legacy''. (2017, February 18).

== Children ==
According to the Foundation for Medieval GenealogyFMG, [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672006 Lords of the Isles] Ragnall & Fonia had three children: Donald (Domnall), Roderick (Ruari) and an unnamed daughter married to Alan Lord of Galloway.These two sons are confirmed by PoMS, The Peerage, and the ''Chronicles of Mann'' - [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044081282741?urlappend=%3Bseq=233 The Somerledian Line]
:[[Ragnaldsson-1| Donald mac Raghnaill, dominus de Inchegal]] (abt. 1200 - abt. 1247)
:[[Mac_Raghnaill-3|Ruairi mac Raghnaill]] (abt. 1172 - abt. 1247):[[Isle-3|daughter [Helen?] of Reginald Lord of the Isles]] (-before 1209)

=== Children with unproven parentage ===:While the following children are presently identified as offspring of Ragnall & Fonia there is a distinct lack of evidence to corroborate these claims. Additional proof is required.
::[[Angus-23|Ragnild Heen (Angus) Macrory]] (1150 - 1218)
::[[DeL_Isle-2|Unknown (DeL Isle) MacRuari]] (1160)::[[Reignaldsdatter-1|Daughter Reignaldsdatter]] (1160) may be same as above.
::[[Ragnvaldsson-79|Olavus Ragnvaldsson]] (abt. 1168)
::[[Isles-15|Ragnhild (Isles) MacRory]] (abt. 1174 - abt. 1218)::[[Lisle-52|Dugall (Lisle) D'L'Isle]] (abt. 1176) poss. son of Ruairi mac Raghnaill ::[[Reginaldsdatter-2|Unknown Reginaldsdatter]] (1206) could be [[Isle-3|daughter [Helen?]]]

== Sources ==* Amanda Beam, John Bradley, Dauvit Broun, John Reuben Davies, Matthew Hammond, Michele Pasin (with others), The People of Medieval Scotland, 1093 – 1314 (Glasgow and London, 2012), www.poms.ac.uk. [http://db.poms.ac.uk/record/person/6562/ Reginald (Ragnvald), lord of Argyll], PoMS, No. 6562 [accessed 5 March 2017].
* Cawley, Charles. "SCOTLAND, MORMAERS, EARLS, LORDS (LORDS of the ISLES) " Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Medieval Lands, A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families.[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672006 LORDS of the ISLES] [accessed 5 March 2017].
* Ragnall mac Somairle - ''Family and legacy''. (2017, February 18). In ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.'' Retrieved 13:00, March 5, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ragnall_mac_Somairle&oldid=766124591
* ''Chronica regum Manniæ et insularum. - The chronicle of Man and the Sudreys,'' edited by Peter Andreas Munch, Brøgger & Christie, 1860 [accessed 5 March 2017]. Table II, [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044081282741?urlappend=%3Bseq=233 The Somerledian Line], pl 191
* The Peerage, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe [http://www.thepeerage.com/p14697.htm#i146969 The Peerage - Ranald, Lord of the Isles]

==Footnotes==

    Events

    BirthBef 1153Isles, Scotland
    Marriage1167Fonia Moray
    DeathAbt 1207Scotland
    Reference No1689586
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