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     Cecilia (?) of Norway married Gregorius Andersson (?) in 1241
; her 1st husband.^1,2 Cecilia (?) of Norway married Harald I Olafsson (?) King of Man, son of Olaf II "the Black" Godredsson (?) and Christina (?), in 1248
; her 2nd husband.^3,1,2,4
Cecilia (?) of Norway died circa November 1248; drowned.^1,2

     Hakon IV Hakonsson "the Old" (?) King of Norway was born in 1204.^1,2 He married Margareta Skulesdotter (?), daughter of Jarl Skuli Baardsson (?) Duke of Norway and Ragnhild (?), in 1225.^1,2

Hakon IV Hakonsson "the Old" (?) King of Norway died on 17 December 1263; Ashley, p. 742: "died during an unsuccessful campaign in Scotland and the Hebrides."^1,3,2
      ; [illegitimate by Inge, from Varteig] Hakon IV Hakonsson "the Old", King of Norway (1217/23-63), *1204, +17.12.1263; m.1225 Margareta Skulesdotter (+1270.)² Hakon IV Hakonsson "the Old" (?) King of Norway was also known as Haakon IV (?) King of Norway.⁴ He was King of Norway between 1217 and 1263.^1,3

     Ragnald V Olafsson (?) King of Man died on 30 May 1249.^1,2
     He was King of Man: [Ashley, p. 430] RAGNALD II Man, 6-30 May 1249. After the death of Ragnald's brother HARALD (I) there was evidently a dispute amongst the claimants to the throne, the main two being HARALD (II), the son of GODRED DONN, and Ragnald. Haakon of Norway approved Ragnald who was duly installed on 6 May 1249. However, Harald continued to plot against him, and just over three weeks later Ragnald was assassinated by IVAR near Rushen church. in 1249.¹

     Magnus Olafsson (?) King of Man and the Outer Isles married unknown (?), daughter of Eogan (?) Thane of Argyll.¹
Magnus Olafsson (?) King of Man and the Outer Isles married Mary mac Dougall Queen of the Isle of Man, daughter of Ewen mac Dougall 3rd of Dunollie, Lord of Argyll, King of the Isles,
; her 1st husband.³
Magnus Olafsson (?) King of Man and the Outer Isles died in 1265.¹
     He was King of Man and the Outer Isles: [Ashley, p. 431] MAGNUS Man and the Outer Isles, 1252-65. The last independent Norwegian king of Man. He was the son of OLAF II and eventually succeeded his brother HARALD I after a period of dynastic rebellion. Unlike his elder brother, Magnus had no initial qualms about his loyalties, but he found himself entrapped in the conflict between England, Scotland and Norway for control of Man and the Western Isles. Magnus had already married a daughter of Eogan of Argyll, thus giving him Scottish allegiance, when he was summoned to Norway in 1253 to be confirmed as king. Magnus professed complete loyalty to Haakon IV. Soon after his return to Man, Magnus was summoned to the court of HENRY III of England who wanted to know if Magnus's fleet would be available to support Henry in times of need. Meanwhile ALEXANDER III of Scotland was negotiating with Haakon to purchase the Isles. Haakon would not concede and instead, when Alexander undertook raids against rebels in Skye, Haakon sent a punitive expedition to Scotland. The expedition was something of a failure, and Magnus was one of the few of Haakon's subjects who showed total support. Haakon died while wintering in Orkney in 1263, and his successor soon made overtures to Alexander about coming to an agreement over the islands. In 1264 Magnus was summoned to the court of Alexander III where the two kings agreed a truce. Magnus was allowed to remain king of Man alone, but the rest of the Outer Isles passed to Alexander. He took formal possession of them (including Man) after the Treaty of Perth in 1266. Magnus died in 1265, only in his thirties. Although he was the last formal king of Man the title was reinstated in 1333 for William de MONTACUTE. Magnus's son, Godred, seized the island in September 1275 and endeavoured to re-establish himself as king but he and his army were slaughtered by a Scottish army under the Crusader John de Vescy. It has been suggested that Godred survived the battle and fled into hiding in Wales, probably Anglesey, but he is not heard of again. between 1252 and 1265.¹

     Unknown (?) married Magnus Olafsson (?) King of Man and the Outer Isles, son of Olaf II "the Black" Godredsson (?) and Christina (?).¹

     Godred Madnusson (?) died circa 1275.¹

     Dugald mac Sorley 1st of Dunollie, Lord of Argyll died circa 1192.¹
      ; DUGALL, 1st of Dunollie, inherited Lorn, Mull and Jura, held the castles of Dunstaffnage and Dunollie, had issue.³ He was [Ashley, p. 434] DUGALD MAC SORLEY lord of Argyll, 1164-?92. He was the eldest son of SOMERLED and on his father's death he inherited the territory of Lorne on the mainland and the islands of Mull, Coil and Tiree. It is only assumed he was the eldest son because in 1156 there had been a request by Somerled's earls that Dugald be created king of the Isles. Somerled had married in 1140, so this would have made Dugald about fifteen or sixteen. Unlike his brother Ragnald, little is recorded of Dugald's activities and it is likely that, despite his title, he behaved as a loyal vassal to the Scottish king, WILLIAM THE LYON. He appears to have been present with William at the time that the king paid homage to Henry II of England in 1175 at Durham. Nothing more is known of him, not even his date of death, though it is tempting to believe this may have happened in 1192 when rivalry broke out between Ragnald and Angus over control of the Isles. Dugald was the ancestor of the MacDougalls. Both his son DUNCAN and grandson EWEN became kings of the Isles. between 1164 and 1192.¹

     Giilebrigte (?) died in 1164.¹

     Angus (?) Lord of Bute and Arran died circa 1210; Per Med Lands:
     "ANGUS (-killed 1210). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names “Dulgallum, Reginaldum, Engus et Olavum” as the four sons of “Sumerledo regulo Herergaildel” and his wife the daughter of Olav King of Man[1029]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that Engus, son of Somerled, defeated his brother Reginald in 1192, adding in a later passage that Engus was killed in 1210[1030]. Balfour Paul states that Angus inherited "Bute, with a part of Arran, and the Rough Bounds (Garmoran) extending from Ardnamurchan to Gleneig"[1031].
     "m ---. The name of Angus’s wife is not known."
Med Lands cites:
     EDV-23.

; Per Genealogics:
     "Aonghus (Angus) was the youngest son of kinglet Somhairle mac Gilbret (Somerled) of the Isles, and his wife Raghnailt inghen Amlaibh (Ragnhild Olavsdottir) of Man and Sodor. Aonghus inherited Bute as inheritance in 1164 at latest when Somhairle was assassinated at Renfrew.
     "According to Annals of Ulster, in 1210, in battle against men of the island of Skye, Aonghus and all his three sons were killed. Including his son Seumas (Jacob). Nothing historically proven is known of descendants. (M. Sjöström.)⁵"

; This is the same person as Aonghus mac Somhairle at Wikipedia.⁸ Angus (?) Lord of Bute and Arran was also known as Aonghus mac Somhairle (?) Lord of Bute & Arran.⁵

; Per Burke's: "Angus, k with his three sons by the men of Skye, 1210. His s, James MacSorley, Ld of Bute, had issue, a dau Jean, who m Alexander, 4th Ld High Steward."³

     (?) Stewart married Donald I (?) King of the Isles, son of Ragnald (?) King of the Isles.^4,5,2

     Donald I (?) King of the Isles married (?) Stewart, daughter of Walter fitz Alan Stewart 3rd Great Steward of Scotland and Beatrix (?) of Angus.^1,2,3

Donald I (?) King of the Isles died circa 1247.¹
      ; DONALD OF THE ISLES, proclaimed himself King of the Isle of Man, and by his wife, a dau of Walter, High Steward of Scotland (see MORAY, E.)² He was King of the Isles: DONALD (I) king of the Isles, cl2l0-c30. He was the younger son of RAGNALD and grandson of SOMERLED. He inherited the heartland of the kingdom of the Isles, which was Kintyre and Islay, from which his fleet controlled the western coastline of Scotland. He was at heart a pirate. He plundered Derry in 1212 and was involved in various uprisings, but he seems to have calmed down in later life. It is possible that his authority was curtailed by his cousins DUNCAN and DUGALD, who endeavoured to dominate the western seaboard in the first quarter of the thirteenth century. It is recorded that Donald made a pilgrimage to Rome and on his return made bountiful grants to the abbey at Paisley. His date of death is not known but it is believed to have been sometime between 1247 and 1269. He is generally regarded as the ancestor of the Clan MacDonald (see ANGUS MOR). between 1210 and 1230.¹

     Dugald mac Ruari died in 1268.¹

     Ranald mac Roderick died in 1346.¹
      ; last of the Clan Ruari.¹

     Christiana (?) married Duncan (?), son of Domhnall I (Donald) (?) 6th Earl of Mar and Helen (?).¹

     Duncan (?) married Christiana (?), daughter of Alan mac Ruari.²

     Angus Mór "the Great" Mac Donald was born before 1230.¹
Angus Mór "the Great" Mac Donald died in 1296.^1,2
      ; head of the Clan MacDonald.

; ANGUS MHOR MACDONALD, Ld of Inchegal, who under a Treaty with King Magnus IV of Norway, 1266, became nominally a vassal of the Scottish Crown. A supporter of the Bruce claim to the throne of Scotland, he d c. 1296.² He was King of the Isles: [Ashley, p. 536] ANGUS MOR (THE GREAT) king of the Isles from at least 1266-96. Angus was the head of the Clan MacDonald and son of DONALD the grandson of SOMERLED. Little is known of his early life. He may have been an infant when his father died sometime before the year 1230 and he may not have come into his title until the 1240s when the rampaging of his father's cousins DUNCAN and Dugald had declined. Certainly by 1260 he was ruling the lands of his father as lord of Islay. Although Angus remained nominally loyal to the king of Norway for his island territories, it was evident that his support could not be wholly counted upon. When Haakon IV of Norway sent his fleet to the Western Isles in 1263 to restate his title to the territories, Angus only joined Haakon's forces after his son was taken hostage by the Norse. Haakon's expedition failed and he died on Orkney that winter. Angus's loyalties were severely tested. When, in 1264, ALEXANDER III sent a force under the earl of Mar to regain the lands and invade Man, Angus submitted, but his young son was taken hostage again (this time by the Scots), and Angus had to sign a declaration that his lands would be forfeit if he again changed his loyalties. In 1266 the Treaty of Perth saw sovereignty in the Hebrides pass from Norway to Scotland, and Angus became a vassal of Alexander III. Angus appears to have obtained the title of king of the Isles from Alexander and although he owed fealty to the Scottish king, Angus retained a considerable degree of independence. He rapidly established himself as the senior lord amongst the Islanders and was recognized as such even by his cousins from the more senior descent of Somerled, including EWEN MacDougall and Alan MacRory. By the time he died in 1296 he was known as Angus Mór, or the Great. His descendants would hold the title of lord of the Isles for the next two hundred years. between 1266 and 1296.¹

     Duncan mac Dugald 2nd of Dunollie, lord of Argyll and Lorn was born circa 1170.¹
Duncan mac Dugald 2nd of Dunollie, lord of Argyll and Lorn died between September 1244 and 1247.^1,2
      ; per Ravilious: Duncan mac Dubhgaill.
died aft Sep 1244.[44],[36]
Occupation: king of the Isles.

lord of Argyll and Lorn c. 1244

recorded as a donor to St. Cuthbert's, Durham with his father,
and brothers Olaf and Ranald [DLV p. 4[48],[36]]

witness to a charter to Paisley abbey, ca. 1224

founder of the priory of Ardchattan on Loch Etive, ca. 1230
- granted lands in Benderloch, possibly Appin and Nether Lorn
[McDonald p. 93[36]; also Duffy, pp. 41-42[49]]

allied with Alan of Galloway against Olaf of Man, 1229/1230
[Oram p. 128[50]]

defeated by Gillespie mac Dubhgal (his brother) and Olaf of Man,
May 1230 [Gillespie wounded in attack on Rothesay; d. in Kintyre[50]]

'Donnchadh mac Dubhghaill', one of the Scots barons [together with John Bisset 'the younger'] who wrote to the Pope re: the minority
of King Alexander III, 1244[49]:
' Duncan de Argyll ' , together with Patrick, earl of Dunbar, Malcolm,
earl of Fife, Malisse, earl of Strathearn, Walter Cumin of Menteith,
William, earl of Mar, Alexander, earl of Buchan, David de Hastings,
earl of Athol, Robert de Bruce, Alan Durward, Henry de Balliol,
Roger de Mowbray, Laurence de Abernethy, Richard Cumin, David de
Lindsey, William de Lindsey, David de Graham, and others, addressed
letter to Pope Innocent IV in support of confirmation by Alexander
II of his treaty with England, 1244 [Anderson pp. 355-7[44], cites
Matthew Paris, Chronica Majora, IV:381-5]

builder of Dunstaffnage Castle, with his son Ewen

possibly the 'MacSomhairle..king of Airer-Goidel' slain in Ireland,
1247 [McDonald p. 94[36]]. Duffy believes this was his cousin,
Ruadhri [p. 47[49]]

' Donchadh mic Dubhgaill mic Somairli ' [ Duncan son of Dougall son of Somerled ] - Genealach Mac Dubhgaill, from the Senchus Fer
nAlban[38]

cf. McDonald, pp. 93-94[36]
Oram p. 128[50]
Duffy, pp. 41-42[49].²

; DUNCAN MACDOUGALL, 2nd of Dunollie, and of Lorn, who first assumed the name of MacDougall; d 1248, leaving issue.³ Duncan mac Dugald 2nd of Dunollie, lord of Argyll and Lorn was also known as Duncan Mac Dougall 2nd of Dunollie, and of Lorn.³

; [Ashley, p. 435] Duncan and his brothers Dugald and Gillespie (or USPAK) were the sons of DUGALD, son of SOMERLED. Duncan's name is recorded as early as 1175 and he was probably born in about 1170. His uncle RAGNALD inherited the lands, of which Duncan and Dugald gained possession after his death around 1210. Over the next twenty years Duncan and Dugald terrorised the western coast of Scotland as far south as Man, dominating the islands without effective challenge. They probably usurped the territories of their cousin DONALD, son of Ragnald. Their activities almost certainly added to the frustration of the dispossessed king of Man, OLAF (II) THE BLACK, who went to his overlord, Haakon IV of Norway, in 1230 to seek restitution. Haakon was already planning his own expedition spurred on by Gillespie, whom Haakon believed was the more capable ruler of the Isles and whom he was going to install as king. The expedition of 1230 was not very successful. Dugald was captured and Gillespie seems to have talked Duncan around to a more reasoned attitude. While the two of them were seeking to regain Bute as part of the Norse kingdom, Gillespie was killed, but Olaf was restored as king and may have been given authority over some of the southern Hebrides, as it appears that after 1230 Duncan was not allowed to call himself "king". He and Dugald operated only as "lords" of their respective territories - Mull, Islay and Kintyre. Dugald possibly died soon after, but Duncan was certainly alive in 1237 when he attested a charter. He also founded the priory of Ardchattan in Loarn. He died about the year 1247 when he was succeeded as Lord of Argyll by his son EWEN.¹

     Dugald Screech mac Dugald died circa 1235.¹
      ; [Ashley, p. 435] Duncan and his brothers Dugald and Gillespie (or USPAK) were the sons of DUGALD, son of SOMERLED. Duncan's name is recorded as early as 1175 and he was probably born in about 1170. His uncle RAGNALD inherited the lands, of which Duncan and Dugald gained possession after his death around 1210. Over the next twenty years Duncan and Dugald terrorised the western coast of Scotland as far south as Man, dominating the islands without effective challenge. They probably usurped the territories of their cousin DONALD, son of Ragnald. Their activities almost certainly added to the frustration of the dispossessed king of Man, OLAF (II) THE BLACK, who went to his overlord, Haakon IV of Norway, in 1230 to seek restitution. Haakon was already planning his own expedition spurred on by Gillespie, whom Haakon believed was the more capable ruler of the Isles and whom he was going to install as king. The expedition of 1230 was not very successful. Dugald was captured and Gillespie seems to have talked Duncan around to a more reasoned attitude. While the two of them were seeking to regain Bute as part of the Norse kingdom, Gillespie was killed, but Olaf was restored as king and may have been given authority over some of the southern Hebrides, as it appears that after 1230 Duncan was not allowed to call himself "king". He and Dugald operated only as "lords" of their respective territories - Mull, Islay and Kintyre. Dugald possibly died soon after, but Duncan was certainly alive in 1237 when he attested a charter. He also founded the priory of Ardchattan in Loarn. He died about the year 1247 when he was succeeded as Lord of Argyll by his son EWEN.¹

     Uspak (Gillespie) mac Dugald died in 1230.¹
      ; [Ashley, p. 435] USPAK king of the Isles, 1230. Uspak was the Norwegian name of Gillespie, the son of DUGALD and grandson of SOMERLED. Haakon IV of Norway selected him as the rightful king of the Isles in place of his brothers DUNCAN and DUGALD, who were misusing their privileges amongst the islanders. Uspak set sail with OLAF II of Man, who had also come to Haakon's court to seek support for his claims. The expedition was ill-equipped, though it succeeded in achieving Olaf's desires. Uspak relied on negotiation with his brother Duncan and then all three brothers set out to recover Bute, which had fallen into Scottish hands some years earlier. This was less successful, as Uspak was wounded in the raid and died soon after. He was buried on Iona.¹