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William mac Fearchar de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross[1]

Male Abt 1220 - 1274  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name William mac Fearchar de Ross 
    Suffix 2nd Earl of Ross 
    Nickname Uilleam de Ross 
    Born Abt 1220  Fearn, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 2nd Mormaer of Ross, 2nd Mormaer of Ross (Earl); conquered Hebrides 
    Died 5 May 1274  Fearn, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} '''Uilleam I, Earl of Ross'''
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilleam_I,_Earl_of_Ross

      '''Uilleam I of Ross''' was the first successor of Ferchar mac an tSagairt, as Mormaer of Ross, with his comital dates traditionally given as 1251–1274.

      Uilleam appears as early as 1232, witnessing a charter as the son of Ferchar. He was definitely Mormaer by 1258, but the traditional date is 1251. Uilleam played 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 Håkon IV, who planned an expedition against him. However, Uilleam 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.

      He married Johanna Comyn, the daughter of William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, by whom he fathered his successor Uilleam.2 He died, probably in 1274.


      ===References===


      1. A.O. Anderson, Early Sources, Vol. II, p. 605
      2. Genealogy Page
      [edit]Bibliography

      * 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)



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      Genealogy Page: Source for Marriage Info
      Scran & The Breve Cronicle of the Erllis of Ross
      Preceded by
      Ferchar mac an tSagairt Mormaer of Ross
      1251–1274 Succeeded by
      Uilleam II
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      ID: I18846
      Name: William de Ross
      Sex: M
      Birth: BEF 1251 in 2nd Earl of Ross
      Death: MAY 1274
      Reference Number: 18846
      Note:
      William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross was born before 1251. He was the son of Ferquard Mac Taggart, 1st Earl of Ross. He died in May 1274.
      William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross gained the title of 2nd Earl of Ross.

      Family Joan Comyn b. before 1233
      Child William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross+ b. b 1274, d. 28 Jan 1323

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      William "2nd Earl of Ross, O'Beolan" de Ross formerly Ross

      Born 1194 in Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdommap

      Son of Farquhar MacTaggart and Margaret MacGillvray

      Brother of Christina (Ross) de Ross, Malcolm MacTaggart (Ross) de Ross and Euphemia (Ross) Mactaggart

      Husband of Joan Comyn — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

      Husband of Johanna (Comyn) Ross — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

      Father of William O'Beolan and William (Ross) de Ross

      Died May 1274 in Castle Delgany, Delny, Co Ross, Scotlandmap
    Person ID I6000000006724843022  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2019 

    Father Farquhar mac an t-sagairt Mac an t-Sagairt, Earl of Ross,   b. Between 1170 and 1190, Ross-Shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1257, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Family ID F6000000000701240725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Comyn,   b. 1198, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1274, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1224 
    Children 
     1. William mac Ulleam de Ross, Earl of Ross,   b. Abt 1249, Fern, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 28 Jan 1323, Fern, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000009776165897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart