Uchtred, Lord of Galloway

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Uchtred, Lord of Galloway

Uchtred mac Fergusa (c. 1120 - September 22, 1174) was Lord of Galloway

Lords of Galloway

The Lords, or Kings of Galloway ruled over Galloway, in south west Scotland, for a large part of the High Middle Ages.Many regions of Scotland, including Galloway and Mormaer of Moray, periodically had kings or subkings, similar to those in Ireland during the Middle Ages....
from 1161 to 1174, ruling jointly with his half-brother Gille Brigte

Gille Brigte, Lord of Galloway

Gille Brigte or Gilla Brigte mac Fergusa of Galloway , also known as Gillebrigte, Gille Brighde, Gilbridge, Gilbride, etc, and most famously known in French sources as Gilbert, was Lords of Galloway ....
- (french Gilbert). They were sons of Fergus of Galloway

Fergus of Galloway

Fergus of Galloway was Lords of Galloway from an unknown date , until his death in 1161. He was the founder of that "sub-kingdom," the resurrector of the Bishopric of Whithorn, the patron of new abbeys , and much else besides....
; their mothers' names are unknown, but Uchtred may have been born to one of the many illegitimate daughters of Henry I of England

Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
.

As a boy he was sent as a hostage to the court of King Máel Coluim IV

Malcolm IV of Scotland

Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne....
of Scotland

Scotland

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. When his father, Prince Fergus, died in 1161, Uchtred was made co-ruler of Galloway

Galloway

Galloway is an area in southwestern Scotland. It usually refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and Stewarty of Kirkcudbright . It is part of the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland....
along with Gilla Brigte.

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Uchtred mac Fergusa (c. 1120 - September 22, 1174) was Lord of Galloway

Lords of Galloway

Gille Brigte, Lord of Galloway

Fergus of Galloway

Henry I of England

Malcolm IV of Scotland

Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne....
of Scotland

Scotland

Galloway

William I of Scotland

William I , known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Acts of Union 1707 with England in 1707, ....
in 1174. King William was captured, and the Galwegians rebelled, taking the opportunity to slaughter the Norman

Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
and Saxon

Saxons

The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic peoples. Their modern-day descendants in Saxony are considered ethnic Germans; those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch people; those in north eastern Belgium are considered to be ethnic Flemish people; and those in southern England ethnic English people ....
settlers in their land. During this time Uchtred was brutally mutilated, blinded, castrated, and killed by his brother Gille Brigte and Gille Brigte's son, Máel Coluim. Gille Brigte then seized control of Galloway entire.

Uchtred had married Gunhilda of Dunbar, and they were the parents of Lochlann

Lochlann, Lord of Galloway

Lochlann or Lachlan, , also known by his French name Roland, was the son and successor of Uchtred, Lord of Galloway as the "Lord" or "sub-king" of eastern Galloway....
and Eve of Galloway, wife of Walter de Berkeley.

Sources

Taylor, James. The Pictorial History of Scotland, 1859
John of Fordun
John of Fordun

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(chronicler)
Roger of Hoveden
Roger of Hoveden

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