Malcolm II MacEth^{[1, 2, 3]}

Bef 1103 - 1168  (65 years)

• Name	Malcolm II MacEth
  Birth	Bef 1103	Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1168	Morayshire, Scotland
  Notes	Name Suffix: 1st Earl of Ross EARLDOM OF ROSS [SCT] (II, 1) MALCOLM MACETH, illegitimate son of ALEXANDER I [Sct], in 1124, uponAlexander's death, fought two battles for the Crown, against his uncleDAVID I. In 1130 the "Earl" of Moray and Malcolm again entered Scotland;the "Earl" was defeated at Stricathrow, Moray became a province ofScotland, and Malcolm MacEth a fugitive. He was captured in 1134, andimprisoned in Roxburgh Castle. Liberated after not less than 23 years'imprisonment, as Malcolm Maceth he witnessed a charter of Malcolm IV. Hewas created EARL OF ROSS in or before 1162; for [I160-62] as Malcolm,Earl of Ros, he received the King's command to protect the monks ofDunfermline. He presumably married a sister of Sumerled, lord of Argyll. His death, asMalcolm Mackbeth, Earl of Ross, is recorded on 23 October 1168. [CompletePeerage XI:141-2, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] Note: According to CP, the 1st Earl of Ross was Florence III Count ofHolland, who m. Ada, sister of Malcolm IV of Scotland, and the Earldom ofRoss was created for his benefit. He d. in 1190 in Antioch on Cursade.Ada d. in 1206. See him separately in my file.
  Person ID	I7609	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Alexander I "The Fierce",   b. Abt 1078, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 23 Apr 1124, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Notes	_UIDC319F341F4199D4EA59576DDF41A87406A5D
  Family ID	F4292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	UNKNOWN ?,   b. Abt 1123, Morven, Argyllshire, Scotland
  Notes	_UID45D6926AF8D8F54C8A1D9DE8F7CD26C20000
  Children	1. Gormflaeth (Hvafleda) MacHeth,   b. Abt 1143, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Family ID	F4299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S536291612] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999}, 469. [S536291611] Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd , X:a:25, XI:141-2. [S536291620] The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland; , III:366.